Addressing linguistic diversity from the outset

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 240-246

  Commins, Nancy L ^a   Miramontes, Ofelia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bilingual education; Linguistic diversity; Prospective teachers; Second language learners; Teacher preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646523617     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487105285591     Document Type: Article

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