Make sure that you read all the items below and answer all the questions in "Study Questions from the Additional Readings" in Module 5 in Canvas. You will find the full text for six of the eight items in a folder in Module 5. To read the information about the 2010 and 2020 U.S. Census, use the links below.
These readings all contain research evidence that students must incorporate in the writing of their research papers. If students are writing their term paper on bilingual education, they must incorporate the material from at least two of the following sources: Curiel, et al; the two papers by Greene; and the study by Ramirez, et al. If students are writing about whether English should be the official language, they must incorporate the information from two of the other four studies.
Students should read all eight sources as questions from them appear on the final examination.
I have also created a list of recommended sources that students can use to begin research on their term paper.
Curiel, H., Rosenthal, J., & Richek, H. (1986). Impacts of bilingual education on
secondary school
grades, attendance, retentions and drop-out. Hispanic Journal
of Behavioral Sciences, 8, 357-367.
Greene, J. P. (1998a). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bilingual education.
Claremont, CA: The Tomás Rivera Policy Center.
Greene, J. P. (1998b). Bilingual education: The case for science over politics.
Claremont, CA: The Tomás Rivera Policy Center.
McCarthy,
K., & Burciaga Valdez, R. (1986). Current and future effects of Mexican
immigration in California. Santa Monica, CA: The Rand Corporation. (The
instructor has summarized the most important parts of the monograph in a PowerPoint
lecture found in Module 3 in Blackboard).
Ramirez, J., Yuen, S., & Ramey,
D. (1991). Executive summary: Final report:
longitudinal
study of structured English immersion strategy, early-exit
late-exit transitional bilingual education programs for language-minority children.
Mateo, CA: Aguirre International.
U.S. Census Bureau (2003). Language use and English-speaking ability: 2000. Census 2000 Brief: Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000
U.S. Census Bureau (2013). Language use in the United States: 2011. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2013/acs/acs-22/acs-22.pdf
U.S. Census Bureau. (2022). Language use in the United States: 2019. Language Use in the United States: 2019 (census.gov)
Waggoner, D. (1988). Language minorities in the United States in the 1980's: The evidence from the 1980 census. In S. L. McKay & S.-L. Wong (Eds.) Language diversity: Problem or resource? (pp. 69-108). Cambridge: Newbury House Publishers. (The instructor has summarized the most important parts of this article in a PowerPoint lecture found in Module 4 in Blackboard).