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Category : Biculturalism
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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The Retention of Minority Languages in the United States
Author: The Retention of Minority Languages in the United States
Author: Language Shift in the United States
Author: Calvin VeltmanPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110824000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 858
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1050
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Language Loyalties
Author: James CrawfordPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226120163
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
As late as 1987, two-thirds of the Americans who responded to a national survey believed that English was the official language of the United States. In fact, the Constitution is silent on the issue. Since Senator S. I. Hayakawa first proposed an English Language Amendment in Congress in 1981, Official English has been considered in forty-seven states and adopted by seventeen; the amendment is pending in the 102d Congress. Supporters argue that English has always been our common language—a means of resolving conflicts in a nation of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious groups, and an essential tool of social mobility and cultural integration. Opponents charge that the amendment is unnecessary and that it threatens civil rights, educational opportunities, and free speech, wrapping racist biases in a cloak of patriotism. Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy provides a balanced, comprehensive guide to this complex and often confusing debate. It is an essential handbook and reference for advocates, educators, policymakers, jurists, scholars, and citizens who seek to join this debate fully informed. Addressing the issues involved in developing America's first planned national language policy, James Crawford has expertly collected and introduced more than eighty-five source documents and articles.
Nonverbal Communication Today
Author: Mary Ritchie KeyPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 9789027930507
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language.
Forum
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Category : Education, Bilingual
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children
Author: National Research Council and Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309054974
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studiesâ€"from basic ones on language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings. The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity. This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant research on development of a second language, literacy, and content knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines research on the education of teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for the collection of education statistics as it relates to this student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure that supports research on these students.
Compendium of Papers on the Topic of Bilingual Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, 99th Congress, 2nd Session
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and LaborPublisher:
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Category : Education, Bilingual
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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