The implementation of bilingual education within schools has been a controversial topic throughout the years. In 1998, Ron Unz, set out to abolish bilingual education in California. Fueled by an anti-immigrant climate, Unz spearheaded a statewide campaign for Proposition 227, a highly controversial state initiative that required schools to teach language-minority students almost entirely in English. California was thus became the first state to prohibit bilingual programs in schools, radically altering the education of hundreds of thousands of children. Various states have even placed anti-bilingual education laws since then in Arizona and Massachusetts, and there was an attempt to eradicate bilingual education in Colorado in 2002.
b. Although …show more content…
Grounds 3
Transitional bilingual education programs often create an achievement gap. Students do not get the necessary time or preparation required to fully master the language before moving on to studying subjects in the language, thus they fail to be successful in the subject classes and are at a disadvantage of learning the material. This accounts for lower test scores in comparison to those
A program that holds back a student’s progress and academic success should not be continued to be widely implemented in schools, as it fails to achieve its primary purpose of transforming monolingual students into bilingual students.
Transitional bilingual programs do not ease in transition for students learning the language so although it intends to benefit its student it holds limitations that in turn put the student at a disadvantage in academic studies. Research shows two language immersion is linked to numerous positive and long-term benefits, including stronger literacy skills, narrowing of achievement gaps, and higher graduation rates.
VI. Rebuttal
a. There have been various transitional bilingual programs which have been successful in promoting student bilingualism. However, the number of success case is quite
b. Although …show more content…
Grounds 3
Transitional bilingual education programs often create an achievement gap. Students do not get the necessary time or preparation required to fully master the language before moving on to studying subjects in the language, thus they fail to be successful in the subject classes and are at a disadvantage of learning the material. This accounts for lower test scores in comparison to those
A program that holds back a student’s progress and academic success should not be continued to be widely implemented in schools, as it fails to achieve its primary purpose of transforming monolingual students into bilingual students.
Transitional bilingual programs do not ease in transition for students learning the language so although it intends to benefit its student it holds limitations that in turn put the student at a disadvantage in academic studies. Research shows two language immersion is linked to numerous positive and long-term benefits, including stronger literacy skills, narrowing of achievement gaps, and higher graduation rates.
VI. Rebuttal
a. There have been various transitional bilingual programs which have been successful in promoting student bilingualism. However, the number of success case is quite