Bilingual Education

Language Acquisition for Non-English Speakers : 

Language Acquisition for Non-English Speakers A different approach to Bilingual Education

Historical Background : 

Historical Background The United States has a history of different ethnic background The need for unified language is not new Unethical ways have been used to gain “unity.” Irish and German Native Americans Orientals Latin American (Nation of Nations)

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One-sided History tied in with Racism Indians are refuse Irish are drunkards Mexicans are criminals Germans are Nazis Japanese are spies

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Latino-Americans Raza Movement 1968 Bilingual Education Act: An implementation of the the 1964 Civil Rights Act (Crawford, 2002) 1974 Lau vs. Nichols: (IA1a Lau vs. Nichols) made after a Court decision that forcing to learn English was a violation of that person’s civil rights. 1981 Appeal to Castañeda vs. Pickard case- ruled a three-part assessment The bilingual education program must be “based on sound educational theory.” The program must be “implemented effectively with resources for personnel, instructional materials, and space.” After a trial period, the program must be proven effective in overcoming language barriers/handicaps.

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Current Events tied to Bilingual Education Proposition 227 Illegalizes Native Language teaching other than English in Public Schools assimilist view Tend to be viewed as a racist view that demonizes another’s culture, especially any US citizen’s culture which is not WASP oriented. Puerto Ricans Southern Hispanic Texans US territories in the Pacific Along with illegal immigration, P227 instills racist attitudes It is a natural enemy to the No Child Left Behind Act Because children are disadvantaged, they are thrown into less challenging classes.

For Bilingual Education : 

For Bilingual Education Students learn their culture and their language. Allows students to become true Bilingual and Bicultural people.

Against Bilingual Ed. : 

Against Bilingual Ed. Lack of National Unity English Education is not guaranteed (no way really is) A tendency to stick to what is comfortable, and that means sticking to 1st language. Although unethical in a way, it has shown us some potential in Proposition 227. After the first year it was implemented, a whopping 56% improvement on English. (However, it never made anymore improvements)

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Indiana Funding towards Bilingual Education In California, $45 dollars are spent on each child for Bilingual Education, yet the cost per child is nearly 45% higher in California, as well as general expenditures are also much higher in California. -In Texas, a mean of $250 is spent on children for Bilingual Education. Why? In Texas, there are full communities in which speak Spanish and only Spanish, therefore Bilingual Education is a must. (http://irepp.stanford.edu/documents/GDF/STUDIES/05-Loeb-SACS/5-Loeb-SACS(3-07).pdf)

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On a National Scale

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Works CitedBennett, Christine I. (2007) Multicultural Schools: What, Why, and How, Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice. 6th ed. Allyn and Bacon Pearson. Boston. 4-10.Crawford, James. OBITUARY: The Bilingual Ed Act, 1968 – 2002. Rethinking Schools Online. Retrieved Oct.31, 2008 from http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Bil164.shtml.Davidson, James. Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic. Vol. 1: to 1871. 6th Ed. McGraw/Hill. Boston. 2008. IA 1a Lau vs. Nichols. Retrieved Nov 3, 2008 from http://www.stanford.edu/~kenro/LAU/IAPolicy/IA1aLauvNichols.htm Latino Language Minority Students in Indiana: Trends, Conditions, and Challenges. Center For Evaluation & Education Policy Aug 2007. 5. Retrieved Nov. 3, 2008.Michael Courtney (2005). Teaching Roberto. Bilingual Research Journal, 29(2), 475-484,497.  Retrieved September 22, 2008, from Research Library database. (Document ID: 914809741).Statue of Liberty. (2008). Statue of Liberty. In Wikipedia [Web]. Retrieved Oct. 19, 2008, from http://en.encarta.com/Statue_of_Liberty.htmlStout, Kenneth (2006).Ken's Journal. 26, 245.Trevizo, Perla Foreign-Born Hispanics. (2008, Mar 26). Chattanooga Times/Free Press, p. TN.Walkup, Nancy. (1997). Carmen Lomas Garza The Free Library. (1997). Retrieved Oct 9, 2008 from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CarmenLomasGarza-a019719707