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American War
English has been taught on the island of Puerto Rico since 1898 when, as a result of Spanish American War, the Island became a possession of the United States -
Treaty of Paris
People had pride in native language.Puerto Ricans were not commited to assimilate the language and culture wanted to be inpose upon them. -
Assimilation
First change in Puerto Rican Language policy. it introduced teaching all subjects in English in the public school system witgh was very much in line with the assimilationist orrientation of the moment. -
Foraker Act
Foraker act createda Civil Legislature. -
1900
Commissioner Brumbaugh,decidede that English wold be the language of instruction only in the secondary schools. -
1902
The Official language Act grantedofficial status to English and Spanish. -
1903
Theodore Rosvelt's Commissioner of Education re-establish English as the medium of education in all grades. -
Asociacion de Maestros.
the "Asociacion de Maestros" is born and since the begining the language is one of the main concerns and began to presure the system. -
Jones Act
Gave Puerto Ricans American citizenship. -
Reisntated
1917,Spanish was reinstated as a medium of instruction for the first four grades. -
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U.S. Teachers
U.S. teachers were employed on the island in an effort to improve the quality of English instruction. -
Spanish
Commissioner of Education Jose Padin, introduced a language policy wich required all subject exept English to be taught in Spanish for the first eight grades. -
Shifted
Blanton S. Winthrop, named governor by President Franklin Roosevelt, made English the language of instruction in all grades. -
Modified
English was restablished as the language of instruction in the secondary schools. -
Power
1947 Law, gave Puerto Ricans pawer to elect their own governor. -
First Elected Governor
The first elected Governor, Luis Muñoz Marin,established Spanish as the oficial language of instruccion in all grades. English was to be taught for one period a day as a second language. -
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Neoricans
Return migrants or "Neoticans" were trained by the Department of Public Education to teach English in Puerto Rico. -
Spanish Only
An example of language policies directed toward a political goalhave been the Spanish only law approved by the popular Party in1991 -
1993 Law Number 1
Law Number 1,a Pro Statehood party language policy witch established both English and Spanish as officisl languages on the island. -
2012
Luis Fortuño Elected Governor of the island established a project to create a bilingual citizent. From kinder garden to third grade subject have to be thougt in English.There are several Bilingual schoold established solidly araund the island.
