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The Rediscovery of Heritage and Community Language Education in the United States
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Lee, Jin Sook; Wright, Wayne E. – Review of Research in Education, 2014
Language and cultural preservation efforts among different communities of language speakers in the United States have received increasing attention as interest in linguistic rights and globalization continues to deepen. In addition to mounting evidence of the cognitive, psychological, and academic benefits of heritage language/community language…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Language Maintenance, Cultural Maintenance, Civil Rights
Khmer as a Heritage Language in the United States: Historical Sketch, Current Realities, and Future Prospects
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Wright, Wayne E. – Heritage Language Journal, 2010
Cambodian Americans are a fairly recent language minority group in the United States; most families arrived in the United States as refugees during the 1980s. Over the past 30 years, there has been great concern in the community regarding the maintenance loss of their native Khmer language. This article provides an historical and contemporary…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Community Leaders, Language Skill Attrition, Language Maintenance
High-Stakes Math Tests: How "No Child Left Behind" Leaves Newcomer English Language Learners behind
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Wright, Wayne E.; Li, Xiaoshi – Language Policy, 2008
The "No Child Left Behind Act" establishes federal education policy for the United States, with a heavy focus on accountability through high-stakes testing. Provisions specific to English language learners (ELLs) include the mandate for their inclusion in state math tests, even for newcomer students enrolled for less than one year. Most…
Descriptors: Cambodians, Textbooks, Federal Legislation, Language Proficiency