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028 42 $a FFH7042 $b Films for the Humanities & Sciences
035    $a (OCoLC)309898467
040    $a TTU $c TTU $d SILO $d UIM $d SILO
050  4 $a P119.32.U6 $b E54 2008
245 0  $a The English language $h [videorecording] : $b English only in America?  / $c BBC/Open University ; a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
246 30 $a English only in America
260    $a Princeton, N.J. : $b Films for the Humanities & Sciences, $c 2008.
300    $a 1 videodisc (25 min.) : $b sd., col. ; $c 4 3/4 in.
538    $a DVD.
500    $a Title on disc surface and container: English only in America?
500    $a Originally produced for the BBC in 1995.
500    $a "10-29-08"--Disc surface.
520    $a "When California passed a law making English its official language, it set off a storm of legal and social debate - debate which continues to rage today.  In this program, advocates for and against the policy examine the topic from social, legal, and educational standpoints: English-only advocates justify their viewpoint on the grounds that it promotes national unity and saves money by eliminating bilingual programs; a Mexican-American lawyer discusses the constitutionality of such a law; and an elementary school principal promotes the educational advantages of a program that teaches all students to speak, read, and write in English and Spanish"--Container.
650  0 $a English-only movement $z United States.
650  0 $a English language $x Political aspects $z United States.
650  0 $a English language $x Social aspects $z United States.
650  0 $a Language policy $z United States.
650  0 $a English-only movement $z California.
650  0 $a Language policy $z California.
710 2  $a British Broadcasting Corporation.
710 2  $a Open University.
710 2  $a Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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956    $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B2A34C7EFBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428
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