It could be argued that the main objective of schooling is the optimal develop- ment of the linguistic means for the student to develop academic and cognitive skills
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a number of opponents have argued that bilingual education poses a threat to national integrity because of the use of languages other than English in
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Proponents of bilingual education generally maintain that public schools have a responsibility to aid heritage language students in learning English, while at the same time—and this is a key point—help students to advance their learning in the academic subject areas while sustaining their cultural identities as well
Moses Why Bilingual Education Policy is Needed
Bilingual education helps limited English proficient students develop language skills in their native (non-English) language Skills in students' native language may facilitate their development of skills in English Bilingual education supports cultural inclusion and diversity
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is constructed about the moral aspects of arguments against bilingual education and for English-only education, including the implications for global citizenship
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This situation also occurs in the case of Korean children in the United States As the demand for English teaching has grown around the world, elementary school
better address the needs of LEP students, calling into question existing practices ); Santosuosso, supra note 17 (arguing that the California bilingual education
In this paper I want to focus on two key aspects of the arguments employed against bilingual education – the issue of social mobility and the issue of
arguments have been prominent during the debates about bilingual education for minority group students in the United States over the past 40 years (since.
For some time now some proponents of bilingual education have adopted the strategy of arguing for it from an equality of opportunity framework.
Ninety-six percent of media authors opposed to bilingual education only discussed programs for language-minority students. – Language-as-right arguments in
Under attack: The case against bilingual education. Culver. City: Language Education Associates. Krashen S (1999). Condemned without a trial: Bogus arguments
used bilingual education as a means to national development. Within this frame policymakers argued for a transitional
The arguments most often heard against bilingual education are: (1) it doesn't work--research on bilingual programs is inconsistent and contradictory and (2)
In contrast with the two pre- vious arguments reviewed above (i.e. language learning and logistical challenges) the third argument (i.e. the development of an
The Case for Bilingual Education. Chapter 2. A Gradual Exit Variable Threshold Model for Limited English Proficient Children. Chapter 3.
English-only proponents (e.g. Galindo 1997; Johnson
The Politics of Homogeneity: A Critical Exploration of the Anti