Publication Date
4-2022
School
School of Education
Major
Education: Elementary/Middle
Keywords
foreign language education, charter schools, market theory, bilingualism, Seal of Biliteracy
Disciplines
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Elementary Education
Recommended Citation
Kunz, Cassie, "The Effects of Charter Schools on Early Foreign Language Education in Public Schools" (2022). Senior Honors Theses. 1170.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1170
Abstract
Education is a notoriously contentious subject in America. Controversy exists and continues to flare up over what content should be taught, how it should be taught, as well as the cost; foreign language is one such subject. The history of foreign language education in the United States (U.S.) reviews current foreign language policies and practices in the U.S. and other countries, as well as the reasons that proponents of foreign language education argue that it must be improved in the U.S. The charter school approach to education was analyzed in the context of market theory to determine if a correlation exists between charter school education and success in a foreign language. The effects of education at a charter school on the success of students in a foreign language may help, hinder, or have no effect at all on students’ success.
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Elementary Education Commons
