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Murphy, Isabel I. and Elizabeth Vencio. 2009. Maintaining two worlds: the relevance of mother tongue in Brazil's Amerindian societies. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 12 (4) : 387–400.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This study of two opposite pole cases, featuring the traditional Jarawara and Xerente Brazilian Amerindian societies, integrating writing into their culture in a unique way, reveals that policy makers have to take into account cultural, sociolinguistic and human factors when considering minority groups' practical educational needs and aspirations.