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Languages spoken by english learners (ELs) : fast facts.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
United States. Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students, issuing body.
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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