Official English—A position supported by U.S. English, a citizens’ action group, which is seeking to have English declared by Congress as the official language of the United States. Individuals who support this movement believe that all public documents, records, legislation and regulations, as well as hearings, official ceremonies and public meetings should be conducted solely in English. Pedagogy—Art or science of teaching, which includes instructional strategies and methods. initiative passed by California voters in 1998 that required all Proposition 227—An language minority students to be educated in sheltered English immersion programs, not normally intended to exceed one year. Although it has not completely succeeded, Proposition 227 was designed to eliminate bilingual education from California’s schools. Regression to the mean—A statistical phenomenon that implies that scores at the extreme ends of the statistical distribution move toward the population average (mean), with low scores moving higher and high scores moving Sheltered English immersion—A process of English language acquisition structured so that nearly all instruction is in English—This is the instructional method mandated by California Proposition 227 and is normally limited to one year. Signed English—A system that translates the English oral or written word into a sign. Standard English—The English spoken by a particular group of individuals in a community. Typically this group is the professional educated middle class and the group with a high degree of influence and prestige in the community. when a second language replaces the first. Subtractive bilingualism—Occurs Transitional programs—Transitional programs emphasize bilingual education as a means of moving from the culture and language most commonly used for communication in the home to the mainstream of U.S. language and culture. The native language of the home is used to help the student make the transition to the English language. The native language is gradually phased out as the student becomes more proficient in English. Vernacular Black English—Another term for Black English, African American English, and Ebonics. A dialect used by many African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families. Yiddish—The language of Jews from Central and Eastern Europe and their descendants, resulting from a fusion of elements derived principally from a High German language written in Hebrew characters.
Official English—A position supported by U.S. English, a citizens’ action group, which is seeking to have English declared by Congress as the official language of the United States. Individuals who support this movement believe that all public documents, records, legislation and regulations, as well as hearings, official ceremonies and public meetings should be conducted solely in English. Pedagogy—Art or science of teaching, which includes instructional strategies and methods. Proposition 227—An initiative passed by California voters in 1998 that required all language minority students to be educated in sheltered English immersion programs, not normally intended to exceed one year. Although it has not completely succeeded, Proposition 227 was designed to eliminate bilingual education from California’s schools. Regression to the mean—A statistical phenomenon that implies that scores at the extreme ends of the statistical distribution move toward the population average (mean), with low scores moving higher and high scores moving Sheltered English immersion—A process of English language acquisition structured so that nearly all instruction is in English—This is the instructional method mandated by California Proposition 227 and is normally limited to one year. Signed English—A system that translates the English oral or written word into a sign. Standard English—The English spoken by a particular group of individuals in a community. Typically this group is the professional educated middle class and the group with a high degree of influence and prestige in the community. Subtractive bilingualism—Occurs when a second language replaces the first. Transitional programs—Transitional programs emphasize bilingual education as a means of moving from the culture and language most commonly used for communication in the home to the mainstream of U.S. language and culture. The native language of the home is used to help the student make the transition to the English language. The native language is gradually phased out as the student becomes more proficient in English. Vernacular Black English—Another term for Black English, African American English, and Ebonics. A dialect used by many African Americans and used primarily by those in working-class families. Yiddish—The language of Jews from Central and Eastern Europe and their descendants, resulting from a fusion of elements derived principally from a High German language written in Hebrew characters.
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