Under attack: The case against bilingual education

From: Bilingual Research Journal | Date: July 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Krashen, S. (1996). Under attack: The case against bilingual education. Culver City, CA: Language Education Associates, pp.108.

In February 1995, Eugene Garcia, then Director of the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, U.S. Department of Education, proclaimed to an enthusiastic audience of language minority educators that the debate over bilingual education was closed. Schools, he maintained, must value the languages and cultures of the students who walk through their doors. (see Author's Note)

In view of a growing body of research supporting the crucial role of a ...

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