Constructing Inequality in Multilingual Classrooms 9783110226645, 9783110226638

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Constructing Inequality in Multilingual Classrooms

Language, Power and Social Process 27

Editor Richard J. Watts

De Gruyter Mouton

Constructing Inequality in Multilingual Classrooms by Luisa Martı´n Rojo with contributions by Adriana Patin˜o-Santos, Esther Alcala´, Ana Marı´a Relan˜o Pastor and Irina Rasskin Gutman

De Gruyter Mouton

ISBN 978-3-11-022663-8 e-ISBN 978-3-11-022664-5 ISSN 1861-4175 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Constructing inequality in multilingual classrooms / [edited] by Luisa Martı´n Rojo. p. cm. ⫺ (Language, power and social process; 27) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-11-022663-8 (alk. paper) 1. Education, Bilingual ⫺ Spain ⫺ Madrid (Region) 2. Multicultural education ⫺ Spain ⫺ Madrid (Region) 3. Sociolinguistics ⫺ Spain ⫺ Madrid (Region) 4. Linguistic minorities ⫺ Spain ⫺ Madrid (Region) 5. Education ⫺ Social aspects ⫺ Spain ⫺ Madrid (Region) 6. Educational equalization ⫺ Spain ⫺ Madrid (Region) I. Martı´n Rojo, Luisa. LC3736.S72C27 2010 370.11715094641⫺dc22 2010020404

Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. 쑔 2010 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/New York Cover design: Christopher Schneider, Laufen Typesetting: Asco Typesetters, Hong Kong Printing: Hubert & Co. GmbH & Co. KG, Göttingen ⬁ Printed on acid-free paper Printed in Germany www.degruyter.com

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