Inside Transitional Bilingual Classrooms: Accurately Describing The Language Learning Process

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 123-145

  Bruce, Karen Leigh ^a   Lara Alecio, Rafael ^a   Parker, Richard I ^a   Hasbrouck, Jan E ^a   Weaver, Laurie ^b   Irby, Beverly ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011227417     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.1997.10668657     Document Type: Article

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