
S5-E8: Linguistic structure: English vs. Spanish: Dr. Desirée Pallais-Downing
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Dr. Desiree Pillai-Downing is an assistant professor of instruction in the Bilingual Bicultural Program at University of Texas at Austin. As a lifelong multilingual learner, she helps us understand how to craft instructional opportunities that take advantage of students' home language. We dive into the linguistic structure of Spanish and why that matters for our Spanish-speaking students who are also learning English.
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