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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><BR><FONT size=2><SPAN class=625484216-12072002><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Wayne Wright
[mailto:Wayne.Wright@asu.edu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 12, 2002 9:26
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Language
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<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Language Policy Research Unit (LPRU), a
division of the Education Policy</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Studies Laboratory (EPSL) at Arizona State University, has recently
updated the News Archives section of their website. This section provides the
full-text of articles related to Language Policy and Planning from major
newspapers around the world. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Over 200 articles appearing in April and
May 2002 have been added.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Articles
are listed by date in reverse chronological order. Articles for</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>June 2002 will be uploaded shortly. The
titles of the articles are</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>listed
below. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>We are interested in posting news articles
related to langauge policy</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>and
planning in languages other than English. If you come across any,</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>please forward it to me at
wayne.wright@asu.edu.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Thank you again for your interest. Comments
and suggestions are welcome!</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Wayne E. Wright </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Administrative Associate </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Language Policy Research Unit </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Education Policy Studies Laboratory </FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language Policy Research Unit
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Terrence G. Wiley, Director
</FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>-------------- </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>May 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>State education board approves rules for
English-only instruction </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Associated
Press, May 31, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Paradise Valley district at risk of losing
federal funds </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Anne Ryman, Arizona
Republic, May 31, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Rules OKd to Allow Bilingual Teaching
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Los Angeles Times, May 31, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kids learn a trio of languages; Montessori
method used in San Mateo </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Cicero A.
Estrella, The San Francisco Chronicle, May 31, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Immersion students converse well in second
language (Letter to Editor) </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Joan
Netten (National president Canadian Parents for French), Ottawa</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Citizen, May 31, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Cosgrove Speaks Up For Languages
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Lucy Beaumont And Linda Doherty,
Sydney Morning Herald, May 31, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Word Of Mouth Keeps Language Classes Filled
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Cynthia Cantrell, The Boston Globe,
May 30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Principals Speak Poorly Of Foreign Language
Courses </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Matthew Fynes-Clinton,
Courier Mail (Australia), May 30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Primary schools abandon languages
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Nhada Goodfellow, The Advertiser
(Australia), May 30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mount Pleasant a Trove of Spanish Titles
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Marcela Sanchez, The Washington
Post, May 30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>More firms pitch in for Speak Mandarin
effort; Organisers want to see</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>government-initiated campaign evolve into something the private
sector</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>and general public can own
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Straits Times (Singapore), May 30, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gapena: Malays must master other languages
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), May
30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English language teachers urged to make
efforts to improve student</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>proficiency </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits
Times (Malaysia), May 30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Vietnamese Language Classes to Be Offered;
Education: Parents asked</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Garden
Grove to consider the courses, saying their children are not</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>learning the tongue of their heritage. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Vivian Letran, Los Angeles Times, May 29,
2002 (Orange County Edition) </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Schools' Bilingual Ed Failures Push States To Seek Reforms
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tom Gray, Investor's Business
Daily, May 29, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Proficiency in English gives job applicants
competitive edge </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times
(Malaysia), May 28, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mastering Arabic's Nuances No Easy Mission
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Valerie Strauss, The Washington
Post, May 28, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Speaking English A State Issue New
Immigrants Clamor For Classes </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Cindy
Rodriguez and Bill Dedman, The Boston Globe, May 27, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>PROPOSICION 227: Los hijos de otros
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Francisco Ramos, La Opinion (Los
Angeles), May 27, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>In Tokyo, 'free drinks' do not mean free
drinks; This erroneous</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>translation
from a Japanese phrase highlights the nation's appalling</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>standard of English </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kwan Weng Kin, The Straits Times
(Singapore), May 27, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language lessons </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Editorial, South China Morning Post, May 27, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English benchmark test for students floated
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Quinton Chan, South China Morning
Post, May 27, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>British schools to downgrade foreign
languages </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Alfred Lee, The Straits
Times (Singapore), May 27, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Almost first in second languages Nebraska
has seen a surge in students</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>studying Spanish, German and French. Foreign language enrollment in
2000</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Judith Nygren, Omaha World-Herald, May 27,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Without words; For a 15-year-old
