Our Language Heritage: A Historical Perspective. The Language Connection: From the Classroom to the World. ACTFL Foreign Language Education Series, Vol. 9.

Autor/in	Heath, Shirley Brice
Institution	American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, New York, NY.
Titel	Our Language Heritage: A Historical Perspective. The Language Connection: From the Classroom to the World. ACTFL Foreign Language Education Series, Vol. 9.
Quelle	(1977), (30 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bibliografie; Bilingual Education; Bilingualism; Cultural Influences; Educational History; Educational Legislation; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnic Groups; Ethnicity; Federal Legislation; Higher Education; Immigrants; Language Instruction; Language Maintenance; Language Planning; Language Role; Literature Reviews; Official Languages; Political Issues; Public Policy; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Bilingualismus; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ethnie; Ethnizität; Bundesrecht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sprachpflege; Sprachwechsel; Office language; Amtssprache; Politischer Faktor; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Examination of the historical facts surrounding the American linguistic heritage and application of theories of language policy and planning may help to clarify possible future directions for the role of language not only in the classroom but in the pluralistic cultures of the United States and the world. The need to revitalize the bilingual tradition in the United States has brought forth questions regarding the role of linguistic uniformity in national unity. Both the maintenance of languages other than English among ethnic groups and the teaching of foreign languages to native Americans are central policy issues. The centrality of language in social, political, and ideological issues accounts for both the frequency and intensity of language heritage debates. There has been a lack of attention to specific language policy in the United States. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Bilingual Education Act in 1967 promoted recognition of the educational role of languages other than English for ethnic groups. Colonial and early national proposals, court cases concerning language and educational policies, developments concerning the education and socioeconomic and political status of immigrants, academic approaches to modern language teaching, and practical benefits of foreign language study in the second half of this century are considered. (SW)
Anmerkungen	Not Available Separately; See FL 009656
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01