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Nov 1, 1400
Tainos and Caribes
Bilingualism have been existing since the Taino and the Caribe indians lived on the Island.Bikinguslism existed because of the need to communicate and survive -
1936
Jose M. Gallardo was the next comisioner of the department of instruction. He tried to implement a bilingual program, but there were a lot of strikes against it -
1900
The Department of Instrcution was created -
1900-1902
The public policy established that the Spanish language was going to be the native language of Puerto Rico, but that people would need to acquired English. The Spanish language was taught in the elementary grades and English was taught as a special class. In high school all the classes should be taught in English and Spanish was the special class. -
1902-1904
There was an increase in the use of English language in c]schools which later on the idea was to make English the official language in Puerto Rico -
1905-1913
English language was used as a learning method in all grades in the public school system.
-there was a program made to prepare English teachers
-they created a test to evaluate the teacher's performance -
Spanish Language
the use of the Spanish language was introduce in first grade in the public school -
Laws
there was a law project that establish the Spanish language as a method of teaching -
1930
Dr. José Padín was the first comissiner who states that the Englosh language was a foreign language. He fought for the Spanish language and he was in favor of the Puerto Rican identity -
1916-1934
Spanish language was establish to be taught from first grade till fourth grade. In fift grade half of the class should be in English and the other half in Spanish. From sixth till twelve grade happened the same -
1917-1936
During 1917 World War 1 began and it is because of it that citizenship was given to Puerto Ricans. Also in this year Miller fought for the English language and Jose de Diego for the Spanish language.
From 1921-1930 Juan B. Huyke the new instruction comissioner made an emphasis to the use of English. He also establish the "americanización". -
1942
The Spanish Language prevails till 6th grade and the English language was now a special class -
1948
Spanish was used as teaching vehicle till 9th grade -
1949-1950
Dr. Mariano Villaranga established spanish as the native language in Puerto Ricanpublic schools in all grades -
1968
In USA they establish the bilingual education law or title VII. This was signed by the USA president Johnson in january 2 of 1968. -
1970
The department of education and the universities asked for federal funds in order to attend the necessities of those students who return to the United States -
1972-1976
The Popular Democratic Party (partido popular democrático) implement in PR the bilingual project in the Pedro Rufo and Papa Juan XXIII schoools -
1978
The USA congress authorizes the bilingual education program in Puerto Rico to have an approach to the Spanish language fro those students who return to Puerto Rico -
1980-1984
The "Partido Nuevo Progresista" PNP manage by Carlos Romero Barceló in 1984 change the bilingual education program to the bilingual project. Braceló was the first one to create the bilingual certification -
1991
Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon went further by declaring Spanish the island's sole official language Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/05/08/puerto-rico-aims-to-become-fully-bilingual-by-2022/#ixzz2AH2dolta -
1988-1992
The PPd approved 4 project for the Department of education of PR
-2 for the metropolitan university
-1 for the the sacred heart university
-2 for the turabo university -
1898-1900
Dr. John Eaton and Dr. Victor Clark established that all teachers from Puerto Rico needed to learn English and those who were prepared would havean advantage of having a job -
Auguran tropiezos para plan de educación bilingüe que no sea producto del consenso
according to "El Nuevo dia" newspaper
by: Jose A. Delgado
WASHINGTON - A educadores y la oposición política les parece necesario un consenso para implantar un proyecto efectivo a largo plazo dirigido a mejorar la enseñanza del inglés, el cual, advierten, no debe sustituir el español.
