Condemned Without a Trial: Bogus Arguments Against Bilingual Education

by Stephen D. Krashen

Here is a timely and important book for anyone concerned about the future of bilingual education in America. Written by Stephen Krashen, the nation's foremost expert on second language acquisition, it disproves many of the false assumptions and outright distortions that led to the passage of Proposition 227 in California. Now, as some of those same arguments proliferate in other states, Krashen explains the bases for five of these key beliefs, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325001294
• ISBN13: 9780325001296
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.0"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Remark on the First Post

From the first post: "When a grammar expert is needed at my office, I am called upon." The self-refutation of the author's claim is too humorous to miss the attention of even one reader.

required reading

Dr. Krashen presents a clear, documented analysis of bilingual education, verifying that when it is done right, it is the best way to educate language minority students. He accurately disects the arguments against bilingual education, showing that they are based in misinformation and prejudice. In light of ballot measures in California, Arizona, and across the country that would dismantle effective bilingual education and force all students to sink or swim, this should be required reading for all voters.