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Should the United States be multilingual? / Amy Francis, Book Editor.

Contributor(s): Francis, Amy.
Series: At issue.Publisher: Detroit : Gale/Cengage Learning, c2011Description: 119 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780737748925 (hbk.); 9780737748932 (pbk.); 0737748923 (hbk.).Subject(s): Language policy -- United States | Language planning -- United States | Multilingualism -- United States | Education, Bilingual -- United StatesDDC classification: 306.44973
Contents:
English should be the national language of the United States / Congressman Steve King -- The United States Should Not Have a National Language / Chris Donnelly -- Literacy Should Not Be Defined by Proficiency in English -- Election Ballots Must Be Multilingual / Glenn D. Magpantay -- Multilingualism is Bad for the United States / Franklin Raff -- The United States benefits from bilingual Americans / Rowena Alegria -- Addressing Multilingualism in Religious Communities is Challenging / Annie Gowen -- English-Speaking Americans Do Not Need to Learn a Foreign Language / Jay Nordlinger -- Bilingual education does not help students / Greg Collins -- Students Have a Right to Use Their Native Language / Christina M. Rodriguez -- Multilingual Children Are Valuable Assets to Schools and Society / Marilyn Brown -- English-only Legislation Causes Problems for Public Libraries / Nicole M. Nicolino -- Libraries Should Not Support Multiple Languages / Julia Stephens -- Fear of Increased Immigration Has Lead to Language Discrimination / Sandra Del Valle.
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306.44973 SHO 2011 (Browse shelf) 1 Available SLASx,05000,03,CL 5000119433

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113) and index.

English should be the national language of the United States / Congressman Steve King -- The United States Should Not Have a National Language / Chris Donnelly -- Literacy Should Not Be Defined by Proficiency in English -- Election Ballots Must Be Multilingual / Glenn D. Magpantay -- Multilingualism is Bad for the United States / Franklin Raff -- The United States benefits from bilingual Americans / Rowena Alegria -- Addressing Multilingualism in Religious Communities is Challenging / Annie Gowen -- English-Speaking Americans Do Not Need to Learn a Foreign Language / Jay Nordlinger -- Bilingual education does not help students / Greg Collins -- Students Have a Right to Use Their Native Language / Christina M. Rodriguez -- Multilingual Children Are Valuable Assets to Schools and Society / Marilyn Brown -- English-only Legislation Causes Problems for Public Libraries / Nicole M. Nicolino -- Libraries Should Not Support Multiple Languages / Julia Stephens -- Fear of Increased Immigration Has Lead to Language Discrimination / Sandra Del Valle.