Filipina, the School for the Deaf in</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Fremont offered her best - and perhaps last - chance for language
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Elizabeth Bell, The San Francisco
Chronicle, May 26, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Research on the meaning of language;
Berkeley author focuses on deaf</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>people who learn to use words late in life </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Elizabeth Bell, The San Francisco Chronicle, May 26,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gael Force Lifts Hopes Of Vanishing Native
Speakers </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Murdo Mcleod, Scotland on
Sunday, May 26, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Aldine 6th-grader is numero uno;
12-year-old takes home top prize in</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>bilingual spelling bee </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Allan
Turner, The Houston Chronicle, May 26, 2002 (4 STAR EDITION) </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>180K in Pima speak solely in Spanish at
home </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Larry Copenhaver, Tucson
Citizen, May 25, 2002 </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>*** Plus
Letter to Editor regarding this article by James Crawford *** </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Schools Ditch Language Teaching
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Richard Garner, The Independent
(London), May 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Say pee-neuf: Take a lecon in Montrealeze
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Janice Kennedy, Ottawa Citizen, May
25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tongue-tied over Gaelic </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>The Herald (Glasgow), May 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>TOEFL loses favour as proficiency test
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gary Cheung and Linda Yeung, South
China Morning Post, May 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Indonesian MPs Benefit From Swift English
Tuition </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Newcastle Herald
(Australia), May 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Forget Reluctant Teenagers: Start Language
Teaching Earlier </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Independent
(London), May 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>A blow to English schools </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Montreal Gazette, May 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>U.S.: 3 Fla. counties hurt
non-English-speaking voters </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The
Associated Press </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>May 24, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Officials 'blocking bid to save Gaelic'
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>David Ross, The Herald (Glasgow),
May 24, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Closing school door: French protection in
Bill 104 not ideal: MNA </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kevin
Dougherty, Montreal Gazette, May 24, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Civil Servants Accused Of 'Anti-Gaelic
Racism' </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>John Ross, The Scotsman,
May 24, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The revival of Gaelic; Education, not
legislation, will prove most</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>effective </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Herald
(Glasgow), May 23, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The great English debate - to be or not to
be? </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Zainal Rampak, Business Times
(Malaysia), May 23, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Learning Greek at a most uncommon school;
Legendary teacher at Church of</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>the
Annunciation has inspired multiple generations </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Robert L. Smith, The Plain Dealer, May 23,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Parents Seek Principal's Ouster for
'English Only' Request. Education:</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>She is accused of racism at the Pacoima school, which is 98%
Latino. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, May 23,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Drastic Action Needed To Safeguard Future
Of Gaelic, Report Warns </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Paul
Kelbie, The Independent (London), May 23, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Aldine language program focuses on
bilingual needs </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Carol E. Vaughn,
The Houston Chronicle, May 23, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language Is A Key To Understanding
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>K. C. Boey, The Age (Melbourne),
May 22, 2002 Wednesday </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gaelic Is Being Neglected - Mp
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Seonag Mackinnon, The Scotsman, May
22, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>State High Court To Reconsider Bilingual Ed
Ballot Language </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Holly Yettick,
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), May 21, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Minority students need help in Chinese
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ravina Shamdasani, South China
Morning Post, May 21, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kerry linguist raps Irish teaching
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Irish Times, May 21, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gov's Global Warming: Targeting voters with
bilingual ads </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Joe Mahoney, Daily
News (New York), May 21, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Talking in tongues: When it comes to
learning a foreign language, can</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>les rostbifs cut the mustard? asks Oliver Robinson </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Oliver Robinson, The Guardian (London), May
20, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Grady clinic tries to put Spanish
speakers at ease </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Yolanda Rodriguez,
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, May 20, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Teikyo is tops for Japanese language
learning </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>R.V. Veera, New Straits
Times (Malaysia), May 19, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Teen-agers master language, culture of
their ancestors; Grads able to</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>speak Mandarin Chinese </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Terry
Rodgers, The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 19, 2002 </FONT></P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Surfers favour English medium
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Azmi M. Anshar, New Straits Times
(Malaysia), May 19, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Money talks - in putonghua: Mother-tongue
policy taking a toll on</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English,
says East Asia correspondent CHING CHEONG </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Ching Cheong, The Straits Times (Singapore), May 19, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Champions of the overdog: PQ language
changes target the poor and middle</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>class, not the rich </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Don
Macpherson, Montreal Gazette, May 18, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>'Street-Spanish' Bible seen as blessing
