Beyond Language: Strategies for Promoting Academic Excellence among Immigrant Students. The Claremont Letter. Volume 2, Issue 2

Autor/in	Perez, William
Institution	Claremont Graduate University
Titel	Beyond Language: Strategies for Promoting Academic Excellence among Immigrant Students. The Claremont Letter. Volume 2, Issue 2
Quelle	(2007), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Immigrants; Achievement Need; Psychological Characteristics; Psychology; Motivation; Youth; Educational Practices; Graduate Study; Graduate Students; Higher Education; English (Second Language); Language Acquisition; Learner Engagement; Biculturalism; Acculturation; English Language Learners; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Psychologie; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Bildungspraxis; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Studentin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Bikulturalität; Akkulturation; Kalifornien
Abstract	In this issue of "The Claremont Letter," the author argues that efforts to educate immigrant youth need to expand beyond a sole focus on language. Focusing solely on getting immigrant students to become English Proficient is short-sighted and inadequate. Efforts to educate immigrant youth need to include recognition of the various cultural and psychological resources that students bring into the classroom setting. First, the author discusses the research literature that describes the cultural and psychological characteristics that immigrant youth bring into the context of learning. Second, he details the damaging effects of forced linguistic and cultural assimilation and shows how these schooling practices undermine the achievement motivation of immigrant students. Finally, he suggests classroom and school practices that can be implemented to support and nurture academic excellence among immigrant youth. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Claremont Graduate University. School of Educational Studies, 150 East Tenth Street, Claremont, CA 91711. Tel: 909-621-8000; Fax: 909-621-8734; Web site: http://www.cgu.edu/ses
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10