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Languages spoken by english learners (ELs) : fast facts.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Study and teaching--United States--Statistics.
- English language.
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers--Statistics.
- English language--Study and teaching.
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 pages) : color maps
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States of America Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition, 2015.
- Summary:
- The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. The topics for this report on English learners include: (1) Top 20 EL languages, as reported in states' top five lists: SY 2011-12; (2) States, including DC, with 80 percent or more Spanish-speaking ELs: SY 2011-12; and (3) Number of Spanish-speaking ELs, by State, including DC: SY 2011-12. Some facts included are: (1) More than 50 languages appear in one or more states' top five lists. In SY 2011-12, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Hmong were the most common languages listed; (2) Twelve states reported that 80 percent or more of ELs in the state spoke Spanish in SY 2011-12; and (3) In SY 2011-12, Spanish-speaking ELs were concentrated in 12 states. Five of these states--California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, and New York--also reported the highest numbers of ELs overall.
- Notes:
- "October 2015."
- Availability: Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education. 400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 877-424-1616; e-mail: edpubs@edpubs.ed.gov; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html.
- Abstractor: ERIC.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (ERIC, viewed March 4, 2019).
- Cited as:
- Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education. ericd
- Other Format:
- Online version: Languages spoken by english learners (ELs)
- OCLC:
- 1066578218
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