Bilingual education /
Janel D. Ginn, book editor.
- Detroit : Farmington Hills, MI : Thomson Gale ; Greenhaven Press [Distributor], c2008.
- 111 p. ; 23 cm.
- At issue. Education .
- At issue. Education. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-106) and index.
Education must respond to the rising immigrant population / Bilingual education is detrimental to everyone / English-only requirements are anti-immigration / Learning native languages first helps students learn English / English should not replace a child's native language / English instruction could lead to heritage language resistance / Race and politics drive the bilingual education controversy / Learning English encourages assimilation into U.S. workforce / Latino parents don't want their children in bilingual education / Dual language solves bilingual education failures / "No Child Left Behind" creates obstacles for English language learners / Quality of education matters more than language / Melissa Taylor Bell -- Peter Duignan -- Rebecca L. Weber -- Jill Wu -- Mariana Souto-Manning -- Alejandra Rodriguez-Galindo and Jo Worthy -- Owen Eagan -- Linda Chavez -- Samuel G. Freedman -- Patricia Kilday Hart -- Wayne E. Wright -- Kendra Hamilton.
Presents essays that offer varying viewpoints on bilingual education, covering such topics as immigrant assimilation, English immersion, and language diversity in the United States.
9780737739121 (hc) 0737739126 (hc) 9780737739138 (pbk.) 0737739134 (pbk.)
2007938125
Education, Bilingual--United States.
LC3731 / B5454 2008
370.117/5/0973
Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-106) and index.
Education must respond to the rising immigrant population / Bilingual education is detrimental to everyone / English-only requirements are anti-immigration / Learning native languages first helps students learn English / English should not replace a child's native language / English instruction could lead to heritage language resistance / Race and politics drive the bilingual education controversy / Learning English encourages assimilation into U.S. workforce / Latino parents don't want their children in bilingual education / Dual language solves bilingual education failures / "No Child Left Behind" creates obstacles for English language learners / Quality of education matters more than language / Melissa Taylor Bell -- Peter Duignan -- Rebecca L. Weber -- Jill Wu -- Mariana Souto-Manning -- Alejandra Rodriguez-Galindo and Jo Worthy -- Owen Eagan -- Linda Chavez -- Samuel G. Freedman -- Patricia Kilday Hart -- Wayne E. Wright -- Kendra Hamilton.
Presents essays that offer varying viewpoints on bilingual education, covering such topics as immigrant assimilation, English immersion, and language diversity in the United States.
9780737739121 (hc) 0737739126 (hc) 9780737739138 (pbk.) 0737739134 (pbk.)
2007938125
Education, Bilingual--United States.
LC3731 / B5454 2008
370.117/5/0973
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