ESL and Language Planning in Puerto Rican Education.

Resnick, Melvin C.

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ERIC Number: EJ468891

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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ESL and Language Planning in Puerto Rican Education.

Resnick, Melvin C.

TESOL Quarterly, v27 n2 p259-75 Sum 1993

Historical, political, and sociolinguistic aspects of the teaching of English as a Second Language (ESL) in Puerto Rico are examined. It is suggested that the apparent failure of ESL instruction is in reality a motivated failure: a society's successful resolution of a conflict between government planning for bilingualism and social pressure for monolingualism. (35 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Government Role, Language Maintenance, Language Planning, Official Languages, Political Influences, Power Structure, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics, Spanish

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Puerto Rico

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