Innovative Language Education Programmes for Heritage Language Students: The Special Case of Puerto Ricans?.

Tucker, G. Richard

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Title:	Innovative Language Education Programmes for Heritage Language Students: The Special Case of Puerto Ricans?
Authors:	Tucker, G. Richard
Descriptors:	Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Language Teachers; Bilingualism; Puerto Ricans; Heritage Education; Immersion Programs; Student Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Language Proficiency; Educational Improvement; Second Language Instruction
Source:	International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, v8 n2-3 p188-195 2005
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Publisher:	Multilingual Matters, Frankfurt Lodge, Clevedon Hall, Victoria Road, Clevedon, UK BS21 7HH. Tel: +44 1275-876519; Fax: +44 1275-871673; e-mail: info@multilingual-matters.com; Web site: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/journals.asp.
Publication Date:	2005-00-00
Pages:	8
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Abstract:	In this paper, I discuss current interest in educational reform in Puerto Rico, the need for better and more appropriate assessment tools, the growing realisation in the USA that two-way bilingual programmes can provide an effective vehicle for fostering the development of bilingual proficiency, bicultural competence and subject-matter knowledge for heritage language students; and the possible confluence and implications of these three threads of work for the education of Puerto Rican children who participate in the so-called "migrant stream" moving regularly between the island and the mainland. The paper concludes with the listing of a number of prospective research questions that might form the basis for a set of planned-variation studies to examine diverse factors associated with improving the quality of language teaching and learning in Puerto Rico.
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ISSN:	ISSN-1367-0050
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Languages:	English
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