Resumen

FERNANDEZ ULLOA, Teresa  y  JAMES, Crawford. Lost in Translation: Bilingual Education in the United States of America. RLA [online]. 2007, vol.45, n.1, pp.87-99. ISSN 0718-4883.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-48832007000100006.

In this article we review the history of linguistic policy in the USA, and we analyze critically the different school possibilities offered to students speaking a foreign language. We also propose some ideas to be able to achieve a bilingual education program that actually works.

Palabras clave : Bilingual education; linguistic policy; United States of America.