Why don't they learn English? : separating fact from fallacy in the U.S. language debate

Why don't they learn English? : separating fact from fallacy in the U.S. language debate /

Challenges the notion that immigrants do not learn the English language while living in this country, arguing that while English is being learned more and more, individual native languages are being left behind.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tse, Lucy
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Teachers College Press, ©2001.
Series:	Language and literacy series (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:	Language policy > United States. English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers. English language > Study and teaching > United States. Immigrants > United States > Language. Bilingualism > United States. Bilingualism. English language > Study and teaching. Immigrants > Language. Language policy. Einwanderer Ethnizität. Sprachpolitik Soziolinguistik Zweisprachigkeit Erziehung United States. Englisch. USA.

Table of Contents:

"Why don't they learn English?" : language policy and public perception
The state of English-language learning
The state of heritage language development
Why promote heritage languages?
How can heritage languages be promoted?
Where do we go from here?