Bilingualism in Puerto Rico: A History of Frustration.

Fisher, John C.

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ERIC Number: EJ047617

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1971

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Bilingualism in Puerto Rico: A History of Frustration

Fisher, John C.

English Record, 21, 4, 19-24, Apr 71

Federal insistence on the teaching of academic English in the classrooms in Puerto Rican and other Spanish Speaking neighborhoods leads to a deterioration of public education due to a lack of properly trained teachers; special teacher education programs are needed. (JM)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism, Educational History, Educational Policy, Federal Government, Language Handicaps, Puerto Ricans, Spanish Speaking, Teacher Education

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