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Article
Facing the Challenges of a Bilingual Education Program in the 21st Century
Author(s)
Lucia Buttaro
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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2018.02.004
Affiliation(s)
Touro College, New York, USA
ABSTRACT
Schooling involves more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Schools also socialize students to
embrace broader socio-cultural values and norms. Important socio-cultural values of
public education in the Western world are appreciation and
understanding of linguistic and cultural diversity as well as reduction of intolerance and prejudice towards
others who are different from oneself. These are important goals for students
in most schools, because they encounter linguistic and cultural differences in
their own classrooms. As a result, getting to know and understand other
languages and cultures is important for students to be able to empathize and
appreciate many of their classmates
KEYWORDS
bilingual education, oppression, English as a new language (ENL), limited English proficient (LEP), language minority students, linguistic growth, native language
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