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BILINGUAL EDUCATION.
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Discusses the pros and cons of Bilingual education in the United States.... More...
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Paper Abstract:
Discusses the pros and cons of Bilingual education in the United States. Importance of English proficiency to the overall learning process. Problems with English-As-A-Second-Language instruction. Necessity of accountability to boith immersion & bilingual progams. Problem of different meanings in different states regarding bilingual education programs. Contends that the ideal means of bilingual education should be a transitional one.
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BILINGUAL EDUCATION
Bilingual education is a "hot" issue in California, so much so that Pro. 227 in 1998 put the issue of bi-lingual education up to the voters. The so-called Umz Initiative against bi-lingual education passed by a margin of 61% to 39%. However, there continue to be those who believe it is necessary, at least temporarily, to bring foreign-born students up to speed, while the opponents claim that English should be the national language, and until children are proficient in English, their ability to drop back to speaking another language hinders the overall learning process. These people are not against education for all, but insist that the education be in English. This would then mean some sort of remedial schools or classrooms where foreign-language stud
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School excels after dropping bilingual education"Santa Cruz Sentinel Feb 9. (2 1). While we tend to think of bilingual education as mostly Hispanic-English, there are many Asian students who need to be taught proper Englishbefore continuing their education. The goal is to prepare these students for mainstream classes inEnglish without letting them fall behind in subject areas. Safire, W. Both bilingual and immersion programs should be held toaccountability standards. There is no doubt that bilingual education has to become a pillar forthe education of foreign-born students, so they can become useful citizens,and pursue careers for which their minds and intelligence can prepare them. This "Transitionalbilingual education" provides intensive English-language instruction, butstudents get some portion of their academic instruction in their nativelanguage. "My Odyssey through Bilingual Education" HedgehogReview Editorial. BILINGUAL EDUCATION Bilingual education is a "hot" issue in California, so much so thatPro. Bilingual programs would do well to provide long periods of totalEnglish immersion as well as opportunities to interact with nativespeakers. In Inglewood CA, "readingscores improved district wide last spring...When the state issued its firstAcademic Performance Index last month, Bennett-Kew (Elementary School)earned a 1 out of 1 - the highest possible score" (Gumz 2 1). Eighty-four languages are spoken in our district." (Anon 1998 1)The upshot for most teachers, frustrated by bureaucracy is to "just teachin the way you know is effective." (Anon 1998 4) That means, reachingchildren in whatever language makes them want to, and able to study.CON: The critics of bilingual education are, for the most part, politicallyconservatives. They feel, to begin with, that part of the confusion aroundbilingual education programs is their different meanings in differentstates. Available online at: http:// www.hedgehog-review.com/about.html In theory,students transition out of these programs within several months. This is true in primary, secondary, aswell as college-level schools. Math scores wereat the 43rd percentile for Prop. (2 ). However, there continue to be those who believe it isnecessary, at least temporarily, to bring foreign-born students up tospeed, while the opponents claim that English should be the nationallanguage, and until children are proficient in English, their ability todrop back to speaking another language hinders the overall learningprocess. (1998). References Annis, S. Let's not forget that with the globalization of business, bilingual ormulti-lingual speakers are much in demand. One of the more sophisticated bilingual critics wrote in the New YorkTIMES: Liberal supporters of 'bilingual education' mean well. English may be our commonlanguage, but it should not be considered THE "national language". "Immigrant Students in Prop. "Big Changes in California may signal shiftselsewhere" New York TIMES, May 16. Bilingual Education should be repaired, notreplace. Anonymous (1998). .It hasn't worked. And the longer it takes you to become fluent in the American tongue, the less likely the student will be to excel in academic studies (Safire 1998 1). Add to that the fact that, critics claim, there is no consensus asto what kind of bilingual education is most successful. This would then mean some sort of remedialschools or classrooms where foreign-language students would be taughtEnglish before they become part of the rest of the school's curriculum.Nevertheless, given the influx of immigrants whose children are of schoolage but speak little or no English, education cannot be denied to them.Bilingual education continues to be necessary so children can learn,regardless of the language they speak at home or with which they grew up.PRO: Part of the problem both with bilingual education and English-as-a-second-language instruction in the United States lies in our unwillingnessto treat English for non-speakers as an academic subject. . 227 in 1998 put the issue of bi-lingual education up to the voters.The so-called Umz Initiative against bi-lingual education passed by amargin of 61% to 39%. Another survey showed that "Reading scores for the 2nd grade immigrantstudents in Prop 227 compliant programs were at the 35th percentile, whilethose in bilingual programs were at the 19th percentile. As one "anonymous) teacher points out: "Ihave had 32 different languages spoken in my classroom over a 25-yearperiod. 227 English Classes FarOutperform Those in Bilingual Education." Available online at:http://www.hedgehog-review.com Gumz, J. The argument also provides statistics. Schools oftentreat (limited-English-proficient) students as a...group of helplessindividuals, in need of a warm, fuzzy environment created by caring orundemanding teachers... These people are not against education for all, but insist thatthe education be in English. Critics of bilingual education believe that non-English speakingstudents are not sufficiently mastering the English language, and as aresult, low test scores prove that education is failing them in both theirnative as well as their second language. The kids could have told them at the start that if you don't speak English in school, you speak the language you hear at home. 227 programs but at the 3 th percentilefor bilingual programs." (Annis 2 1)REFUTATION No one is surely suggesting that non-English speking students, orthose with limited engliush knowledge should go through the entire 12 yearsof elementary and secondary schooling MAINLY in their original language.The ideal means of bi-lingual education should be a transitional one: Teachcourses in native languages and provide competent bilingual or native-speaking teachers who can give the students the opportunity to move toEnglish only, even if it is at the student's own pace.
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