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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"language origins"”.
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A Differential Item Functioning Analysis of The New Mexico English Language Proficiency Assessment
English language proficiency assessments are currently in use by the 50 states (Wolf, Farnsworth, & Herman, 2008). Unfortunately, validations studies seldom address the effects of home languages on the use and interpretation of these assessments. If this step is overlooked, the assessment may …
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Garifuna: the birth and rise of an identity through contact langugage and contact culture
Garífuna is the language of the Garífuna people, African descendants who live mostly on the Atlantic coast of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras (including some communities in the United States). Labeled linguistically as an Arawak language, Garífuna also displays influences from other languages as a …