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Selected Works of Katya Karathanos Aguilar
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Building on the cultural and linguistic capital of English learner (EL) students
Multicultural Education (2009)
  • K Brooks, Butler University
  • Katya A. Karathanos, San Jose State University
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Abstract
Approaches and strategies that value and build upon the cultural and linguistic capital of English learner students are described. Through implementing such strategies, teachers can impress upon students and families that multiculturalism and multilingualism are highly beneficial to the classroom, school, and community.
Keywords
  • cultural capital,
  • linguistic capital,
  • English language learner
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer 2009
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2011 Caddo Gap Press. This article was originally published in Multicultural Education.
Citation Information
K Brooks and Katya A. Karathanos. "Building on the cultural and linguistic capital of English learner (EL) students" Multicultural Education Vol. 16 Iss. 4 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/katya_karathanos/4/