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ERIC Number: EJ1248197
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1946
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Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs about Code-Mixing by Bilingual Students
Park-Johnson, Sunny K.
Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, v56 n2 p125-144 2020
Teachers' attitudes and beliefs toward student behavior can have a profound effect on how students in their classroom are viewed. This study investigated teachers' perceptions of code-mixing, or the use of two or more languages in speech, by bilingual and emergent bilingual learners in their classrooms. One hundred and twenty-eight PK-12 teachers in the U.S. rated statements about students' code-mixing. Results indicated that while teachers had positive views about code-mixing in general, they had more negative ratings for statements related to the effect of code-mixing on student performance and why students code-mix. Findings also revealed that having bilingual and/or English as a second language credentials are the only factor among other demographic and background variables that significantly predicts positive views on code-mixing. This study contributes to the literature on teacher beliefs and attitudes about their bilingual students who engage in this language practice.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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