ESL Teaching and Learning Background in the United States of America

Ekaterine Pipia ()
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IBSU Scientific Journal, 2008, vol. 2, issue 2, 103-112

Abstract: This article identifies dramatic demographic changes in the United States with particular emphasis on shifts in the ethnic composition of school-age children. At this writing, nearly one of every five American students entering school is a native speaker of a language other than English. In addition the paper explores ESL background of the United Stats and many facets of the most commonly implemented bilingual program designs in today's American schools: pull-out, structured immersion, transitional, maintenance, and dual language. Since these policies and programs are not related to any socio cultural matters, the paper provides a socio cultural and historical background of language contact and attitudes out of which these programs grew and that each, of course, reflects.

Keywords: ethnic groups; second language; bilingual education programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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