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At War with Diversity : US Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism SeriesPublisher: Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (151 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781853596766
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: At War with DiversityDDC classification:
  • 306.44/973
LOC classification:
  • P119.32.U6C728 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Anatomy of the English-only Movement -- Boom to Bust: Official English in the 1990s -- Endangered Native American Languages: What Is To Be Done, and Why? -- Seven Hypotheses on Language Loss -- The Political Paradox of Bilingual Education -- The Proposition 227 Campaign: A Post Mortem -- References -- Index.
Summary: Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only activism in U.S. politics. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy. The book also explores efforts to resist the English-only trend.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Anatomy of the English-only Movement -- Boom to Bust: Official English in the 1990s -- Endangered Native American Languages: What Is To Be Done, and Why? -- Seven Hypotheses on Language Loss -- The Political Paradox of Bilingual Education -- The Proposition 227 Campaign: A Post Mortem -- References -- Index.

Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only activism in U.S. politics. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy. The book also explores efforts to resist the English-only trend.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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