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BILINGUAL  EDUCATION

  

DEFINITION:  “An education program in which two languages are used, the primary of the society and the secondary language of individuals being instructed. The general goals are to facilitate learning, to acknowledge the native language of the students and foster a positive self-concept, and to help students understand differences among cultures that different languages reflect.” (The Facts on File Dictionary of Education)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         How adequate are bilingual programs in educating children?

·         What are the costs involved in bilingual education?

·         Does bilingual education promote segregation?

·         Should students be mainstreamed?

·         What is the "English for the Children" California ballot measure?

·         Does bilingual education assist in the cultural adaptation of minority children?

·         Are “early immersion” programs an alternative to bilingual education?

·         Is opposition to bilingual education motivated by racial and ethnic prejudice?

·         Does bilingual education hamper a student’s ability to learn English?

·         Should Congress continue to fund programs of bilingual education?

·         Should English be declared the nation’s official language?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Education, Bilingual; Bilingualism; Language and education; Multicultural education, English language—Study and teaching—Foreign speakers.

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education	REF LC 3707 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Educational Law	REF KF .4117 .E53 2008
Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights & Liberties	REF KF 4748 .E53 2006
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences	REF H 41 .I58 2001
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice	REF HM 671 .E53 2007

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Opposing Viewpoints: Culture Wars; Education: Opposing Viewpoints (also available in the  Database)

Florida Statutes Ch. 233.058 “English Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient Students”

International Encyclopedia of Education, Vol. 1

At Issue: Bilingual Education (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

STATISTICS:

Education (Information Plus)  (Reference Desk)  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)       

Digest of Education Statistics   (also at Reference Desk)  

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Select Edition

Education Research Complete

CQ Researcher

Issues & Controversies

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

INTERNET SITES:

English First:	http://www.englishfirst.org/
English for the Children California Ballot Initiative:	http://www.onenation.org/fulltext.html
J.W.Crawford's Anti-Bilingual Links:	http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/langpol.htm
OELA: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition	http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
U.S. Census Language Use Data	http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/lang_use.html
U.S. English	http://www.us-english.org

 

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