Views on Bilingualism in the United States: A Selective Historical Review.

Fitzgerald, Jill

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ERIC Number: EJ507282

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Publication Date: 1993

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Views on Bilingualism in the United States: A Selective Historical Review.

Fitzgerald, Jill

Bilingual Research Journal, v17 n1-2 p35-56 Win-Spr 1993

Reviews salient historical events and selected factors that reveal views on bilingualism in the United States from precolonial times to the present. Identifies patterns of attitudes toward bilingualism, and summarizes factors associated with various patterns in an effort to understand current controversy over bilingualism. Contains 42 references. (TD)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Immigration, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Limited English Speaking, Monolingualism, Social Attitudes, Social Bias, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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