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Direct linkCruze, Angela; Cota, Meg; López, Francesca – Language Policy, 2019
In 2006, Arizona ELL Task Force implemented Structured English Immersion (SEI) within its public schools to educate emergent bilingual (EB) students. Although prior research has demonstrated limitations of SEI, we investigate whether institutionalization has improved its implementation and outcomes using coordinators' and teachers' responses from…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Immersion Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Llamas-Flores, Silvia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2007, Arizona voters passed House Bill (HB) 2064, a law that fundamentally restructured the Structured English Immersion (SEI) program, putting into place a 4-hour English language development (ELD) block for educating English language learners (ELLs). Under this new language policy, ELL students are segregated from their English-speaking peers…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Language Usage, English Language Learners, English Instruction
Johnson, Eric J. – Language and Education, 2012
In 2000, voters in the US state of Arizona passed Proposition 203 "English for the Children," effectively abolishing bilingual education services in favor of a submersion approach termed Sheltered English Immersion. In this discussion, I use an ethnographic lens to highlight the logistical complexities involved in the negotiation of…
Descriptors: State Government, Voting, Barriers, Bilingual Education
Jimenez-Silva, Margarita; Gomez, Laura; Cisneros, Jesus – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2014
This article provides an analysis of Arizona's policy response in educating English language learners by conducting a narrative review. A critical Latina/o theory approach was used to analyze the data. This study reveals 5 salient policy responses: (a) severely limit bilingual education, (b) develop controversial funding solutions, (c) implement a…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, English Language Learners, Hispanic American Students
Download full textDiniz de Figueiredo, Eduardo H.; Hammill, Matthew J.; Fredricks, Daisy E. – CATESOL Journal, 2011
This pilot study investigated the attitudes of preservice teachers at a major university in Arizona concerning the Structured English Immersion (SEI) program that is now being used with English language learners (ELLs). Using a survey, we examined how preservice teachers feel about potentially working with ELLs in this SEI context. We focused on…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Immersion Programs, Student Teacher Attitudes, Student Surveys
Lillie, Karen E.; Markos, Amy; Estrella, Alexandria; Nguyen, Tracy; Trifiro, Anthony; Arias, M. Beatriz; Wiley, Terrence G.; Peer, Karisa; Perez, Karla – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2010
This study examines the implementation and organization of the state mandated curriculum in the 4-hour SEI block in 18 K-12 classrooms in 5 different districts. We focus on the effects of grouping by language proficiency, the delivery of the structure-based ESL curriculum, the provision of resources and limiting of access to grade-level…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, State Standards, Delivery Systems
