Social and Cultural Capital: Influence of Participation in Dual Language Immersion Programs on Student Engagement and Bicultural Identity

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Lillestrand
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
Language Immersion ◽  
Bicultural Identity ◽  
Dual Language Immersion ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Immersion Programs ◽  
Language Immersion Programs

Dual-Language Immersion Programs: A Cautionary Note Concerning the Education of Language-Minority Students

1997 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Valdes
Keyword(s):  
Minority Students ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Language Minority ◽  
Language Immersion ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Language Minority Students ◽  
Dual Language Immersion ◽  
Immersion Programs ◽  
Language Immersion Programs

Dual-language immersion programs have received a great deal of attention from parents, researchers, and policymakers. The supporters of dual-language immersion see the promise of providing first-language instruction for children with non-English-speaking backgrounds, while simultaneously offering monolingual children access to non-English languages. In this article, Guadalupe Valdés concentrates on the possible negative effects of the dual-language immersion movement. After reviewing the literature on the success and failure of Mexican-origin children, the author raises difficult questions surrounding the use of dual-language immersion in the education of language-minority students. Among the issues raised are the quality of instruction in the minority language, the effects of dual immersion on intergroup relations, and, ultimately, how dual-language immersion programs fit into the relationship between language and power and how that relationship may affect the children and society.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Valerio-Jiménez ◽  
Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez ◽  
Claire F. Fox
Keyword(s):  
Dual Language ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Language Immersion ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Dual Language Immersion ◽  
Immersion Programs ◽  
Language Immersion Programs ◽  
Demographic Growth

This chapter provides a brief overview of the history, placemaking, and cultural contributions of Latinas/os in the Midwest. It traces the migration and presence of Latinas/os in the Midwest for over a century to illustrate their social, cultural, and economic contributions. Latina/o demographic growth has spurred their presence in educational and cultural institutions throughout the region. In addition to changing urban environments, Latinas/os have staked a place in rural Midwestern communities and contributed to the growth of dual-language immersion programs, the revitalization of small towns, and a Latino influence on businesses, institutions, and culture.

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