Bilingualism and Bilingual Education In America: Some Facts and Theories

By Brenda Loew

Bilingual education is the practice of teaching non-English-speaking children in their native language, while they are learning English. Developed in the 1970's, the basic idea was to teach the school subjects-math, science, social studies-in the child's first language so the child would not fall behind his English-speaking classmates. English language lessons were also provided. Massachusetts was the first state in the U.S. to pass a law requiring bilingual teaching (Transitional Bilingual Education, 1971). The idea was well-intentioned, but was proven to be a failure. In 2002, Massachusetts ended the program, replacing Bilingual Education programs with English Immersion programs. - ProEnglish.org 2019. (This book is a PDF of the author's original Master's Thesis, Department of Linguistics, Brown University, 1973.)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1096005727
• ISBN13: 9781096005728
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"