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Clarification of three kinds of ESL Programs

Rossell, Christine H. "The near end of bilingual: Prop 227 was supposed to eliminate bilingual education from California's schools. For the most part, it succeeded-- and student performance is climbing slowly upward." Education Next. Gale. 3.4. 2003. p44(9). 13 March 2010.

This article talks about Prop 227 in California. Prop 227 was supposed to end bilingual education. The schools and parents fought it and refused to follow it. The article focuses on the three versions of ESL programs, and gives the benefits and reasons why people like those programs and choose to put their english learning children in them.

ESL Segregates

Wood, Michelle R. "ESL and Bilingual education as a proxy for racial and ethnic segregation in the U.S. schools (English as a Second Language)." Journal of Gender, Race and Justice. Gale. 11.3. 2008. p 279(30) 13 March 2010.

This article argues the disadvantages of ESL programs. The author believes that ESL programs create segregation in the public schools. By placing students with an english proficiency in separate classrooms creates segregation between white students and brown students. There are already problems between cultures as it is and ESL programs continues to promote those programs. The author does agree that it helps with their grades but they believe there is a better way.

ESL Programs

Guzman, Joseph M. "Learning English: strange as it may seem, new evidence shows it is better to know two languages but be taught math in English." Education Next. Gale. 2.3. 2002. pg. 58-65. 13 March 2010.

This article discusses the benefits of bilingual education. The author is a really big fan of ESL (English as a Second Language) programs in public schools. These programs put students in English classrooms, but at time during the day they put them into smaller discussion groups to help them out with their homework and the language. He spends the majority of the article discussing what an ESL program does and the benefits of having one.

Bilingual in Books

Jeffers, Dawn. "Bilingual Books For ESL Students... And Beyond." Children & Libraries: The Journal of The Association for Library Service to Children. EBSCO. Vol. 7, Issue 3. 2009. pg. 38-39. 10 March 2010.

This article is about Raven Tree Press' plan to create bilingual material. They believe it is important for those who only speak spanish to learn english and vice versa. By creating these materials not only will children learn a second language, but Raven Tree Press believes that they will develop and understanding for multicultural awareness and help the global economy in the long run.

Both Sides

Worsnop, Richard L. "Bilingual Education." CQ Researcher. CQ Press. 13 August 1993. 10 March 2010.

This article is about the bilingual education debate that has been going on for a while. It gives great information for both sides. It starts off with a story about a boy who moved from the Dominican Republic to Boston and learned English through bilingual education. It also gives quotes from a teacher who is very against bilingual education. It has more arguments than those two and gives the opinions of both sides.

More than just Spanish

Glod, Maria. "Schools Try Elementary Approach To Teaching Foreign Languages." The Washington Post. Aug. 2006. EBSCO database.

This article says that government and business leaders are asking for more bilingual speakers. How to get those? Foreign language classes in school. School districts around Washington D.C. are starting foreign language classes as early as kindergarden. One teacher is teaching some of her lessons in Spanish and some in English. An other is doing the same thing only with French and English. The goal is to help immigrants learn English and also to help English speakers do better later in life as bilinguals.