Publications

Publication details [#53184]

Howard, Kathryn M. and Sarah Lipinoga. 2010. Closing down openings: Pretextuality and misunderstanding in parent–teacher conferences with Mexican immigrant families. Language & Communication 30 (1) : 33–47.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative efficiency | immigrant | kindergarten | misunderstanding

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/

Annotation

This study argues that in kindergarten teachers’ conferences with Mexican-origin families in a peri-urban environment in the Northeastern U.S., both parties could more flexibly use their available communicative resources to avoid miscommunication.