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"Why don't they learn English?" : separating fact from fallacy in the U.S. language debate / Lucy Tse.

By: Series: Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Teachers College Press, c2001.Description: ix, 109 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0807740977 (acidfree paper)
  • 0807740969 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.44/973 21
LOC classification:
  • P119.32.U6 T78 2001
Online resources: Summary: Publisher description: This compelling book examines the often cited but poorly supported claims that immigrants fail to learn English, and the mistaken belief that immigrant communities cling to their heritage languages. The author reveals that, on the contrary, English is being learned at a rapid pace while heritage languages are disappearing quickly from family use. She shows us how current assumptions have a pervasive influence on language policy in the United States. Ultimately, the author argues for an educational approach that effectively embraces immigrant communities as they tackle the obstacles to language learning in the United States. This unique volume offers a short, readable introduction to these issues suitable for nonspecialists as well as educators, researchers, and other professionals.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks P119.32 .U6 T78 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000751635

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-103) and index.

Publisher description: This compelling book examines the often cited but poorly supported claims that immigrants fail to learn English, and the mistaken belief that immigrant communities cling to their heritage languages. The author reveals that, on the contrary, English is being learned at a rapid pace while heritage languages are disappearing quickly from family use. She shows us how current assumptions have a pervasive influence on language policy in the United States. Ultimately, the author argues for an educational approach that effectively embraces immigrant communities as they tackle the obstacles to language learning in the United States. This unique volume offers a short, readable introduction to these issues suitable for nonspecialists as well as educators, researchers, and other professionals.

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