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Provides abundant resources for research into language acquisition, bilingualism, ESL, and policy. Databases, articles & directories.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) to collect, analyze, and disseminate information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S.

Ñandutí focuses on foreign language learning in Grades K-8. Designed for parents, teachers and administrators. Ñandutí suggests practical, easily-implementable materials, resources, and techniques.

Analysis of final report longitudinal study of structured English immersion, early exit and late-exit transitional bilingual education programs for language-minority children.

Analysis of an interview conducted at San Diego State University in 1995 with Dr. Li-Rong Lilly Cheng.

By Stephen Krashen. May, 1999.

UCSC Researchers find all students benefit from strong cognitive and academic instruction conducted in their first language

Diane August and Kenji Hakuta, Editors. A review of the current knowledge about the education of limited-English proficient students.

Educator and teacher resources for second language and literacy development.

Handouts for a Language Policy college course. Somewhat cryptic, but a good introduction or review.

Study of maintenance and loss of bilingual language skills amongst Mexican-descent children in the United States.

Collection of articles on bilingual education policy and practice.

The research activities of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. Program models for the education of immigrant children and second-language learners.

Papers describing bilingual education efforts for speakers of indigenous languages.

An online text which examines the social and linguistic implications of teaching indigenous languages in public schools.

A slide show reviewing the research basis for bilingual education. Based on the work of Jim Cummins.

By Stephen Krashen. This article explains the rationale underlying good bilingual education programs and summarizes research findings about their effectiveness.