Structured English Immersion

Introduction

The language of education has always been of a supreme importance. This problem becomes even more important nowadays since the migration processes in the contemporary world is very active and the national and consequently linguistic situation is permanently changing. The US is characterized by high levels of migration and the growth of population is partially provided with new immigrants who arrive in this country often without proper education and knowledge of the local language. (Isik 225)

Discussion

Naturally, in such circumstances the state should deal with the problem of linguistic diversity, and focus on education as a possible way out of difficulties that are created for ethnic minorities, because of the language.

However, the problem, or more precisely the need to introduce education is not new to the United States and in the 20 th century, especially in the second half, the state is trying to solve this problem at both levels, federal and state. As a result, various programs and legislation have been implemented in order to provide for all peoples and national minorities to receive education in their native language, along with the official language throughout the country. (Gersten and Baker 454)

Such programs and laws have been initiated, not only because of the political will of some politicians, but the moving force behind the introduction of legal precedents that have been the results of the very numerous court cases. These cases have to address the problem of traditional education, based on the English only and ethnic minorities have equal rights to education, like any other citizen of the United States.

One of the first, and at the same time the most famous and important court cases regarding the manner, the problem of education "Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka) case, which was perhaps the first step towards the implementation of the education system. As a result, the case in 1954, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14 Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states "that no state can deny equal protection of the law to any person within its jurisdiction" (Gallistel 1179). In essence, this means that the Supreme Court formally recognized the equality of opportunity for representatives of different races and peoples to receive education, and in the context of national minorities, which were not available for education in their mother tongue, were apparently denied.

Another important breakthrough in the ...