Políticas educacionais nos Estados Unidos e suas implicações para aprendizes de inglês
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politicas educacionais, politicas linguísticas, aprendizes de língua inglesa, Estados Unidos, Lei , educação fundamental e ensino médio, história da educaçãoResumo
Este artigo oferece um contexto histórico para as políticas educacionais recentes nos Estados Unidos, especialmente aquelas relacionadas à lei "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB). O artigo explica os efeitos dessas políticas com relação a um segmento da população que vem crescendo muito, os aprendizes de inglês - alunos que estão no processo de desenvolvimento de inglês como uma língua adicional. O texto explica muitas controvérsias e problemas relacionados ao uso de testes padronizados com essa população estudantil.
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