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Peer reviewedCastro, Mario – Bilingual Research Journal, 2003
This book chronicles how a group of migrant workers in Cobden, Illinois, developed their own hybrid writing system that used the Spanish alphabet to capture English speech sounds. The event illustrates Freirean ideas about literacy and power and offers lessons for improving English instruction. (TD)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Book Reviews, Empowerment, English (Second Language)
