Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only activism in U.S. politics. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy. The book also explores efforts to resist the English-only trend, including projects to revitalize Native American languages.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Anatomy of the English-only Movement
Boom to Bust: Official English in the 1990s
Endangered Native American Languages: What Is To Be Done, and Why?
Seven Hypotheses on Language Loss
The Political Paradox of Bilingual Education
The Proposition 227 Campaign: A Post Mortem
References
Index
About the author
James Crawford is president of the Institute for Language and Education Policy (www.elladvocates.org), a nonprofit research and advocacy organization. His recent books include English Learners in American Classrooms: 101 Questions, 101 Answers (coauthored with Stephen Krashen); At War with Diversity: US Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety; and Educating English Learners: Language Diversity in the Classroom (5th ed). Previously, he served as Washington editor of Education Week and executive director of the National Association for Bilingual Education.
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