[lg policy] US: Bilingualism A skill, Not A Weakness

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded  From: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Los Angeles Times



A skill, not a weakness



Learning more than one language is a 21st century skill. It provides
students with economic opportunities across the globe and at home.
Many students enter our schools fluent in a language other than
English. They speak Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Farsi, Arabic, Khmer
and dozens of other languages important in international trade. They
come with a resource.

Ideally, these students — more than 1.5 million in California who
enter school speaking a language other than English — would gain
English proficiency while enhancing their home language skills. They
would graduate from high school fully bilingual or multilingual and
ready to compete in the global marketplace.



Full story:

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-olsen-english-20100711,0,698032.story?track=rss





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