NDLI: The language policy of state drivers’ license testing: expediency, symbolism, or creeping incrementalism?

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Author	Schiffman, Harold F. Weiner, Richard E.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Until recently, educational language policy in the US has been the chief site of contention about language, as seen in recent initiatives, referenda, and state constitutional amendments. Provision for drivers’ licensing testing in languages other than English (LotE), on the other hand, has often exemplified what we call expedient language policy, i.e. using a LotE for a higher end, that of ensuring highway safety and enhancing opportunities (freedom of travel, especially for economic benefits, i.e. work). In some states, however, notably an Alabama case Alexander v. Sandoval, language policy of vehicle licensing has become symbolic of other issues, and the ACLU is now pitted against the National Review, the English-Only and English-First organizations, as well as disability-rights organizations, many of whom have provided amicus curae briefs, all of which seems at first glance out of proportion to the importance of the issue at hand. Between the time this paper was proposed and the present, the Supreme Court has heard this case and found in favor of the state of Alabama and against the parties to the original suit. (The court heard Alexander v. Sandoval No. 99-1908 on January 16, 2001, and issued its opinion, for Alexander, on April 24, 2001.)
Starting Page	189
Ending Page	196
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15684555
Journal	Language Policy
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15731863
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-03-14
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	English-only Incrementalism Impermissible disparate impact Sandoval States’ rights Language Education Sociolinguistics Applied Linguistics Political Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Linguistics and Language

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