English Only Policy
Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to English Only Policy. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file.
Ming-Fang Hsieh
Reference Specialist
Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
English First Official Home Page
Language Policy -- English Only Movement
Anatomy of the English-Only Movement
Reexamining English Only in the ESL Classroom
Bilingual Education: An Overview
English Only Updates
Philosophical Assumptions of English-only Instruction versus Bilingual Education
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs
Online Discussion Groups/Listservs
NCTE's Conversations: Lists
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Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: EJ629188
AU: Horner,-Bruce
TI: "Students' Right," English Only, and Re-imagining the Politics of Language.
PY: 2001
SO: College-English; v63 n6 p741-58 Jul 2001
DEM: *English-Second-Language; *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes; *Politics-of-Education; *Student-Rights
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education
AB: Argues that a lack of language legislation is indicative of a pervasive, tacit policy of "English Only" in composition and of a constellation of assumptions about languages, and language users that continues to cripple public debate on English Only and compositionists' approaches to matters of "error." Proposes an approach to language and "error" considering the relations of language to power. (SG)
AN: ED454519
AU: Gonzalez,-Roseann-Duenas, ed.
TI: Language Ideologies: Critical Perspectives on the Official English Movement. Volume 2: History, Theory, and Policy.
CS: National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.
PY: 2001
AV: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 26790-3050: $28.95, members; $38.95, nonmembers). Tel: 800-369-6283 (Toll Free); Web site http://www.ncte.org.
NT: Edited with Ildiko Melis. Foreword by Henry A. Giroux. See ED 447 481 for volume 1.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC19 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED454519
DEM: *Cultural-Pluralism; *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes; *Language-Role
DER: Adult-Education; Bilingual-Education; Educational-Legislation; Educational-Policy; Educational-Practices; Elementary-Secondary-Education; English-Second-Language; Foreign-Countries; Ideology-; Official-Languages; Public-Schools
AB: This collection of essays addresses the complicated and divisive issues at the heart of the debate over language diversity and the English Only movement in United States public education. Blending social, political, and legal analyses of the ideologies of language with perspectives on the impact of the English Only movement on education and in classrooms at all levels, the collection offers a wide range of perspectives that teachers and literacy advocates can use to inform practice as well as policy. The essays in volume 2 explore the political, legislative, and social implications of language ideologies, focusing in particular on the implications for policymakers and language-program administrators. Essays in part 1, Update and Document, are: (1) "Language Legislation and Language Abuse: American Language Policy through the 1990s" (Dennis Baron); (2) "Statement on the Civil Liberties Implications of Official English Legislation before the United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, December 6, 1995" (Edward M. Chen); and (3) "Acquiring a Slice of Anglo-American Pie: A Portrait of Language Shift in a Franco-American Family" (Robert S. Williams and Kathleen C. Riley). Essays in part 2, Language, Justice, and Law, are: (4) "Social Justice, Language Policy, and English Only" (David Corson); (5) "The New American Spanish War: How the Courts and the Legislatures Are Aiding the Suppression of Languages Other Than English" (Juan F. Perea); (6) "Bilingual Individuals and Language-Based Discrimination: Advancing the State of the Law on Language Rights" (Guadalupe Valdes); and (7) "'Shooting Themselves in the Foot': Consequences of English Only Supporters 'Going to Law'" (Randy H. Lee, and David F. Marshall). Essays in part 3, Language and Ideology, are: (8) "Lessons from Colonial Language Policies" (Alastair Pennycook); (9) "Three Newspapers and a Linguist: A Folk Linguistic Journey into the Land of English as the Official Language" (Lynn M. Goldstein); (10) "The Racializing Function of Language Panics" (Jane H. Hill); and (11) "Analyzing the Rhetoric of the English Only Movement" (Amanda Espinosa-Aguilar). Essays in part 4, Official English, Official Language, and the World, are: (12) "Not Only English: English Only and the World" (Robert B. Kaplan and Richard B. Baldauf, Jr.); (13) "Language and Democracy in the USA and the RSA" (Geneva Smitherman); and (14) "The 'Normalization' of Minority Languages in Spain" (Cynthia Miguelez). An afterword, "Lessons, Caveats, and a Way Forward" by Thomas Ricento, is attached. (RS)
AN: EJ622839
AU: Barker,-Valerie; Giles,-Howard; Noels,-Kimberly; Duck,-Julie; Hecht,-Michael; Clement,-Richarde
TI: The English-Only Movement: A Communication Analysis of Changing Perceptions of Language Vitality.
