The relationship of academic achievement to the language use and language attitudes of bilingual Chicago youths of Mexican descent

The present study compares traits of Midwestern youths of Mexican descent from three separate academic levels: high school dropouts (HSD), high school students (HSS), and college students (CS). Data for the study were obtained by means of a questionnaire that included sociodemographic information (e.g. ethnic identity, socioeconomic status), academic information (e.g. grade retention, grade paint average), as well as sociolinguistic information regarding the use of and attitudes toward Spanish and English. HSD informants were interviewed orally; HSS and CS informants filled out a written version of the HSD interview.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Spanish

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• MacGregor-Mendoza, Patricia Lee

Contributors dc:contributor

• Escobar, Anna Maria

• Education, Bilingual and Multicultural
• Language, Modern
• Education, Secondary
• Education, Higher

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 MacGregor-Mendoza, Patricia Lee

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591088649
AAI9702593
(UMI)AAI9702593

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21682