For years, English was the dominant language of the United States. Today, demographers predict that by 2030, English language learners will make up only about 40 percent of the school population in the United States. California has already exceeded this amount; 60-70% of students speak a language other than English as their primary language. Many believe that Hispanics are the fastest growing group in the United States, but they are actually second only to the Asian population. More and more teachers are trying to learn Spanish, but there are still many who don't understand the language. For years, researchers have been trying to think of a new way to teach the English language to Spanish-speaking students. There are many theories made by different researchers, but from this research I think the perfect solution has been found. Creating a program that unites the Hispanic and English language, such as the “Dual Immersion” program, would be the most accurate way to resolve this dilemma. To learn more about this topic, many researchers had to go into an actual classroom of Hispanics. try to learn english. Now what they tried to find is an easier way for both the student and the teacher to learn English. A teacher examined a girl who originally spoke Spanish. She tried to learn English, but had great difficulty. The question posed by the researcher was: “Does the student have a language learning disorder or is she simply exhibiting the normal process of second language acquisition?” (Bowen). This foreign student may have had difficulties because of her language habits. For example, Spanish mixes words differently than English. Therefore, when an English speaker says: "the red house...... middle of paper ......http://web.lexisnexis.com/universe>.Fedtbrandt, Steve. "Bilingual; Teachers use English and Spanish in the classroom." Mesa Library. January 31, 2004. .Holmes, January. “Preschool program teaches English to Hispanic children.” Beaufort Gazette. November 17, 2003. "Morris favors immersion courses for non-English speaking students." Mesa Library. November 11, 2003. .Roseberry-McKibbin, Céleste and Alejandro Brice. “Acquire English as a second language.” What is “normal” and what is not. January 6, 2004. .Royce, Lynne. “Hispanic Students in the Spotlight.” Dr. Maria Laura Ortner. January 6 2004.>.