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Peer reviewedDicker, Susan J. – College ESL, 1995
Discusses attempts in the United States to make English the only official language and the motives underlying these activities. The article argues that the present mood of nativism poses a serious threat to English-as-a-Second-Language professionals and discusses the role of U.S. English, Inc., the major organization advocating language…
Descriptors: Change Agents, English (Second Language), Federal Legislation, Immigrants
