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Minority languages existing in contact with a dominant second language have been shown to undergo a process of attrition or loss. Research in this area emphasizes the role of interference of the dominant language in the process of attrition or loss. Little is known about the sit…

This dissertation is a critical study of how Navajo third graders, thought to be "Limited English Proficient", respond to efforts of native language revitalization in a biliterate classroom. Educational policies and practices that have influenced the relationship between languag…

This study explores language and literacy learning in a multilingual classroom in Ghana. The aims are three-fold: to identify characteristics of an English textbook that facilitate the pupils' literacy development and learning; to investigate how a policy on book use is interpre…