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Fort Worth Star-Telegram
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>May 17, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Talking change in E. Timor: With
independence comes Portuguese as the </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>official language. Many have trouble with that. </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Chris Brummitt, Associated Press/Philadelphia
Enquirer, May 17, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>No question of English-medium schools'
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Joniston Bangkuai, New Straits
Times (Malaysia), May 17, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Boston Didn't Adhere To Bilingual Plan
Judge Rules Ratios For Teachers</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Are
Off </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Megan Tench, The Boston Globe,
May 17, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bill 104 questioned: No threat to French
language: Liberals </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kevin Dougherty,
Montreal Gazette, May 17, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Access denied: School rulings nullify
English: Tyler </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Hubert Bauch,
Montreal Gazette, May 17, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>2 San Diego men accused in testing scam
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Marisa Taylor, The San Diego
Union-Tribune, May 16, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Wisconsin-- Proposal for English as
'official' language gets hot</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>response </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Star Tribune, May
16, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Make pass in English compulsory
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chok Suat Ling, New Straits Times
(Malaysia), May 16, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Board OKs beefed up bilingual ed ballot
title </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Holly Yettick, Rocky Mountain
News (Colorado), May 16, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Networking with China - through Mandarin;
Knowing the language is</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>crucial for
Malaysia to tap into China's economy and interact with its</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>future power players </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Karim Raslan, The Business Times Singapore,
May 15, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Our Opinions: Help immigrant children adapt
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Atlanta Journal and
Constitution, May 15, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Get retired English teachers
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), May
15, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English school boards denounce change in
law </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Karen Seidman, Montreal
Gazette, May 15, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Diverse DeKalb schools dial-up language
help </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Shelia M. Poole, The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, May 15, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>More 'hablan español': Spanish as home
language a growing trend, census</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>says </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Associated Press, May
15, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Spanish tailor-made for business; Teacher
customizes instruction to</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>professions </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Rick Badie, The
Atlanta Journal and Constitution, May 14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Make it compulsory to pass English
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), May
14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Census: More Speak Spanish at Home
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Genaro C. Armas, Associated Press.
May 14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>"Bilingual classes get vote of no
confidence" Poll shows two-thirds of</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>residents still favor amendment to limit Hispanic instruction
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Holly Yettick, Denver Rocky Mountain News,
May 14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Maoist Rebels Set Fire to Sanskrit-Language
University in Nepal </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Martha Ann
Overland, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 14, 2002 </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2> </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Metro courts to employ new certified interpreters
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Judith R. Tackett, The City Paper
(Tennessee), May 13, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Indian student gets an A in Beijing test;
Secondary 3 schoolgirl is</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>among
youngest here and only Indian to take proficiency test for Chinese</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>language, equivalent of Toefl </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Leong Weng Kam, The Straits Times
(Singapore), May 13, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Court interpreters get guidelines
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Lawrence Buser, The Commercial
Appeal (Tennessee), May 13, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Survey shows big Aye' for English medium
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Azmi M. Anshar, New Straits Times
(Malaysia), May 12, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Master English to excel in studies, career
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), May
12, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English in schools stirs passionate debate
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Balan Moses, New Straits Times
(Malaysia), May 12, 2002 </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Umno says 'no' to schools in
English; A shortage of teachers and the</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>radical nature of change are behind the decision, but Mahathir
says</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>science and maths will be
taught in English </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Leslie Lau, The Straits Times (Singapore),
May 11, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>'Other Spanish' led to census missteps
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Knight Ridder Newspapers, May 11,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Maths, Science to be in English (HL)
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ramlan Said and Ainon Mohd, New
Straits Times (Malaysia), May 11, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Left in the lurch by Bill 101 change
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Allison Hanes, Montreal Gazette,
May 11, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>In Quebec, even Anglos want to protect
French. </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bill denying English
education to many meets indifference </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Martin Patriquin, Toronto Star, May 11, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>EDITORIAL: Root out fake test-takers
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Denver Post, May 11, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>DBP: Use English in certain subjects
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), May
11, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>56 foreigners arrested in US for test fraud
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Straits Times (Singapore), May
10, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>'Zero tolerance' for visa fraud. 4 students
charged with using impostors</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>to
take English exams </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bobbi Nodell,
The Seattle Times, May 10, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>World Briefing-Latvia: Language law dropped
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New York Times, May 10, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tee Keat: Close-mindedness hampering
English proficiency </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits
Times (Malaysia), May 10, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mixed views on returning to English medium
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ramlan Said and Hayati Hayatudin,
New Straits Times (Malaysia), May 10,</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Helping to bring English to the state's
classrooms </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bringing English to
state's schools (Opinion) </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mark
Wyland and Ken Noonan, San Diego Union Tribune, May 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Filipino schools to devote more time to
English; Filipinos' fluency in</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>the
language has fallen after it was scrapped as the medium of</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>instruction in 1989 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Luz Baguioro, The Straits Times
(Singapore), May 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bringing English to state's schools
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mark Wyland and Ken Noonan, The San
Diego Union-Tribune, May 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ban on bilingual ed still facing challenge
Court to revisit title of</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>ballot
measure </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Eric Hubler, The Denver
Post, May 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>50 charged with taking English tests for
others </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Wayne Parry, Associated
Press, May 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>5 local men held in exam scheme 56 foreign
nationals arrested nationwide</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Susan Greene, The Denver Post, May 8, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>School loophole closing: Tightening access
to English is key aim of</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>amendment
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Allison Hanes, Montreal Gazette,
May 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Quebec tightens language charter. More
difficult for immigrants to</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>attend
English schools </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Alexander Panetta,
Toronto Star, May 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Cautious aye' to re-introducing
English-medium school system </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>P.
Sharmini, New Straits Times (Malaysia), May 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bring back English soon </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), May 8, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Spanish enters political arsenal
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Jessica Lee, USA Today, May 7, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Looking back to English (HL)
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), May
7, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Nelson flunks test on Asian languages
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Australian, May 6, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>For a Dying Literature, a Digital Savior
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Eric Goldscheider, New York Times,
May 6, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Java Gets Translated; Flushing Starbucks
goes trilingual </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bryan Virasami,
Newsday (New York, NY), May 5, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>For a start, free English classes for kids;
Puteri Umno's pilot project</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>to
improve competency and make the language less intimidating will be</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>expanded nationwide </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Brendan Pereira, The Straits Times
(Singapore), May 5, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Arresting the Chinese language slide
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Sim Chi Yin, The Straits Times
(Singapore), May 5, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Many Aussie kids may never learn what this
means; Their government has</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>opted
out of teaching Asian languages </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Jayandra Menon, The Straits Times (Singapore), May 4, 2002 Saturday
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Harsh words over Asian language cut
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Sophie Morris, The Weekend
Australian, May 4, 2002, LOCAL; Pg. 3 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Cash Cuts For Asian Classes
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Linda Doherty, Sydney Morning
Herald, May 4, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Asian Studies 'vandalised' </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Report Tony Walker, Australian Financial Review, May
4, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Asian studies funds slashed
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), May
4, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Asian language teaching axed
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Matthew Fynes-Clinton and Rosemary
Odgers, Courier Mail, May 4, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Upbeat findings on Latinos in U.S.;
Nation's largest minority overcomes</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>hardships, exceeds expectations in health, language, studies say
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tyche Hendricks, The San Francisco
Chronicle, MAY 3, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Spanish-language test-takers' scores climb
once again </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Carol Kreck, The Denver
Post, May 3, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Government drops $30m Asian language
program </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Louise Milligan, The
Australian, May 3, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Caucus targets English learners
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Aurelio Rojas, Sacramento Bee, May
3, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English a necessary tool </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Koh Soo Ling, New Straits Times (Malaysia), May 2,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Crestwood Elementary Students Study Foreign
Language: English Children</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Of
Immigrants Get Special Help To Learn New Way To Speak, Read, Write,</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Absorb New Culture As Well As Schoolwork
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Theresa Tighe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May
2, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ballot Question On Bilingual Education
Tweaked; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Wording Ok'd For
Initiative That Seeks To Dismantle State Program </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Holly Yettick, Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), May
2, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Test shows English fluency in state a big
problem </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Jill Tucker and T.S.
