Objective: Practice systematic application of citation conventions.

“Research Essay: Rhetorical Precis for Sources

Bumgarner, Erin, and Meiko Lin. “Hispanic Immigrant Children’s English Language Acquisition: The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Early Care Arrangement.” Early education and development 25.4 (2014): 515–529. Web.

• Researchers and writers, Erin Bumgarner and Lin Meiko, in their 2014 article, “Hispanic Immigrant Children’s English Language Acquisition: The Role of Socioeconomic Status and Early Care,” published in Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, addresses the topic of how early childhood education (ECE) can aid Hispanic children in English language proficiency, as well as how their socioeconomic status (SES) impacts their fluency in language and literacy, and argues that lower-income first-generation and second-generation Hispanic children benefit more from the ECE programs. They support this claim by giving research data and evidence from studies conducted on a sample group of Hispanic children, then explaining how the children who have a lower SES benefited more from the ECE program rather than children who come from a higher SES, and argues that lower-income first and second-generation Hispanic immigrant children should have more access to ECE programs because they would eventually yield a greater economic outcome. Bumgarner and Meiko’s purpose is to display their findings to the public in order to raise awareness and understanding of why Hispanic youth often have a lower proficiency in English, including higher drop-out rates, lower enrollment rates, and higher unemployment rates. They adopt an academic and non-biased tone for their audience, the readers of Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, and others interested in the topic regarding the effects of language and literacy proficiency rates in Hispanic youth.

Lutz, Amy. “Barriers to High-School Completion Among Immigrant and Later-Generation Latinos in the USA: Language, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status.” Ethnicities 7.3 (2007): 323–342. Web.

• Professor and researcher, Amy Lutz, in her 2007 article, “Barriers to High-School Completion Among Immigrant and Later-Generation Latinos in the USA: Language, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status,” published in Ethnicities, addresses the topic of language and a majority of Latino youth being unable to finish high-school, and argues that there are several socioeconomic factors that play a role in the struggle Latino youth face in education. She supports this claim by providing evidence and data from studies and real statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, then explains how immigrants and first-generation Latino youth are affected by the education system due to their backgrounds, and finally argues that the U.S. education should assist and accommodate the needs of Latino youth. She adopts an academic and informational tone for her audience, the readers of Ethnicities and others interested in the topic of Latinos and linguistic barriers influencing education.”

Objective: Locate research sources (including academic journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles)
in the library’s databases or archives and on the Internet and evaluate them for credibility,
accuracy, timeliness, and bias.

“Source Efficiency

The sources listed above are found from the City College library database and are a collection of dissertations, books, and articles regarding socioeconomic issues surrounding immigrants and prejudice against their English. These sources are useful because they examine different sectors of impact, such as healthcare, education, the labor market, etc. I will be able to explore the topic further by gaining access to an array of diverse information that will build strength and credibility towards my essay. I will most likely use more sources from the US Census Bureau and draw from their statistics, data, and history to track the progression of immigrant expansion and geographical location as well as income and wealth acquisition. I believe that the sources given can aid me in creating a stronger, more credible, and well-written essay.”