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Download full textPaciotto, Carla – 2000
This paper examines the language dominance and oral bilingual proficiency of Tarahumara-Spanish speaking students from Chihuahua, Mexico, within the framework of Cummins' model of bilingual proficiency development. Cummins' model distinguishes between basic interpersonal communicative skills (BICS) and cognitive academic language proficiency…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Diglossia