Mills-Faraudo, San Mateo County Times, May 01, 2002</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>24% of Schools' English-Learners Test
Fluent </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Education: Advocates credit
immersion classes, but educators say exam's</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>first year means little. </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English-proficiency scores for state,
county released </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chris Moran, The
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Problems identified with 75% of
non-English-speaking pupils </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chris
Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, May 1, 2002 </FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>April 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English Influence Is Irritating
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Laurie Nesbitt, Het Financieele
Dagblad (English), April 30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Education: Going native: If the government
has its way, all primary</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>children
will learn a foreign language from the age of seven. What will</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>this mean in practice? Stephen Cook finds
out </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Stephen Cook, The Guardian (London), April
30, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language Classes Are Talk Of School;
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Upper Arlington courses emphasize
conversation skills </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ruth E.
Sternberg, Columbus Dispatch, April 29, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English books, Malay lectures, ...and
English tutorials soon; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Universities want to use more English but students say it's tough
to</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>juggle between two languages
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Leslie Lau, Straits Times
(Singapore), April 29, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Court offers Spanish aid Program includes
volunteer interpreters for</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>civil-court litigants and translated materials </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Matthew Kreamer, The Fresno Bee, April, 29, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gaelic Higher Faces Axe As Sqa Aims For
Fewer Still </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Karen Rice, Scotland on
Sunday, April 28, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mayor Wants Better English-Language
Instruction in Schools </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Diane
Cardwell, The New York Times, April 27, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Japanese and the English language;
Tokyo Univ. adopts innovations in</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>English </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Yoshiomi Morishita,
The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo), April 26, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Japanese and the English language;
English education system changing</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo), April 26, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Japanese and the English language;
English common language of intl</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>community </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Hideyuki Aoki, The
Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo), April 26, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Learning Hebrew can be fun; Learning Hebrew
helps people become more</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>involved
in everyday Israeli life </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Francis
Beeste, The Jerusalem Post, April 26, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Claim for more Maori language resources
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Dominion (Wellington), April
26, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Putting Government In Other Languages New
Law Makes Md. More Accessible </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Christian Davenport, Washington Post, April 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Police class reaches out to Russian
immigrants </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Karen Rouse, The Denver
Post, April 25, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Schools curb Spanish program
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Mary Macdonald, The Atlanta Journal
and Constitution, April 24, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Multilingualism In Ireland </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Ciar n Coigligh, The Irish Times, April 24, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>A Melting Pot Recipe for Immigrant Students
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Richard Rothstein, New York Times,
April 24, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Probe into Welsh language exams
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Jim Pickard, Financial Times
(London), April 24, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Wake Forest University Requires Spanish
Classes For Would- </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Be Doctors
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Associated Press, April 24, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The English divide </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), April 23, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language centre spreading its wings;
Regional Language Centre here will</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>be exporting a postgraduate diploma course to Manila and Hanoi next
year</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Jane Lee, The Straits Times (Singapore,
April 23, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Justin Webster on the struggle to retain
the Catalan mother tongue </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Justin
Webster, The Times (London), April 23, 2002 </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2> </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Editorial; A bilingual squabble </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>The Boston Herald, April 23, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>OUR OPINIONS: Adapt testing formulas to
immigrant enrollment </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Atlanta
Journal and Constitution, April 22, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Orange County; Mexico to Offer Adult
Classes in Santa Ana; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Schools:
Night courses would aid parents of day students, using</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>satellite feed. Approval is likely. </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Jennifer Mena, Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2002
(Orange County Edition)</FONT> </P><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Low English use in rural schools
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Rahman Daud, New Straits Times
(Malaysia), April 22, 2002 </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2> </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>English Specialty Training Required; Second-Language
Teaching Upgraded </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Jane Elizabeth,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 22, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Conflict cited on bilingual panel
