Bilingual Education: From Compensatory To Quality Schooling
By Unknown Author.
Description
The discourse on education of students who come to school with a language and cultural background other than English has been stuck on the issue of language choice. Arguments in favor of bilingual education stress the advantages of using the native language of the students. Those against list the benefits of English-only instruction. The political struggle to defend the existence of bilingual education in schools has also dissipated too much energy in the search of a "perfect" model. The recent history of bilingual education is replete with various models all posing as panaceas. E...
ISBN(s)
0805824952, 9780805824957
