
Pushing Boundaries
Language and Culture in a Mexicano Community
Cambridge University Press
Published on 27. May 1994
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-521-41935-2 (ISBN)
Description
Children in Mexicano communities learn to use language in a variety of ways. At times they use both Spanish and English in the same conversation or help friends and family members enter mainstream society by translating English to Spanish for them. Pushing Boundaries describes Eastside, a Mexicano community in northern California, analysing language learning and language socialization in the context of real, problematic, important activities in people's lives. The authors consolidate three separate studies providing a unique perspective on the ways bilingual children and their families use and learn language. With children using the language of home, school and community separately and in combination, the book reveals how these children use their traditional language and cultural knowledge as a critical component for learning their second language and its underlying cultural norms.
Reviews / Votes
"The authors successfully integrate their studies to produce an engaging portrait of the language socialization patterns of the community's children. ...persuasive and passionately argued..." Anthropological Lingistics "This book is sure to explode stereotypes with its convincing account of individual and family differences within a culture...also a vivid illustration of the potential for collaboration in research and school reform projects." Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 Tables, unspecified; 5 Maps; 6 Halftones, unspecified; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-41935-2 (9780521419352)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Colorado, Denver
Foreword
Content
Foreword Luis C. Moll; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Eastside: a Mexicano community; 3. Home and school contexts for language learning; 4. Bilingual children crossing cultural borders; 5. Negotiating culture and language in the home; 6. Moving towards a recognition perspective; 7. Meeting the challenges of diversity; Notes; References; Index.