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Direct linkRamsey, Paul J. – History of Education Quarterly, 2009
Between the 1840s and 1880s--a heyday of public bilingual schooling--the American Midwest emerged as a modern Babel because of its linguistic diversity and strong tradition of local control. In such a favorable environment, a variety of patterns and aims of foreign-language instruction developed. In this article, the author examines the contexts…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Public Education, Educational History
