Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies ›› 2013, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (05): 32-37.

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History of American Bilingual Education: Disputes about Bilingual and English-only Education—A Case Study in California and Texas

LI Yanhong   

  • Online:2013-05-15 Published:2020-07-25

Abstract: In order to assimilate immigrants into the United States, the federal government adopted different language policy in different periods. After 20th century, debates about English-only and bilingual education never stop. Because of the specific political system of the United States, bilingual education shows various characteristics in some states. Based on the history of the bilingual education of the United States and the situation of California and Texas, the paper discusses the changes in carrying out the bilingual education and the nature of the bilingual education.

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