The Eagle and the Serpent: A Bi-Literacy Autobiography

by Ignacio G. Palacios

This work describes the author's experiences in both Spanish and English literacy development. It illustrates the bilingual/bicultural experience of acculturation and assimilation, a process of change, both culturally and linguistically. The Eagle and the Serpent does so in three levels: autobiographical narratives in bi-literacy acquisition, expository reflections from the viewpoint of a bilingual/bicultural Mexican-American adult, and finally an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761838317
• ISBN13: 9780761838319
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 8.9"