Bilingual Education      [Text-only version for printing]     [back to graphical version]  
The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject. The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo College students

General Information    

English Learners :  Language and Culture in Education   http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/
 A list of links from the California Department of Education about "Programs for English Learners," including information about "Bilingual Teacher Training Programs in California" and Proposition 227.

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)   http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
Authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, The NCELA collects and analyzes data on language instruction programs for limited-English proficient children.  Links to statistics, classroom practices, and more.

Recursos para la Enseñanza y el Aprendizaje de las Culturas Hispanas (REACH)     http://www.nflc.org/reach/
 For Spanish teachers:  To help in the teaching of Spanish and Hispanic cultures to bilingual Latino students.
For Spanish-speaking students in the US:  To aid in the development of their communicative abilities in Spanish, and their appreciation for Hispanic cultures in the US and the rest of the world.
For the public in general:  To offer access to a variety of useful reference information on the language and Hispanic cultures.

Proposition 227

About Proposition 227 -- The 1998 voter-passed initiative in California mandating children who are "English learners" (formerly called "limited English proficient") be placed in sheltered English immersion programs rather than bilingual programs: 

Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English learners, K-12 : Findings from a Five-Year Evolution : Final Report (2006)     http://www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/804
A report produced by the American Institutes for research (AIR) and Wetted for the California Department of Education, and mandated by the state legislature, to determine the effects of the proposition.

University of California's Linguistic Minority Research Institute (CU LMRI)     http://lmri.ucsb.edu/
 Disseminating research findings to researchers, educators, and policymakers on educational issues affecting linguistic minorities, as well as racial and ethnic minorities, and immigrants.

Educating California's Immigrant Children : An Overview of Bilingual Education / by Patricia L. de Cos     http://www.library.ca.gov/crb/99/09/99009.pdf
The California State Library's California Research Bureau's still useful 1999 report on Proposition 227.  See Executive Summary.

Official English    

Two organizations seeking to make English the official language of the United States:

Online Databases (Rio Hondo Students only)   

Issue & Controversies @ FACTS.com     http://www.2facts.com
Try searching for "bilingual education" in the Issues and Controversies database to find current information on the debate and its history, milestones, and legislation.

Books    
The following books can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library.

Reference Books
Non-circulating:

Specifically about bilingual education:

Bilingual education : a reference handbook (Contemporary education issues)
Call number: Ref LC3731.F45 2002

Encyclopedia of bilingualism & bilingual education
Call number: Ref LC3707.E53 1998

Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in childhood and society
Call number: Ref HQ767.9.T34 2002

General articles about bilingual education or bilingualism:

Encyclopedia of American education (Facts on File library of American history)
Call number: Ref LB17.U54 2001

Ethnic groups, immigrants, etc. and bilingual education:

Encyclopedia of American immigration
Call number: Ref JV6465.E53 2001

The Hispanic American almanac : a reference work on Hispanics in the United States
Call number: Ref E184.S75H557 2003

Legal aspects of bilingual education, "official English" laws, etc.:

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Call number: Ref KF4548.E53 2000
(see v.4, "Official English" laws)

West’s encyclopedia of American law
Call number: Ref KF154.W47 2005

Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the following Library of Congress subject headings:

Education, Bilingual

English language--Political aspects--United States

English-only movement

Language policy--United States

Linguistic minorities--Education--United States

Articles  
The Rio Hondo College Library provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases - http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm.  Please note:  you must be a Rio Hondo College student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.

The 5 sample searches below are from the ProQuest database. Use Advanced Search and type each term in a separate box:

    1.  (SUB(bilingual education) )  (from Peer-Reviewed Journals only)
    2.  (SUB(bilingual education) and GEO(California))
    3.  (SUB(bilingual education) and SUB(academic achievement) and not SOURCE(Bilingual Research Journal))
    4.  (SUB(bilingual education) and NAME(Unz, Ron K.))
    5.  (SUB(bilingual education) and SUB(Asian Americans))

Researched and evaluated by:
D. Petticoffer, Librarian 3/1998
last update: C. Oldham, Librarian 11/2009

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