PY: 2001
SO: Journal-of-Communication; v51 n1 p3-37 Mar 2001
DEM: *Bilingualism-; *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes
DER: Communication-Research; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Politics-of-Education
AB: Offers an extensive literature review across disciplines and media reports on the potential impact of the English-only movement. Examines how Anglo support for English-only policies limits the use, promotion, and salience of minority languages like Spanish in institutional settings and in the linguistic landscape. Examines language vitality theory; perceptions of intergroup vitality; language policy in education; and English-only arguments and research. (SR)
AN: EJ623770
AU: Dixon,-Carol; Green,-Judith; Yeager,-Beth; Baker,-Doug; Franquiz,-Maria
TI: "I Used To Know That": What Happens When Reform Gets through the Classroom Door.
PY: 2000
SO: Bilingual-Research-Journal; v24 n1-2 p113-26 Win-Spr 2000
NT: Theme issue title: "Implementation of California's Proposition 227: 1998-2000."
DEM: *Educational-Environment; *Educational-Policy; *English-Only-Movement; *Equal-Education; *Politics-of-Education
DER: Bilingual-Education; Case-Studies; Discriminatory-Legislation; Educational-Change; Educational-Legislation; Elementary-Education; High-Stakes-Tests; Literacy-Education; State-Standards; Student-Attitudes
AB: An ethnographic study in two California school districts examines how court cases, federal and state legislation, local and state school board decisions, election results, and national reports interacted to constrain students' confidence to function at a particular level in English and the learning opportunities that a bilingual teacher could provide to linguistically diverse students. (Contains 23 references.) (TD)
AN: EJ618122
AU: Krashen,-Stephen
TI: Official English: Bridge or Barrier?
PY: 2000
SO: ESL-Magazine; v3 n6 p18-19 Nov-Dec 2000
DEM: *English-Second-Language; *English-Only-Movement
DER: Bilingual-Education; Second-Language-Instruction; Second-Language-Learning
AB: Discusses the official English movement in the United States. Provides suggestions for groups that really want to help immigrants acquire English, by building bridges and not barriers. These include the following: (1) joining private and charitable organizations in helping make English-as-a-Second-Language classes available; (2) support libraries; and (3) support bilingual education. (Author/VWL)
AN: ED447481
AU: Gonzalez,-Roseann-Duenas, ed.
TI: Language Ideologies: Critical Perspectives on the Official English Movement. Volume 1: Education and the Social Implications of Official Language.
CS: National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL.
PY: 2000
AV: National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 26677-3050: $27.95 members, $33.95 nonmembers). Tel: 800-369-6283 (Toll Free); Web site http://www.ncte.org.
