Using ESL Students’ First Language to Promote College Success: Sneaking the Mother Tongue through the Backdoor (Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity)

Emerging from a critical analysis of the glocal power of English and how it relates to academic literacy and culturally responsive pedagogy, this book presents translanguaging strategies for using ESL students' mother tongue as a resource for academic literacy acquisition and college success. Parmegiani offers a strong counterpoint to the "English-only" movement in the United States. Grounded in a case study of a learning community linking Spanish and English academic writing courses, he demonstrates that a mother tongue-based pedagogical intervention and the strategic use of minority home languages can promote English language acquisition and academic success. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Tables Acknowledgments Contributor Introduction I Linguistic Diversity and the Achievement Gap in the United States II Language Inequality: Theoretical Perspectives and Implications for Academic Literacy III Using Spanish as a Resource at Bronx Community College IV Impact on Learning Outcomes V Conclusion Index Introduction -- Linguistic Diversity And The Achievement Gap In The U.s. -- Language Inequality : Theoretical Perspectives And Implications For Academic Literacy -- Using Spanish As A Resource At Bronx Community College -- Impact On Learning Outcomes -- Conclusion. Andrea Parmegiani. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.