TY - JOUR
T1 - English acquisition in Puerto Rico
T2 - Teachers’ insights
AU - Eisenstein Ebsworth, Miriam
AU - Ebsworth, Timothy John
AU - Cai, Chencen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - Acquiring English in Puerto Rico involves the perceived advantages of bilingualism in contact with socio-political and economic forces that encourage and constrain the development of a population that is bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English. Using a mixed design we report the perspectives of 86 experienced English teachers on the Island. Participants generally share an understanding of the complexity involved in acquiring English as an additional language in Puerto Rico at all levels of study. They highlight local challenges of motivation and resources, making suggestions for how successful bilingualism could be supported and enhanced in Puerto Rico and analogous settings.
AB - Acquiring English in Puerto Rico involves the perceived advantages of bilingualism in contact with socio-political and economic forces that encourage and constrain the development of a population that is bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English. Using a mixed design we report the perspectives of 86 experienced English teachers on the Island. Participants generally share an understanding of the complexity involved in acquiring English as an additional language in Puerto Rico at all levels of study. They highlight local challenges of motivation and resources, making suggestions for how successful bilingualism could be supported and enhanced in Puerto Rico and analogous settings.
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U2 - 10.1080/15235882.2017.1413441
DO - 10.1080/15235882.2017.1413441
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041565933
SN - 1523-5882
VL - 41
SP - 69
EP - 88
JO - Bilingual Research Journal
JF - Bilingual Research Journal
IS - 1
ER -