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Anand Vaishnav, Boston Globe, April
22, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Curtail access to English school, forum
says </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Karen Seidman, Montreal
Gazette, April 21, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Languages open doors </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>The Advertiser, April 20, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Singapore's edge lies in English
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Straits Times (Singapore),
April 19, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English subtitles for TV shows 'would
sharpen language skills' </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gary
Cheung, South China Morning Post, April 19, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Russia Resists Plans to Tweak the Mother
Tongue </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Michael Wines, New York
Times, April 18, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Quinn deplores lack of training in
technology, foreign languages </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Emmet
Oliver, The Irish Times, April 18, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Hard words: Quebec cancels free French
courses for non-immigrants </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kristina
Edson, Montreal Gazette, April 18, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>China's women-only language under threat
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>BBC News, April 18, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language Lessons </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Education Week, April 17,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>French immersion students get together for
tete-a-tete </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Catherine Porter,
Toronto Star April 17, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bilingual education ballot question
opponents allege wrongdoing </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Associated Press, April 16, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>In celebration of French </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), April 15, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Class aides challenged </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Law requires college for low-paid teacher's helpers
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kristen Go, The Arizona Republic,
April 15, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Iowa-based SCOLA in increasing demand The
foreign-language broadcasting</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>service says after Sept. 11 Americans are more aware of their lack
of</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>understanding of other cultures.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chris Clayton, Omaha World-Herald, April
14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ideas & Trends: Written Notice; Another
Language for the Deaf </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Margalit Fox,
The New York Times, April 14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English In New Demand; Language Programs
For Immigrants Feeling Squeeze </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The
Boston Globe, April 14, 2002, Angelica Medaglia </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Coach helps teachers aim for 1st class CSAP
shadows educator prepping</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Spanish
speakers for English </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Eric Hubler,
The Denver Post, April 14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chinese helping hand gave Malay boy a
chance; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chinese scholar and Muis
official Jaffar Kassim is now returning the</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>favour by bridging the gap between the two races
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Leong Weng Kam, The Straits Times
(Singapore), April 14, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Hispanics do value education (Letter to the
Editor) </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tucson Citizen, April 13,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Under the Dome: More action at the
Legislature </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English programs
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Arizona Republic, April 12, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Legislators warned on funding
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Associated Press & Tucson
Citizen, April 12, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New And Confused; Immigrants struggle with
health-care system </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>The Columbus
Dispatch, April 11, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language makes knowledge </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), April 11, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tarrytown Immerses Latinos and the
Native-Born </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Marek Fuchs, New York
Times, April 10, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Middle ground OK'd on bilingual ed Panel
vote eyes ballot challenge </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Anand
Vaishnav, Boston Globe, April 10, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Malaysia's new realism towards English
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Abdullah Ahmad, Business Times
(Malaysia), April 10, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bilingual Initiative Blocked; The Issue:
State Supreme Court Said</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Initiative's Title Was Misleading; Our View: No, Their Opinion
Is</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Misguided </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>EDITORIAL, Rocky Mountain News (Denver,
CO), April 10, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>State has to year's end to set English
learners' cost </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Hipolito R. Corella,
Arizona Daily Star, April 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Judge calls for review of English programs
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chip Scutari, The Arizona Republic,
April 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Dedicated trainees; Company helps Hmong
workers overcome language,</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>educational barriers </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Tannette Johnson-Elie, April 9, 2002, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bilingual Initiative 'Misleading'; Court
Says Proponents Must Clarify</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Wording About Waiver Before It Can Go Before Voters </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Nancy Mitchel, Rocky Mountain News (Denver,
CO), April 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bilingual-ed amendment needs clear title,
says court </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Eric Hubler, The Denver
Post, April 9, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Bilingual Charter School Hopes to Be a
Model, in Any Language Education:</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>The students are expected to speak Spanish and English fluently by
the</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>fifth grade.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Andrea Perera, Los Angeles Times, April 9,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tongue-Tied: Linguists and Native Speakers
