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October 2005
What Next? Burning Books?
It is almost a month since the U.S. Department of Education chose not to release a report commissioned three years ago on the effectiveness of bilingual education (see Language Magazine,...
January 2006
Dual Standards
When I came to California, I could not understand how anybody could be against bilingual education. As a child, I had lived in Canada where they experimented at my school with total...
March 2006
Squaring the Circle
Last month saw the publication of a long-awaited report on the effects of the implementation of Proposition 227 on English language learners in California (see p.13). The purpose of the five-year...
April 2006
Into the FOLD
The recent infighting amongst board members and staff at the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE — see NEWS, page 10) could not have come at a worse time. Last month,...
Blurring the Line between Language and Culture
Fatiha Guessabi argues that culture is a language in itself
Language always carries meanings and references beyond itself: The meanings of a particular language represent the culture of a particular social group. To interact with...
May 2006
Immigration Right
Over the last few weeks, the immigration debate has been raging across the U.S. as millions of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest against the draconian provisions of the proposed...
October 2008
Hole Language
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has recently created a furor by issuing an edict requiring that all competitors in its tour speak English or face suspension. The controversy soon spilled from...
Castellano en Casa
Daniel Ward can hardly conceal his passion for this most Spanish of regions
Castilla y León is not only the largest region of Spain, but the historical land which gave birth to Castellano (Castilian Spanish),...
June 2005
Time for Engagement
U.S. Senators Lieberman and Alexander have set a shining example of how to promote international trade and cooperation through the introduction of the United States-China Cultural Engagement Act (see News, page 10)....
May 2005
Study in Security
This issue contains our annual focus on international education to coincide with the NAFSA: Association of International Educators’ convention in Seattle. This subject is very dear to my heart since I was...
