Historical perspectives of bilingual education in the United States

• Autores: María Isabel García Garrido, Miguel Fernández Álvarez
• Localización: Education in the knowledge society (EKS), ISSN 1138-9737, ISSN-e 2444-8729, Vol. 12, Nº. 3, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Sociedad de la información, lenguas minoritarias y educación en bilingüismo), págs. 41-55
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.14201/eks.8482
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Una perspectiva histórica de la educación bilingüe en Estados Unidos
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  • español

    El presente artículo presenta una revisión de la evolución de la educación bilingüe en los Estados Unidos. Así pues, presentamos una sinopsis de los principales movimientos que han estado en contra y a favor del bilingüismo.

    El respeto por la diversidad cultural y lingüística empezó a verse comprometido a partir de 1750 cuando Benjamín Franklin llevó a cabo el primer intento de imponer el inglés como el lenguaje oficial de los Estados Unidos. La oposición más fuerte al bilingüismo vio la luz en 1983 a través de un movimiento conocido como U.S. English. En 1986 aparecería otro movimiento con las mismas intenciones que U.S. English, el llamado English First.

    No obstante, el bilingüismo también ha tenido sus defensores, tales como el movimiento llamado English Plus. A su vez, el futuro del bilingüismo también se ha visto protegido de forma legal a través de tres actas gubernamentales: (1) Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), (2) Bilingual Education Act of 1968, y (3) No Child Left Behind Act.

  • English

    This article presents a revision of the evolution of bilingual education in the United States, focusing on the main movements that have been against and in favor of bilingualism.

    Respect for cultural and linguistic diversity started being jeopardized in 1750 when Benjamin Franklin tried to impose English as the official language of the United States. The strongest opposition to bilingualism took place in 1983 with a movement called U.S. English. Another movement, the so called English First, appeared in 1986 with the same objectives as U.S. English.

    However, bilingualism has also had its proposers, such as English Plus. The future of bilingualism has also been legally protected by three acts: (1) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), (2) The Bilingual Education Act of 1968, and (3) the No Child Left Behind Act.

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