Teacher’s Perception of Use of Spanish in a Second Grade Public School Classroom

Mark Sullivan, Monterey Institute of International Studies
Graduate Student Forum: E
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Convention Center 319
This study sought to determine the reasons that a teacher uses Spanish in a mainstream second grade public school classroom. The participants in the study included a teacher with beginning-intermediate Spanish proficiency and four Latino students whose primary language at home is Spanish.