The Context for Marginal Secondary ESL Programs: Contributing Factors and the Need for Further Research.

Grey, Mark A.

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ERIC Number: EJ439694

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Context for Marginal Secondary ESL Programs: Contributing Factors and the Need for Further Research.

Grey, Mark A.

Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, v9 p75-89 Fall 1991

This essay suggests that many factors cause English-as-a-Second-Language programs to be isolated from mainstream school processes and to be given marginal status. Factors include lack of experience, one-way assimilation, lack of empathy, melting pot myth, the English-only movement, and the continuing need for a "labor underclass." (24 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Economic Impact, English (Second Language), Minority Groups, Second Language Learning, Social Influences, Social Integration, Socioeconomic Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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