NT: Edited with Ildiko Melis. Foreword by Jim Cummins.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC17 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED447481
DEM: *Cultural-Pluralism; *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes; *Language-Role
DER: Adult-Education; Bilingual-Education; Educational-Policy; Educational-Practices; Elementary-Secondary-Education; English-Second-Language; Ideology-; Official-Languages; Public-Schools
AB: This collection of essays addresses the complicated and divisive issues at the heart of the debate over language diversity and the English Only movement in United States public education. Blending social, political, and legal analyses of the ideologies of language with perspectives on the impact of the English Only movement on education and in classrooms at all levels, the collection offers a wide range of perspectives that teachers and literacy advocates can use to inform practice as well as policy. In the first section, Update, the following essays are featured: (1) "The Demographics of Diversity in the United States" (Dorothy Waggoner); (2) "Proposition 227: A New Phase of the English Only Movement" (James Crawford); and (3) "The Politics of English Only in the United States: Historical, Social, and Legal Aspects" (Carol Schmid). In the second section, Research and Politics, these essays are featured: (4) "Treating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity as a Resource: The Research Response to the Challenges Inherent in the Improving America's Schools Act and California's Proposition 227" (Eugene E. Garcia); (5) "'The Younger, the Better' Myth and Bilingual Education" (Thomas Scovel); and (6) "Bilingual Education: The Debate Continues" (Stephen D. Krashen). The third section, Politics, Economy, and the Classroom, contains the following essays: (7) "English Only and ESL Instruction: Will It Make a Difference?" (Elliot L. Judd); (8) "When Pedagogy Meets Politics: Challenging English Only in Adult Education" (Elsa Roberts Auerbach); and (9) "Which English Skills Matter to Immigrants? The Acquisition and Value of Four English Skills" (Arturo Gonzalez). The fourth section, What Difference Does Difference Make? contains these essays: (10) "That's Not My Language: The Struggle To (Re)Define African American English" (Rosina Lippi-Green); (11) "Of Spanish Dispossessed" (Frances R. Aparicio); (12) "From 'Bad Attitudes' to(ward) Linguistic Pluralism: Developing Reflective Language Policy among Preservice Teachers" (Gail Y. Okawa); (13) "Between the Lines: Reconciling Diversity and Standard English" (Victoria Cliett); and (14) "Transcultural Rhetorics for Cultural Survival" (Louise Rodriguez Connal). Concludes with: "Afterword: On English Only" (Victor Villanueva). (NKA)
AN: ED446452
AU: Crawford,-James
TI: At War with Diversity: U.S. Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety. Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 25.
PY: 2000
AV: Multilingual Matters Ltd., UTP, 2250 Military Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150. Web site: http://www.multilingual-matters.com.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *English-Only-Movement; *Opinions-; *Politics-of-Education
DER: Bilingual-Education-Programs; Bilingualism-; English-Second-Language; Federal-Legislation; Language-Attitudes; Language-Minorities; Official-Languages; Political-Issues; Second-Language-Instruction; Second-Language-Learning; Uncommonly-Taught-Languages
AB: Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only activism in American politics. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its effects on education policy. This book also explores efforts to resist the English-only trend, including projects to revitalize American Indian languages. Chapter titles include the following: "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." Extensive references and a detailed index are included. (KFT)
AN: EJ604371
AU: Macedo,-Donaldo
TI: The Colonialism of the English Only Movement.
PY: 2000
SO: Educational-Researcher; v29 n3 p15-24 Apr 2000
DEM: *Bilingual-Education; *English-Only-Movement; *Ethnic-Bias; *Racial-Bias
DER: Bilingual-Students; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Ethnicity-; Higher-Education; Language-Minorities; Limited-English-Speaking; Non-English-Speaking
AB: Argues that attempts to institute proper and effective methods of educating non English speaking students cannot be reduced simply to issues of language, but rest on a full understanding of the ideological elements that generate and sustain linguistic, cultural, and racial discrimination, which represent vestiges of a colonial legacy in today's democratic society. (SM)
AN: EJ597418
AU: Corson,-David
TI: English Only and Social Justice.
PY: 1999
SO: TESOL-Journal; v8 n3 p18-22 Aut 1999
NT: Special issue: One World, Many Tongues: Language Policies and the Rights of Learners.
DEM: *English-Second-Language; *English-Only-Movement; *Justice-; *Minority-Groups; *Public-Policy
DER: Second-Language-Instruction
AB: Sketches the strengths and weaknesses of the approach to social justice offered by John Rawls, an approach that continues to dominate discussions about social justice and public policy. Contrasts that conception with a critically realistic approach to judging social justice, and argues that the latter is more respectful of minority group interests. (Author/VWL)
AN: EJ584513
AU: Santoro,-Wayne-A.
TI: Conventional Politics Takes Center Stage: The Latino Struggle against English-Only Laws.
PY: 1999
SO: Social-Forces; v77 n3 p887-909 Mar 1999
NT: An earlier version was presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association (New York, NY, 1996).
