Alicia R. Chacón International School

Alicia R. Chacón International School is a K-8 school in El Paso, Texas. It is operated by the Ysleta Independent School District.

Chacón has a two way bilingual education program that is intended to teach Spanish-speaking students English and English-speaking students Spanish.[1] Students may also take a third language; available third languages are Chinese, German, Japanese and Russian.[2] The bilingual education program was developed to encourage speakers of one language to retain their language and to also learn a second language at the same time. This differs from other bilingual programs in Texas, where non-English speaking students are expected to learn solely in English once they achieve a certain competency in English. As of 2009 Chacón has long waiting lists of students. Nate Blakeslee of Texas Monthly argued that other Texas school districts should use Chacón's bilingual program.[3]

References

  1. ^ Howard, Elizabeth. "The Alicia Chacón International School." Center for Applied Linguistics, DC. Retrieved on January 11, 2010.
  2. ^ Espino Calderón, Margarita and Minaya-Rowe, Liliana. Designing and Implementing Two-Way Bilingual Programs. Corwin Press, 2003. 53. ISBN 0-7619-4566-0, 9780761945666.
  3. ^ Blakeslee, Nate. "Dream of a Common Language. Sueño de un Idioma Común." Texas Monthly. September 2009. Retrieved on January 11, 2010.

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