Bilingualism In The Usa

Author : Fredric Field
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027285098
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Bilingualism in the USA written by Fredric Field and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides an overview of bi- and multilingualism as a worldwide phenomenon. It features comprehensive discussions of many of the linguistic, social, political, and educational issues found in an increasingly multilingual nation and world. To this end, the book takes the Chicano-Latino community of Southern California, where Spanish-English bilingualism has over a century and a half of history, and presents a detailed case study, thereby situating the community in a much broader social context. Spanish is the second most-widely spoken language in the U.S. after English, yet, for the most part, its speakers form a language minority that essentially lacks the social, political, and educational support necessary to derive the many cognitive, socioeconomic, and educational benefits that proficient bilingualism can provide. The issues facing Spanish-English bilinguals in the Los Angeles area are relevant to nearly every bi- and multilingual community irrespective of nation, language, and/or ethnicity.

Author : Steve Leveen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733937559
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book America's Bilingual Century written by Steve Leveen and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-04 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can Americans make our country stronger, kinder, smarter? By marshaling our enviable can-do ethic and learning another language. We can do it, no matter what our age: author Steve Leveen chose Spanish as his adopted language in midlife. America's Bilingual Century is filled with tips for learning a language, some mechanical--like changing your phone and laptop settings to your adopted language--and some philosophical. For instance, start by having a place in your life where you'll use the language, Steve says. The "where" makes the "how" more attainable. And recognize that, as with any adoption, you do it for love, and for life--so don't fret when you're not fluent in five months. If you have kids, start them young. You'll be glad you did when you read about the explosive growth of dual language schools across the country and the significant, measurable advantages they give our young people. Steve also takes us to the top summer language immersion camps, for both children and adults. And he shares his findings from leading language scholars, teachers, sociolinguists, app creators, and bilinguals of all stripes that he discovered during his dozen years of research. Then he topples 12 myths about Americans and languages that no longer hold in this century. Like thinking the whole world speaks English (it doesn't), that being monolingual is natural (it isn't), and that Americans suck at language (quite the opposite, as he demonstrates). Here and now in the 21st century, America is embracing its many ethnic and cultural heritages. How natural, then, that we enfold the many languages that these heritages thrive on as part of that quintessentially American pursuit of happiness. If you've never thought of bilingualism as being a patriotic act, America's Bilingual Century may persuade you otherwise. Knowing a second language changes the way we perceive the world, and the way the world perceives us. "English is what unites us," Steve says. "Our other languages are what define and strengthen us." And even if becoming bilingual leans more toward aspiration than arrival, that's okay. The journey is as rewarding as the destination.

Author : Renard Teipelke
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640402596
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Bilingual Education in the Us written by Renard Teipelke and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific Essay from the year 2008 in the subject English - Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, Free University of Berlin, course: Oral and Writing Skills, language: English, abstract: On the introductory historical basis, the role of bilingual education, with focus on English as a second language for Hispanic children in school, will be presented in this paper. After a theoretical introduction, I examine the arguments for and against the bilingual education by balancing previous research on this issue. Then I will analyze the problems in this field and the language legislation in the US. For a better understanding of the importance of bilingualism in the US, I will refer to the interest groups, the differences between the states, and to the issue of identity. To conclude, I will focus on English and Spanish as world languages and try an outlook on the future of the multicultural US.

Author : François Grosjean
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108838642
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Life as a Bilingual written by François Grosjean and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book on those who know and use two or more languages: Who are they? How do they do it?

Author : Nelson Flores
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1800410069
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Bilingualism for All? written by Nelson Flores and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is common for scholarly and mainstream discourses on dual language education in the US to frame these programs as inherently socially transformative and to see their proliferation in recent years as a natural means of developing more anti-racist spaces in public schools. In contrast, this book adopts a raciolinguistic perspective that points to the contradictory role that these programs play in both reproducing and challenging racial hierarchies. The book includes 11 chapters that adopt a range of methodological techniques (qualitative, quantitative and textual), disciplinary perspectives (linguistics, sociology and anthropology) and language foci (Spanish, Hebrew and Korean) to examine the ways that dual language education programs in the US often reinforce the racial inequities that they purport to challenge.

Author : M. Rafael Salaberry
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847691773
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Language Allegiances and Bilingualism in the US written by M. Rafael Salaberry and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the close association between use of a language and the sense of affiliation with the culture associated with it: an allegiance that seems to garner a type of loyalty and support that few other identities command.

Author : Fabrice Jaumont
Publisher : TBR Books
ISBN 13 : 1947626000
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Bilingual Revolution written by Fabrice Jaumont and published by TBR Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bilingual Revolution is a collection of inspirational vignettes and practical advice that tells the story of the parents and educators who founded dual language programs in New York City public schools. The book doubles as a "how to" manual for setting up your own bilingual school and, in so doing, launching your own revolution.

Author : Einar Haugen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Bilingualism in the Americas written by Einar Haugen and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sarah C. K. Moore
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1788924258
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A History of Bilingual Education in the US written by Sarah C. K. Moore and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2021-03-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces a history of bilingual education in the US, unveiling the role of politics in policy development and implementation. It introduces readers to past systemic supports for creation of diverse bilingual educational programs and situates particular instances and phases of expansion and decline within related sociopolitical backdrops.

Author : Martin Ridge
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412837972
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The New Bilingualism written by Martin Ridge and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: