ERIC Number: EJ947050
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 17
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The Impact of Two-Way Dual-Immersion Programs on Initially English-Dominant Latino Students' Attitudes
Block, Nicholas
Bilingual Research Journal, v34 n2 p125-141 2011
Forty initially English-dominant Latino students in four 90:10 Spanish two-way dual-immersion programs and 62 of their peers in mainstream English programs were studied to find out if their attitudes toward Spanish and Spanish-dominant individuals differ. Significant differences were found on many variables, with two-way dual-immersion students presenting higher means in each case of statistical significance, especially on variables measuring pleasure with Spanish reading and comfort speaking Spanish in public. Differences, again with higher means for dual-immersion students, were also noted for variables measuring general biculturalism. Attitudinal change is considered in light of relations between Latino generational subgroups. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Immersion Programs, Biculturalism, Statistical Significance, Spanish, Hispanic American Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Dominance, Mainstreaming, Language Attitudes, Attitude Change, Reading, Second Language Instruction, Native Language Instruction, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Questionnaires, Mass Media, Interpersonal Relationship, Elementary School Students, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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