Creating Florida's Multilingual Global Work Force: Educational Policies and Practices for Students Learning English as a New Language.

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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee.

Cultural Pluralism; Demography; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); Labor Force Development; Language Minorities; Limited English Speaking; Literacy Education; Mathematics Education; Public Policy; Public Schools; Science Education; Second Language Instruction; Social Studies; State Government; Statewide Planning

A selection of essays address issues in the education of students of English as a Second Language in Florida, focusing on the development of the state's labor force among this multilingual, multicultural population. Papers include: "Implications of Demographic Changes in Florida's Public School Population" (Thomas D. Boswell); "Issues in the Education of Florida's English Language Learners" (Sandra H. Fradd, Diane K. Wilen, Diane Fardig); "Literacy Development for Language Enriched Pupils through English Language Arts Instruction" (Fradd); "School Mathematics for Language Enriched Pupils" (Walter G. Secada); "Science Instruction and Assessment for Language Enriched Pupils in the State of Florida" (Okhee Lee); "Social Studies Instruction and Assessment: Meeting the Needs of Students Learning English" (Deborah J. Short); and "Promoting the Contributions of Multicultural Students in the Work Force of the 21st Century" (Eugene E. Garcia). (MSE)

1999

ED421854