DEM: *English-Only-Movement; *Hispanic-Americans; *Political-Power; *State-Legislation
DER: Activism-; Lobbying-; Politics-of-Education; Public-Policy; Social-Action
AB: A study of U.S. English-only legislation found that Latino voting blocs and state legislators, not extrainstitutional resources, helped limit passage of English-only statutes in the 1980s. In four states that ratified such statutes by citizen-initiated referenda, however, Latino institutional and extrainstitutional resources did not prevent adoption of the policy. Contains 74 references. (TD)
AN: EJ579698
AU: Dopke,-Susanne
TI: Can the Principle of "One Person-One Language" be Disregarded as Unrealistically Elitist?
PY: 1998
SO: Australian-Review-of-Applied-Linguistics; v21 n1 p41-56 1998
DEM: *Bilingualism-; *Child-Language; *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes
DER: Children-; Official-Languages; Second-Language-Learning
AB: Discusses childhood bilingualism, reviewing the one person-one language principle and the criticism against it, discussing shortcomings of the criticism, examining what the principle can do to bilingual families, and noting the sociolinguistic and developmental effects that one person-one language principle can have on the acquisition of the minority language. (SM)
AN: EJ575258
AU: Shultz,-Jim
TI: Bilingual Education: Politics First, Children Second.
PY: 1998
SO: Thrust-for-Educational-Leadership; v28 n2 p22-24 Nov-Dec 1998
NT: Article reprints available through "http://uncweb.carl.org" ($10 plus copyright fee). Journal availability: Association of California School Administrators, 1575 Bayshore Hwy., Burlingame, CA 94010.
DEM: *Bilingual-Education; *Civil-Liberties; *Educational-Change; *English-Only-Movement; *Politics-of-Education; *State-Legislation
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education
AB: Passage of Proposition 227 (ending bilingual education in California public schools) in June 1998 holds many lessons, including the need to address criticisms early. In electoral battles, administrators should lead with parents, not educators, academics, or advocates. Proposition 227's fate was sealed a year earlier, when bilingual advocates blocked legislative reform efforts. (MLH)
AN: EJ564373
TI: The National Language Policy. Spotlight: Montessori--Multilingual, Multicultural.
PY: 1998
SO: Montessori-Life; v10 n2 p30 Spr 1998
DEM: *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes; *Official-Languages; *Public-Policy
DER: Monolingualism-; Multilingualism-
AB: Presents the resolution of the Conference on College Composition and Communication to support the National Language Policy, a pro-multilingualism response to efforts to make English the official language of the United States. Describes the English Only movement and its shortcomings and delineates other organizations opposed to English Only. Describes actions people can take to support the National Language Policy. (KB)
AN: ED407878
AU: Groff,-Gerald
TI: English-Only and ESL Literacy in the Workplace: A Review of the Literature.
PY: 1997
NT: Master of Science paper, Pennsylvania State University.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED407878
DEM: *Equal-Opportunities-Jobs; *Language-Role; *Official-Languages; *Organizational-Communication; *Vocational-English-Second-Language; *Workplace-Literacy
DER: Civil-Rights; Court-Litigation; English-; Federal-Legislation; Federal-Regulation; Language-Usage; Legal-Problems; Literacy-Education; Public-Policy; State-Legislation
AB: A study investigated "English-only" policies as they relate to workplace literacy and language use. Literature in four areas is examined and integrated: (1) court cases resulting from English-only policies of several companies; (2) requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines for its interpretation; (3) workplace English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy programs; and (4) human resource development literature that reports and interprets development relating to English-only for human resource professionals. It is concluded that a primary justification offered by companies for their English-only policies is the belief that American monolingual speakers of English experience negative feelings when they hear a foreign language, a testable hypothesis worthy of further research. If this claim could be substantiated, it would have important implications for future workplace ESL literacy programs, which could address this issue. Of the sampled workplace ESL literacy programs from the last decade, the great majority have paid little attention to needs assessment in program development. It is recommended that such programs must take a broader view of the workplace as a communication system and address all language-related factors. Contains 110 references. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
AN: ED406849
AU: Lewelling,-Vickie-W.
