"Dual" Classes See Growth in Popularity

Autor/in	Maxwell, Lesli A.
Titel	"Dual" Classes See Growth in Popularity
Quelle	In: Education Week, 31 (2012) 26, S.1 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Bilingualism; Immersion Programs; Bilingual Education; Politics of Education; Conflict; Language of Instruction; Cultural Awareness; World Views; Expertise; Educational Demand; Academic Achievement; Spanish; Mandarin Chinese; English; California; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingualismus; Immersionsprogramm; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Konflikt; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; World view; Weltanschauung; Expert appraisal; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Schulleistung; Spanisch; English language; Englisch; Kalifornien
Abstract	Growing numbers of schools are offering dual-language classes, where teachers split instruction between English and a second language. The numbers of dual-language-immersion programs have been steadily growing in public schools over the past decade or so, rising to more than 2,000 in 2011-12, according to estimates from national experts. That growth has come even as the numbers of transitional-bilingual-education programs shrank in the aftermath of heated, politically charged ballot initiatives pushing English immersion in states like Arizona, Massachusetts, and in California. Experts say the interest in dual-language programs now is driven by an increased demand for bilingual and biliterate workers and by educators who see positive impacts on academic achievement for both English-learners and students already fluent in English. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10