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From Bilingual Education to English-only Movement

Author: ZhangXiaoZuo
Tutor: YanGang
School: Sichuan International Studies University
Course: English Language and Literature
Keywords: Bilingual Education But English Campaign Change Substance
CLC: H310.1
Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2010
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The late twentieth century, \Bilingual education suffered in the 1980s aimed through legislation establishing English as the only official language but English Campaign continues to attack. Since two hundred years, there was the official language of the United States equanimity of the status of English as firm as a rock, why restrict bilingual came to protect the position of English voices? Such is the substance of a policy change for immigrant language why? New The policy received the desired effect? ??through the study of the relevant literature, the authors believe that but the English movement is far from being just about the language and education, in fact, maintain its use a so-called \means, it is an American multiculturalism countercurrent. Gramsci's theory of cultural hegemony, the authors found that the essence of the language policy change in order to maintain the power of the dominant group. Language ruling group as a manipulation tool to use in order to achieve the purpose of implementation of the hegemonic domination of the ruling clique. In addition, through the analysis of the late twentieth century American social, political, economic background, the author also believes that changes in language policy is to find a scapegoat for the social problems in the United States. When a crisis occurs, in order to maintain its dominant socio-economic status, restore traditional values ??and social order, the ruling group tend to blame the body of the new immigrants. Finally, but English Campaign directed at the majority of immigrants from Asia and Latin American countries, in fact, is the discrimination of these immigrants. At the same time, \First, except for the English regulations violated linguistic minorities the right to freedom of expression as a basic human right. Second, the new policy did not like its before as claimed to improve the English language proficiency of immigrants. Third, the destruction of cultural diversity. \In addition, it helps to evoke the protection of minority languages ??and cultural awareness and to provide a reference for other multi-ethnic country. Truly endangered danger is not the status of English, but the language and culture of the ethnic minorities. Their diversity should be a statue to be respected. Diversity can be accepted and used to create a more peaceful and equal society. The ruling group should also be a more tolerant attitude towards the language and culture of the ethnic minorities.

From Bilingual Education to English-only Movement

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