TI: Official English and English Plus: An Update. ERIC Digest.
CS: ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC.
PY: 1997
AV: ERIC/CLL, 1118 22nd Street N.W., Washington, DC 20037.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED406849
DEM: *Bilingual-Education; *English-; *English-Only-Movement; *Official-Languages; *Voting-
DER: Civil-Rights; Cultural-Pluralism; English-Second-Language; Federal-Legislation; Immigrants-; Limited-English-Speaking; Non-English-Speaking; State-Legislation
AB: This digest provides an overview of the opposing sides in the Official English debate--Official English and English Plus. Proponents of Official English seek to make English the official language of the United States through passage of a constitutional amendment. The movement is spearheaded by two groups, U.S. English and English First. Official English supporters are concerned that bilingual ballots are contradictory to citizenship laws and make non-English speakers prey to bloc voting. They believe that bilingual education advocates preservation of native language and cultures at the expense of learning English. Although the Senate convened hearings on official English in 1984, and the House did in 1988, an English language amendment has never come to a congressional vote. In 1991, proponents took a different approach and launched a statutory form of official English. This Language of Government bill has appeared in several versions, and one of these bills passed the House but not the Senate in 1996. A similar bill is pending in the 105th Congress. English Plus supporters see cultural diversity as a national strength, support bilingual ballots, and cite evidence that successful bilingual education programs result in faster acquisition of English. English Plus legislation in the form of non-binding/policy statement has been introduced in opposition to English only legislation, and several states have adopted English Plus resolutions. A 13-item bibliography is provided. (JL)
AN: EJ605552
AU: Galindo,-Rene
TI: Language Wars: The Ideological Dimensions of the Debates on Bilingual Education.
PY: 1997
SO: Bilingual-Research-Journal; v21 n2-3 p163-201 Spr-Sum 1997
NT: Published in 1999.
DEM: *Bilingual-Education; *English-Only-Movement; *Ideology-; *Language-Attitudes; *Social-Bias
DER: Acculturation-; Bilingualism-; Civil-Liberties; Culture-Conflict; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Equal-Education; Immigrants-; Limited-English-Speaking; Parent-School-Relationship; Politics-of-Education; World-Views
AB: A conceptual framework was developed to analyze ideological debates about bilingual education in California and Colorado. A discussion of language as problem, as resource, and as right reveals how viewing Spanish as a problem enables devaluation of bilingualism and the linguistic capital of Latino immigrants, and the displacement of Latino parents from participation in their children's education. (Contains 58 references.) (Author/TD)
AN: EJ590142
AU: Crawford,-James
TI: The Campaign against Proposition 227: A Post Mortem.
PY: 1997
SO: Bilingual-Research-Journal; v21 n1 p1-29 Win 1997
DEM: *Bilingual-Education; *Educational-Policy; *English-Only-Movement; *Politics-of-Education
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Ethnic-Bias; Language-of-Instruction; Limited-English-Speaking; Mass-Media-Effects; Public-Opinion; Public-Policy
AB: Examines the victory of California's Proposition 227, which mandated English-only instruction, and two viewpoints that reflect conflicting analyses of why Proposition 227 passed. To influence future decision making, bilingual-education advocates must learn to participate more effectively in policy debate without distorting research or denouncing their opponents. Contains 70 references. (CDS)
AN: ED432130
AU: deMoraes,-Beatriz-B.
TI: What Is the Impact of English-Only and New Immigration Laws on Non-English Speaking Patients?
PY: 1997
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED432130
DEM: *English-Second-Language; *Health-Services; *Immigrants-; *Limited-English-Speaking; *Patients-; *Public-Policy
DER: Access-to-Information; Annotated-Bibliographies; Civil-Rights; Disabilities-; English-Only-Movement; Federal-Regulation; Health-Maintenance-Organizations; Interpersonal-Communication; Language-Minorities; Medical-Services; Older-Adults; Physician-Patient-Relationship; Poverty-; Sign-Language; Welfare-Services
AB: The annotated bibliography cites 21 articles and legal documents relating to the effects of English-only policies on the quality and availability of health care for immigrants and limited English-speakers. Article topics include eviction of illegal immigrants from nursing homes, health care for undocumented aliens, welfare reform and care for disabled illegal immigrants, state policy and language minority rights, English-only laws and access to information, availability of sign language and deaf interpretation, attitudes toward patient autonomy, health care and civil rights, poverty and health care, welfare reform, immigrant use of health care services, and managed care. (MSE)
AN: ED406842
AU: Dicker,-Susan-J.
