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In this comprehensive volume, you will find information about Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Samoan, Hmong, Laotian, and other languages. The book also presents important information about cultural differences in the pragmatic uses of language and how these differences affect performance at school. Articulation and language differences between English and other languages are described. Chapter 1 - Asian Cultural and Linguistic Values Approaches to the study of culture Cultural conflict Assimilation and cultural pluralism Education of bilingual bicultural children Chapter 2 - The Chinese Historical background Ethnic Chinese Chinese traditions and values Chinese immigration to the United States Chinese language considerations English vs. Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) Pragmatic differences between English and Chinese Chapter 3 - The Indochinese: The Vietnamese, Laotians, Hmong, and Cambodians Chapter 4 - Other Asians: The Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, Hawaiians, Guamanians, and Micronesians Chapter 5 - Barriers to Language Services Chapter 6 - Second Language Acquisition Chapter 7 - A Team Approach to Assessment Chapter 8 - The Assessment of Communicative Competence Chapter 9 - Assessment Procedures Chapter 10 - Intervention Issues and Procedures