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Why Do I Have To? (1977)

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Villa Alegre (Happy Village) is the first national bilingual (Spanish/English) program in the United States. It was produced with the goal of teaching Spanish to English-speaking children and English to Spanish-speaking children, and was produced by Bilingual Children's Television as its inaugural project on the company's founding in 1970. Villa Alegre debuted on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television in 1973 and ran there until 1981.

Directors & creators

Bilingual Children's Television

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, Villa Alegre, Bilingual Children's Television, bilingual education, language acquisition, Spanish language, English language, early childhood education, multicultural education, PBS, cognitive development, educational television

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