Bilingual Education in the US

Scientific Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Applied Geography grade: 17 Free University of Berlin course: Oral and Writing Skills language: English abstract: On the introductory historical basis the role of bilingual education with focus on English as a second language for Hispanic children in school will be presented in this paper. After a theoretical introduction I examine the arguments for and against the bilingual education by balancing previous research on this issue. Then I will analyze the problems in this field and the language legislation in the US. For a better understanding of the importance of bilingualism in the US I will refer to the interest groups the differences between the states and to the issue of identity. To conclude I will focus on English and Spanish as world languages and try an outlook on the future of the multicultural US.