In 2012‚ the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate
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American population spoke a language other than English‚ and in 1990‚ 13.8% of Americans spoke a language other than English. The rate of increase in people who spoke a language other than English rose by 38.1% in those years. In 2000‚ the people who spoke a language other than English in the United States were 17.9%. The rate from 1990 to 2000 increased by 47.7% in those years. People who were fluent bilinguals had a rating of 9.8%‚ and people who spoke a language other than English in 2000 were at a rating
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As English is the most common business language of choice in the 21st century‚there is an increasing number of companies which adopt common language policies .It is becoming clear that these policies are aim to help workmate work more efficiently‚and much more easier to work together.Unfortunately‚ a few business companies neglect some individual problems ‚including employee’s personal psychological quality and English language’s ability.Frankly speaking ‚using English as their common business language
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When President Jackson took office‚ the national debt was approximately 58 million USD (Smith). After six years in office‚ the nation’s debt was eliminated. On February 1‚ 2016‚ less than two hundred years later‚ the national debt reached a record high: 19 trillion USD. If this debt were to be shared evenly amongst every U.S. citizen‚ including children‚ each person would assume a virtual debt of $58‚000 (Boccia). So‚ how did Pres. Jackson eliminate the national debt? He increased import tariffs and
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of controversy concerning Colin Kaepernick’s‚ the quarterback for San Fransico‚ decision for the pledge (Florio). According to Mike Florio of NBC Sports‚ Kaepernick has caused many problems in football‚ but he also has many people on his side. The national anthem is played before every football game and people must stand when it’s being played (Lutz). Americans should not be forced to pledge the flag because it contradicts the reality of society‚ infringes on the freedom of speech‚ and religion. “Kaepernick
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The National Bank was also known as the first National Bank. The first National Bank was located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and built in in 1791. The first National Bank was planned by Alexander Hamilton and was created by the Congress. The first National Bank was a very successful invention‚ but it did have some pros and cons during the making. Although its not a functional Bank‚ it was a national historic landmark in Pennsylvania. (History.com staff‚ 2009) Alexander Hamilton was in charge
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The Official Language Movement Ethics 125 August 4‚ 2010 Robert LaMarco Supporting bilingualism in Education Many studies show the positive effects bilingualism has on the education system. One study compared three dissimilar procedures to educating students whose primary language was something other than English. Three different approaches showed different outcomes; structured immersion‚ early-exit transitional bilingual education‚ and late-exit transitional bilingual education‚ the
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English from a nation language to a global language During the course of a few centuries‚ English has developed from being a nation language spoken only by people in the British Isles to being an international language spoken by nearly 2 billion people. In this article I’m going to write about the factors that played a role in making English a global language. The English language is today known as one of the most powerful languages in the world. The fact that English today is one of the most
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National Anthem Protesting During a preseason game Colin Kaepernick shocked the world by kneeling for the national anthem.Since then players around the N.F.L have been kneeling for the national anthem.As stated by Rob Goldberg from bleacherreport.com “Colin Kaepernick initiated the act”(Rob Goldberg/2017).With players kneeling they elicit media attention.However‚as of lately they gained
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Running head: ENGLISH ONLY DEBATE The English Only Debate Layne Smith Grand Canyon University Instructor: Dr. Rollen Fowler ESL 523 / English Language Teaching Foundations and Methods Revised July 30‚ 2008 Abstract This paper describes some of the issues relating to the proponents and opponents to the English only debate. It is an argument that is deeply rooted into the cultural history of the United States. The proponents of English only laws view the spread of multiculturalism in schools
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