Rodriguez, Arturo. 2012. Bilingual Education, Jim Cummins and the Possibility for Change. Journal of Linguistic Studies 17(3), 89-107. In this essay I provide a brief review analysis and critique of Bilingual Education in the US and the related theories of Professor James Cummins with analyses of his work, including commentary related to possibilities for change in Bilingual Education practice and theory. I begin with a short vignette, personal experience learning to speak English in the United States. The vignette situates readers in language instruction and socio/cultural-political issues that affect children in US public schools, it provides a basis for a personal analysis of James Cummins’ theories related to bilingual education, BICS and CALP constructs, and critiques posed by Edelsky et al (1983), Martin Jones and Romaine (1986) and MacSwan (2000). Further, I discuss the critiques of Cummins’ work and my understanding of their relationship to bilingual education theory and bilingual students’ language and literacy experiences; the sociocultural, psycholinguistic and political influences of language and literacy acquisition in US public schools. (Boise State University)
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction: Personal Experience 2. US Bilingual Education Policy 3. Bilingual Education 3.1 Cummins' BICS and CALP 3.2 BICS and CALP Critique 4. Discussion 5. Conclusion References
한국언어연구학회 [The Korean Association of Language Studies]
설립연도
1996
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
한국언어연구학회는 언어학과 언어교육 분야의 연구를 통하하여 학문의 질적 향상과 국내외 회원 및 학회간의 학술 교류와 친목을 도모한다. 이를 위해 학술 연구 발표회, 강연회, 강습회를 개최하고, 정기학회지, 연구보고서, 서적 등을 간행하며, 그 밖에 지역사회에 필요한 사업과 연구 활동을 수행하는데 중점을 두고 있다.