English--our official language? / edited by Bee Gallegos.
| Other author | Gallegos, Bee. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : H.W. Wilson, ©1994. |
| Description | 147 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The Reference shelf, v. 66, no. 2 Reference shelf ; v. 66, no. 2. ^A22339 |
| Contents | Language debates in the United States / Jamie B. Draper & Martha Jimenez -- One nation...indivisible? / S.I. Hayakawa -- Towards a United America -- English plus: statement of purpose -- Pro-con: should English be our official language / Leah Eskin -- Language politics and American identity / Jack Citrin -- Official English or English only / James C. Stalker -- Official English isn't as good as it sounds / James Crawford -- English vs. Spanish in south Florida -- White supremacy or apple pie?: the politics of making English the official language of Arizona / Karen L. Adams -- Against English only / Roberto Rodriguez -- English-only labels ok, court rules / Harriet Chiang -- The battle over preserving the English language / Gary Imhoff & Gerda Bikales -- English in a multicultural America / Dennis Baron -- Legislating assimilation: the English only movement / Mark R. Halton -- Workplace language rules / William E. Lissy -- Closing the workplace language gap -- Bilingual education -- The societal context of bilingual education / Mary McGroarty -- Student leader a reflection of bilingual model / Lisa Davis. |
| Contents | Science students who are still learning English / Judith W. Rosenthal -- "The Babel myth": the English-only movement and its implications for libraries / Ingrid Betancourt -- A story of two children / Albert Shanker. |
| Local note | Little-284452 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-147). |
| LCCN | 94007872 |
| ISBN | 0824208579 |