At War with Diversity: U.S. Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety

James Crawford

Published by Multilingual Matters 2000

At War with Diversity

U.S. Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety

James Crawford

In the series Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853596766

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About this book

Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only activism in U.S. politics. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy. The book also explores efforts to resist the English-only trend.

Author / Editor information

CrawfordJames:

James Crawford is president of the Institute for Language and Education Policy (www.elladvocates.org), a nonprofit research and advocacy organization. His recent books include English Learners in American Classrooms: 101 Questions, 101 Answers (coauthored with Stephen Krashen); At War with Diversity: US Language Policy in an Age of Anxiety; and Educating English Learners: Language Diversity in the Classroom (5th ed). Previously, he served as Washington editor of Education Week and executive director of the National Association for Bilingual Education.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Anatomy of the English-only Movement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
Boom to Bust: Official English in the 1990s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Endangered Native American Languages: What Is To Be Done, and Why? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Seven Hypotheses on Language Loss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
The Political Paradox of Bilingual Education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
The Proposition 227 Campaign: A Post Mortem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 152

eBook

Published: September 15, 2000
ISBN: 9781853596766