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California's English learner reclassification and redesignation process

In June, 1998, a Proposition was passed in California that significantly changed how English learners (ELs) were given instruction. This reversed two decades of bi-lingual education in the classroom and required all Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students to be taught English by immersion.

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Cultural guide for English teachers preparing to work in Taiwan

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National and state English education standards in the United States

Language Education and Curriculum Standards on the National and Local Scale. Language education has always been an important issue in the United States. This is particularly in this country as a result of the rich variety of languages that are found among its diverse citizens.

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Request for TOEFL test waiver based on English proficiency

Having lived in English-speaking countries for ten years, I am confident and fluent in the language. My English language skills are solid for both written and oral communications.

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Algonquian Indians and English colonists in early Virginia

The Algonquian Indians were one of the most numerous tribes of Indians living in North America before English settlers began arriving. They lived from Virginia northward into Canada and westward to the Rocky Mountains.

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Assessment of English and arts curriculum for ninth grade

The objective of this work is to examine the curriculum area and for that purpose this study chose English & Arts for the 9th grade. The writer of this work located the curriculum areas with no problems and information was readily available.

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The Adult Migrant English Program and Child Support Agency's role in supporting immigrant families in Australia

Services Provided to Support and Nurture Family Relationships of New Immigrants or Refugees to Australia The objective of this work is to assess the provision of resources families who are new immigrants or refugees to Australia and to provide a rationale for such need of resource provision to…

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Nineteenth-century English prostitution: Victorian fears and economic realities

Within the grand catalogue of criminal offences, the asking for a reward by a young woman in return for a sexual service must surely rate as a trivial misdemeanor.

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Standardized testing and English language proficiency in ELL students

The merits and disadvantages of bilingual education: ELL students and standardized assessment One of the rationales used in defense of No Child Left behind, and other state-run programs deploying standardized testing as a means of school quality control is that it presumably ensures that the…

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Creating inclusive classrooms for English language learners in Miami-Dade schools

Being from the place I intend to teach affords me a special insight into the needs of students, their families, and our communities. I was born and raised in Miami, FL, and attended public schools my whole life.

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