Educating California's Immigrant Children: An Overview of Bilingual Education.

Autor/in	de Cos, Patricia L.
Institution	California State Library, Sacramento. California Research Bureau.
Titel	Educating California's Immigrant Children: An Overview of Bilingual Education.
Quelle	(1999), (72 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Bilingual Education; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); Immigrants; Language Role; Limited English Speaking; Policy Formation; Public Policy; Public Schools; Second Language Instruction; State Legislation; Statewide Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Politische Betätigung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Landesrecht; Planwirtschaft
Abstract	The paper examines California's Proposition 227, a voter-imposed statutory amendment that substantially altered the method by which non-English-speaking children learn English in California's public schools, looking at the forces behind the legislation and the challenges to its implementation. The context for bilingual education in California is explored by examining the state's diverse demography, language laws and policies for learning English, testing programs and recent legislative proposals affecting English language learners. Further background information on the design and outcomes of instructional programs for English second language learners and on the relationship between neurological development and language learning is presented as a framework for discussion of methodologies for teaching English effectively. A number of policy considerations for educating this population are outlined. Contains 85 references. (MSE)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC