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Condemned Without a Trial : Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education by Stephen D. Krashen (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHeinemann
ISBN-100325001294
ISBN-139780325001296
eBay Product ID (ePID)324930
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages110 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCondemned Without a Trial : Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education
SubjectSociology / General, Bilingual Education, General, Evaluation & Assessment
Publication Year1999
TypeStudy Guide
AuthorStephen D. Krashen
Subject AreaSocial Science, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4.2 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN98-045356
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"The book succeeds admirably in its goal of demystifying the political discourse surrounding bilingual education."-Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, "The book succeeds admirably in its goal of demystifying the political discourse surrounding bilingual education."- Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, "The book succeeds admirably in its goal of demystifying the political discourse surrounding bilingual education." Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Grade FromKindergarten
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal370.117/5/0973
Table Of Content1. Bogus Argument #1: Bilingual Education Is Responsible for the High Hispanic Dropout Rate Bogus Argument #2: Most Immigrants Succeeded Without Bilingual Education (or, still more evidence for the value of education in the primary language) Bogus Argument #3: The United States Is the Only Country That Promotes Bilingual Education Bogus Argument #4: Bilingual Education Failed in California Bogus Argument #5: Public Opinion Is Against Bilingual Education A Note on Greene's A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Bilingual Education
SynopsisHere is a timely and important book for anyone concerned about the future of bilingual education in America., Here is a timely and important book for anyone concerned about the future of bilingual education in America. Written by Stephen Krashen, the nation's foremost expert on second language acquisition, it disproves many of the false assumptions and outright distortions that led to the passage of Proposition 227 in California. Now, as some of those same arguments proliferate in other states, Krashen explains the bases for five of these key beliefs, and proves-step-by-step-why they are wrong: Bilingual education is responsible for the high Hispanic dropout rate. In fact, studies show reduced and even no difference in dropout rates when background factors are controlled. Most immigrants succeeded without bilingual education. Krashen argues that many immigrants arrived here having had a de facto bilingual education in their countries of origin; and that until the last half of this century, economic success was not so strongly dependent on school success. The United States is the only nation that has bilingual education. There is ample evidence of bilingual programs not only existing, but also succeeding in countries like Norway and the Netherlands. Bilingual education failed in California. The author explores flaws in the methods of various studies and counters with other reasons why bilingual education students may not thriveNincluding widespread poverty and lack of reading materials. The public is against bilingual education. This argument, propagated by the media, proves false when one examines the biased language used in survey after survey. In its careful delineation of the real issues, Condemned Without a Trial gives educators, administrators, parents, and voters the essential understanding-and evidence-they have heretofore been denied.
LC Classification NumberLC3731.K727 1999
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