TI: Languages in America: A Pluralist View. Bilingual Education and Bilingualism: 10.
PY: 1996
AV: Multilingual Matters Ltd., 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 (Paperback: ISBN-1-85359-336-2; Hardback: ISBN-1-85359-337-0).
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Cultural-Pluralism; *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes; *Language-Role; *Multilingualism-; *Public-Policy
DER: Elementary-Education; English-; Identification-Psychology; Immigrants-; Language-of-Instruction; Language-Planning; Monolingualism-; Official-Languages; Second-Language-Learning; Second-Languages
AB: Written for the layperson, this books presents perspectives in support of cultural diversity in America and against language restrictionism and establishment of English as the single official language. In a series of topical discussions, the book brings what linguists have learned about language acquisition to the issue of how the United States should address the language needs of its population. Chapters focus on the following topics: the role of language in connecting individuals and groups together; the symbolism of the American melting-pot myth and the way it colors Americans' expectations of immigrants and attitudes about the languages they bring with them; common misconceptions about newcomers and language learning; the role of language as means of instruction and subject of study in American schools; the history and nature of the official-English movement; the history of challenges to the language restrictionism movement; examples of one-language and officially bilingual or multilingual nations; and benefits of cultural diversity and multilingualism. Contains 307 references. (MSE)
AN: EJ535924
AU: Wiley,-Terrence-G.; Lukes,-Marguerite
TI: English-Only and Standard English Ideologies in the U.S.
PY: 1996
SO: TESOL-Quarterly; v30 n3 p511-35 Aut 1996
DEM: *English-Instruction; *Ideology-; *Language-Attitudes; *Monolingualism-; *Social-Stratification; *Standard-Spoken-Usage
DER: Immigrants-; Individualism-; Language-Planning; Language-Variation; Public-Opinion; Sociolinguistics-
AB: Compares the ideology of English monolingualism with a standard language ideology used to position speakers of different varieties of the same language within a social hierarchy. The article discusses the connection between assumptions underlying linguistic ideologies and other social ideologies related to individualism and social mobility. (104 references) (Author/CK)
AN: EJ535920
AU: Phillipson,-Robert; Skutnabb-Kangas,-Tove
TI: English Only Worldwide or Language Ecology?
PY: 1996
SO: TESOL-Quarterly; v30 n3 p429-52 Aut 1996
DEM: *Change-Strategies; *English-Second-Language; *Language-Attitudes; *Language-Planning; *Multilingualism-; *Official-Languages
DER: Language-Role; Legislation-; Power-Structure; Public-Policy; Second-Language-Instruction
AB: Examines the role of English worldwide and introduces paradigms: a "diffusion-of-English paradigm" and an "ecology-of-language paradigm." Discussion of the two paradigms in light of recent tendencies within the European Union, the postcommunist states, and the international arena emphasizes the alliance between language planning and policy and wider ideological, political, economic, cultural, and social trends. (84 references) (Author/CK)
AN: ED426599
AU: Ricento,-Thomas
TI: A Brief History of Language Restrictionism in the United States.
