The Official Language Movement

A Chronology of the Official English Movement
By Jamie B. Draper and Martha Jiménez
Draper, J.B., A Chronology of the Official English Movement., NCELA 1996, Retrieved

    July 20, 2006 from www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/tesol/official/chronology.htm

This article submits a chronological break down of the English only movement, where as policy makers in local, state, and federal government are trying to make English the official language. The chronological breakdown goes from 1980 to 1995. Some background information is given at the beginning detailing what the movement is about. Then the chronological breakdown gives key elements that took place at certain times.




English-Only Movement: Its Consequences for the Education of Language Minority Children
Prepared by: Mei-Yu Lu
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication Digest #139
Lu, M., English-Only Movement: Its Consequences for the Education of Language

    Minority Children. ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication

    Digest #139, 1998. Retrieved July 20, 2006 from

    www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/digests/d139.html


In this article they are examining the possible impact that the English only movement would have on education of minorities and what it means to the equality of the education system. It goes into detail about the ideology of the movement and what the affects will be in years to come.

Issues in U.S. Language Policy
The English Only Movement
Crawford, J., The English Only Movement. Issues in U.S. Language Policy, 1997,

    Retrieved July 20, 2006 from

    ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jWCRAWFORD/engonly.htm


This article is based on discussing who benefits from the English official language movement and why. It goes into who initiated the movement and what is the driving force behind it.


Impact of English Language Movement
on Consumer Protection Regulation
Steven W.  Bender


Bender, S. W., Impact of English Language Movement on Consumer

   Protection Regulation. University of Dayton Law., 2001, Retrieved July

    20, 2006 from

    academic.udayton.edu/race/02rights/engonly3.htm


This article is about the history of the movement and how it began as ill feelings toward Germans. It also talks about how it is continued and why it continues. The article also goes into details about the law involved in the movement.
This was an assigment I did for my cultural diversity class