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Selection and Settlement of Citizens: English Language Proficiency Among Immigrant Groups in Australia.

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Stevens, Christine A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1999

Reviews variations in levels of English-language proficiency among immigrants from non-English-speaking countries to Australia. Data on 27 of the largest birthplace groups are used from the 1996 census. Discusses immigrants' motivation to learn English and be included in Australian society and Australian policies regarding immigration-selection…

Descriptors: Acculturation, Census Figures, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries

The Need for Bilingual Education: Estimates from the 1980 Census.

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Waggoner, Dorothy – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1984

Applies findings from 1978 Children's English and Services Study to the 1980 census. Estimates a minimum of 3,400,000 childen are limited in English language skills needed to succeed in schools designed for English-speaking majority children. Emphasizes necessity to understand differences in estimates to appreciate extent of need for special…

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Census Figures, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Proficiency