1.  Bilingual Education: A Focus on Current Research   This site discusses the research supporting bilingual education and the importance of a person's first language.  It states the criticisms of bilingual education and compares bilingual education to an all-English program.  It presents the immersion argument and effectiveness of immersion programs for limited English proficient (LEP) students.

2.  Bilingual Education  This site defines several key terms involved in bilingual education such as immersion, transitional bilingual education, and maintenance bilingual education.  It gives opinions for and against bilingual education.  It has several good links to other articles in Education Week.

3.  Why Not Just Help Them Learn English?  This site gives several reasons why bilingual education should not be used.  It states that the best way to help people learn English is to let them concentrate on learning English.

4.  Why Bilingual Education?  This page examines some of the criticisms and its effect on public opinion, which often is based on misconceptions about bilingual education's goals and practices.  It explains the rationale underlying good bilingual programs and summarizes research findings about their effectiveness.

5.  Studies in Bilingual Education   This site has a lot of information and facts about bilingual education.  It discusses California's attempt to do away with bilingual education and how classrooms will be impacted by the change.  It has several good links which discuss such things as the research on bilingual education, the lack of support of bilingual education, and two ways of learning English.  It is very eye appealing and informative.
 

This page written by Tara Dillard.  Last updated April 5, 1999
Dr. Lewis  Educational Psychology  Freed-Hardeman University