The Education Of Language Minority Immigrants In The United States Ebrary

This book focuses on educational language minority immigrant issues in the US. It explores factors predicting language proficiency, the role of language and identity in the lives of immigrant language minority youth, and issues of educational policy related to this group. Contents Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction Chapter 1. A Language Graveyard? The Evolution of Language Competencies, Preferences and Use among Young Adult Children of Immigrants Chapter 2. The Economics of Language for Immigrants: An Introduction and Overview Chapter 3. Immigration, Race and Higher Education Outcomes Chapter 4. Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin Chapter 5. A Synthesis of the Roles of Heritage Languages in the Lives of Children of Immigrants: What Educators Need to Know Chapter 6. Assimilation and Resistance: How Language and Culture Infl uence Gender Identity Negotiation in First-Generation Vietnamese Immigrant Youth Chapter 7. Agentive Youth Research: Towards Individual, Collective and Policy Transformations Chapter 8. The Need for Multiple Measures in Reclassifi cation Decisions: A Validity Study of the Stanford English Language Profi ciency Test Chapter 9. Immigrant Students, English Language Profi ciency and Transitions from High School to Community College Chapter 10. Commentary: Language, Immigration and the Quality of Education: Moving Toward a Broader Conversation Author Index Subject Index

The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States draws from quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to inform educational policy and practice. It is based on cutting-edge research and policy analyses from a number of well-known experts on immigrant language minority education in the USA. The collection includes contributions on the acquisition of English, language shift, the maintenance of heritage languages, prospects for long-term educational achievement, how family background, economic status, and gender and identity influence academic adjustment and achievement, challenges for appropriate language testing and placement, and examples of advocacy action research. It concludes with a thoughtful commentary aimed at broadening our understanding of the need to provide quality immigrant language minority education within the context of globalization. This collection will be of value to students and researchers interested in promoting educational equity and achievement for immigrant language minority students.