PY: 1995
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED426599
DEM: *Cultural-Pluralism; *English-; *English-Only-Movement; *Language-Attitudes; *Language-Role; *Official-Languages
DER: Federal-Government; Immigrants-; Public-Policy
AB: The history of the movement to establish English as the single official language of the United States (official English or English-only movement) is chronicled from the drafting of the Constitutions to the present, with emphasis on developments since the 1980s. Increasing interest in the early 1980s is attributed to political factors and demographic trends that emphasized a renewed commitment to "American" values. Stated and unstated goals of the proposed policy are discussed, and a historical tendency toward "language restrictionism" is traced from the early days of the United States through a number of distinct periods in which immigration rates were elevated. Recent legislative efforts of the English-only movement are detailed, and the role and policies of the political lobbying organization, US English, in this movement are explored. In conclusion, all individuals involved in English language education are encouraged to oppose official English legislation. (Contains 13 references.) (MSE)
AN: ED396029
AU: Lang,-Paul
TI: The English Language Debate. One Nation, One Language? Multicultural Issues.
PY: 1995
AV: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 44 Fadem Road, Box 699, Springfield, NJ 07081.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DEM: *Acculturation-; *English-Only-Movement; *Immigrants-; *Language-Attitudes; *Limited-English-Speaking; *Official-Languages
DER: Bilingual-Education; Bilingualism-; Childrens-Literature; Cultural-Differences; English-; English-Second-Language; Equal-Education; Multicultural-Education; Public-Schools
AB: This book for young readers explores the controversy surrounding the use of languages other than English in education and social settings in the United States. Supporters of the "Official English," or "U.S. English," movement believe that the government and schools should do anything they can to get all Americans to use English at school, at work, and in other public places. Opponents believe that while English is important, other languages have their places in the United States also, and that lawmakers and teachers should encourage recent arrivals to America to keep their native language while they learn English. The case studies of Joe Bernal, legislator and educator, and a proponent of bilingual education, and Linda Chavez, political activist and proponent of English as the tie that binds the nation, illustrate the language controversy. This book explores why the controversy has become so heated and how recent immigrants have coped with the problems of language, cultural heritage, and adjustment to American society. In addition to the debate over the role of bilingual education, there is debate over how bilingual education should be conducted. Research is necessary to determine what works best, and to assure equal education for language minority students. Nine resource organizations are listed, and 33 sources are listed for further reading. (SLD)
AN: EJ506786
AU: Giles,-Howard; and-others
TI: Reactions to Anglo- and Hispanic-American-Accented Speakers: Affect, Identity, Persuasion, and the English-Only Controversy.
PY: 1995
SO: Language-and-Communication; v15 n2 p107-20 Apr 1995
DEM: *College-Students; *English-; *Ethnic-Bias; *Hispanic-Americans; *Language-Attitudes; *Pronunciation-
DER: Cultural-Influences; Higher-Education; Political-Attitudes; Student-Attitudes
AB: Examined the reactions of 83 Anglo-American undergraduates to Anglo- and Hispanic-American-accented speakers supporting or opposing the English-only movement in California. Results found that respondents were happier when the Anglo source argued against rather than for English exclusivity, and that respondents' happiness was not affected by hearing either message from the Latino source. (46 references) (MDM)
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Title: Multilingual America: Transnationalism, ethnicity, and the languages
of American literature
Author: Sollors, Werner
Year: 1998
Publisher: New York: New York University Press
Title: Immigration: debating the issues
Author: Capaldi, Nicholas
Year: 1997
Publisher: Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books
Title: The English language debate: One nation, one language?
Author: Lang
Year: 1995
Publisher: Springfield, N.J.: Enslow
Title: Nativism reborn?: the Official English language movement and the American states
Author: Tatalovich, Raymond
Year: 1995
Publisher: Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky
Title: English--our official language?
Author: Gallegos, Bee
Year: New York: H.W. Wilson
Publisher: 1994
Title: Democracy or babel?: the Case for official English in the United States
Author: De la Pena, Fernando
Year: 1991
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. ENGLISH
Title: The English-only question
Author: Baron, Dennis E.
Year: 1990
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University
Title: Only English?: Law and language policy in the United States
Author: Piatt, Bill
Year: 1990
Publisher: Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press
Title: English plus, issues in bilingual education
Author: Cazden, Courtney B. & Snow, Catherine E.
Year: 1990
Publisher: Newbury Park: Sage
Title: Perspectives on official English: the Campaign for English as the official language of the USA
Author: Adams, Karen L. & Brink, Daniel T.
Year: 1990
Publisher: Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter
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