Fight to Preserve Dying</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Languages
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Michael S. James, ABC News, April
8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Threatening Language </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>EDITORIAL, The Boston Globe, April 8, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>'This rubbish lorry is teaching you
English' </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>John Gittings, The
Guardian (London), April 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>State still failing court order on English
learning programs </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Associated Press,
April 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Spanish Will Add 10 Minutes To Ladue's
School Day; School Board Adds</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Classes To First Grade And Kindergarten, Will Phase In Other Grades
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Arlene Franks, St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
April 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>NUTP lauds move to introduce language
classes in primary schools </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New
Straits Times (Malaysia), April 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Judges' group says state 'woefully behind'
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Standards urged for court
translators </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Joseph Barrios, Arizona
Daily Star, April 8, 2002, </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English the key to knowledge
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>New Straits Times (Malaysia), April
8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Court wants changes on bilingual education
ballot question </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Jon Sarche,
Associated Press & Denver Post, April 8, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Tongue-tied tots in Korea get snip
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times,
April 7, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Orange County Commentary; El Sol's
First-Year Flair; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Education: Santa
Ana's science and arts academy is producing bilingual</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>elementary school pupils. </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Jenny Doh And Cynthia Criollos, Los Angeles Times,
April 7, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Language options in schools (HL)
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chok Suat Ling, New Straits Times
(Malaysia), April 7, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Hispanic demographics show shift toward
English </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Gregory Rodriguez, The New
York Times, 7 April 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>For Niños, Learning En Españ ol Is a Treat;
FLES Wins Praise But Could</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Face
Cuts </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Rosalind S. Helderman, The
Washington Post, April 07, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Children Say Olé to Learning in Spanish;
Though Winning Praise, Loudoun</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Language Program Could Face Budget Cuts </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>The Washington Post, April 07, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>30,000 to be better trained to teach
English </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>V. Anbalagan, New Straits
Times (Malaysia), April 6, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Commentary; Voices / A Forum For Community
Issues; Ours Is a Land of</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Many
Languages </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Domenico Maceri, Los
Angeles Times, April 6, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>S. Bay charter school likely to close;
Spanish-speaking students in area</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>won't lose out on education, says superintendent </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Chris Moran, The San Diego Union-Tribune,
April 4, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Md. Says ESOL Students Should Take State
Tests </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Brigid Schulte, The
Washington Post, April 04, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>English program aims for families;
Language: A Howard Community College</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>program helps immigrant parents and their kids learn together
and</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>prepare to start school.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Jason Song, The Baltimore Sun, April 4,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Austria mulls language plan. Offers
ultimatum: Learn German or face</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>expulsion </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Associated Press,
April 4, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Test forums divided by ethnicity; An Elk
Grove principal plans separate</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>meetings for parents from different backgrounds </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Sandy Louey, Sacramento Bee, April 2, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Switch Eyed On Latin School Plan
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Megan Tench, The Boston Globe,
April 3, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>More should learn Malay </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>OPINION, The Straits Times (Singapore), April 3,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Latino Job Seekers Find 'Born in USA' Not
Enough; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Employment: Despite better
education and language skills, younger</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>workers fall behind older immigrants. </FONT><BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Marla Dickerson, Los Angeles Times, April 3, 2002
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>An education on a foreign land; China:
Books related to American</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>schooling
are popular among the Chinese, who find the subject</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>fascinating.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Frank Langfitt, Baltimore Sun, April 2,
2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Firm's Malay-Muslim staff take Mandarin
classes; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Aims is for employees of
educational company to better serve Chinese</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>parents and students it wants to reach out to
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Wong Sher Maine, The Straits Times
(Singapore), April 1, 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Dearth of qualified interpreters raises the
courtroom </FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>language barrier
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Kristina Horton-Flaherty,
California Bar Journal, April 2002 </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>OK Court Rules Petition To Make English
State Language Is</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Unconstitutional
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Ron Jenkins, Associated Press,
April ??, 2002 </FONT></P><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>