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Bilingualism existed before that Cristobal Colón came to Puerto Rico. The Taino Indians and Caribs were conversing with each other.
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Our Indian, and Spanish colonizers used interpreters to communicate. That is, that already there was communication between peoples of different languages.
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Establishes that the teachers of Puerto Rico must learn English.
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The Department of Public Instruction is created
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Elementary grades will teach all classes in Spanish and English will be a special subject. High School will teach in English and Spanish will be a Special Subject.
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Increased the use of English in schools with the idea of making it the official language of Puerto Rico schools
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English is used as a medium of instruction at all levels of the school system
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The use of the Spanish enters first grade for the clases of reading, hygiene and health
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Make compulsory the teaching of the Spanish
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Sets the Spanish as a vehicle of education from first to fourth. Fifth was used up to high school English in half of the classes
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First world war. awarded the citizenship to Puerto Ricans.
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Commissioner of education. More emphasis on the use of English
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Was appointed as a Commissioner of education
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Spanish education up to sixth grade, and English as a subject.
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Spanish up to ninth.
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It puts an end to the debate of bilingualism decreeing the teaching of the Spanish at all levels.
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Sign the bilingual education Act
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The Department of education and some universities solicit funds for the needs of the students returning from the United States. This is know as Bilingual education.
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Implanted project bilingual in fPadre Rufu and Juan XXlll schools. Bilingual Certification Act is signed.
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United States congress autorizes that bilingual proyects are remain focused to teach those students who return to PR from US.
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Bilingual education is not considered a "Program"
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Three universities are assigned projects of English as a second language.
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Bilingual education projects are again autonomous. A Director is appointed to lead bilingual education program.
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English inmersion program may their way into puertorrican schools under the proyect to create a bilingual citizen.
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103 publics schools in Puerto Rico offer a bilingual curriculum in science and math. Schools are being remodeled and teachers trained in a bilingual certification.
