Contents: J. Cummins, Foreword. R.D. González, Introduction.
Part I:Update. D. Waggoner, The Demographics of Diversity in the
United States. J. Crawford, Proposition 227: A New Phase of the
English Only Movement. C. Schmid, The Politics of English Only
in the United States: Historical, Social, and Legal Aspects.
Part II:Research and Politics. E.E. García, Treating Linguistic
and Cultural Diversity as a Resource: The Research Response to
the Challenges Inherent in the Improving America's Schools Act
and California's Proposition 227. T. Scovel, "The Younger, the
Better" Myth and Bilingual Education. S.D. Krashen, Bilingual
Education: The Debate Continues. Part III:Politics, Economy, and
the Classroom. E.L. Judd, English Only and ESL Instruction: Will
It Make a Difference? E.R. Auerbach, When Pedagogy Meets
Politics: Challenging English Only in Adult Education. A.
Gonzalez, Which English Skills Matter to Immigrants? The
Acquisition and Value of Four English Skills. Part IV:What
Difference Does Difference Make? R