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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
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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
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The Department of Instrcution was created
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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.
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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
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English language was used as a learning method in all grades in the public school system.
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the use of the Spanish language was introduce in first grade in the public school
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there was a law project that establish the Spanish language as a method of teaching
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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
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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
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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". -
The Spanish Language prevails till 6th grade and the English language was now a special class
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Spanish was used as teaching vehicle till 9th grade
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Dr. Mariano Villaranga established spanish as the native language in Puerto Ricanpublic schools in all grades
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In USA they establish the bilingual education law or title VII. This was signed by the USA president Johnson in january 2 of 1968.
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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
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The Popular Democratic Party (partido popular democrático) implement in PR the bilingual project in the Pedro Rufo and Papa Juan XXIII schoools
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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
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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
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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
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The PPd approved 4 project for the Department of education of PR
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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
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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.
