Bilingualism In The United States: Case Study
A balanced bilingual means that a person has equal proficiency in two languages.
Colin Baker thinks that it is rare for an individual to be considered a balanced bilingual because there will not be an even distribution in the use of two or more languages. The time of using the languages will be changed by family, social and education circumstances as well as the language use opportunities.
Briefly explain how language and privilege are connected. For example, why is it that majority languages are favored over learning minority languages or languages that are not associated with power?
Language and privilege are connected. Language learning is more than just learning a language. Learning the majority languages always are favored over …show more content…
It is associated with bilingualism.
Divergent thinking is connected to multi-tasking.
Why is Lau vs. Nichols important in the history of bilingualism in the United States? A
Lau vs. Nichols is important because it stated that simply providing all students access to all materials and resources, it is not enough for a school to consider their education equal. In case of Lau and the other Chinese students, they couldn’t access the content because they didn’t know English.
Lau vs. Nichols is important because it stated that all children have the right to go to school, even immigrants.
What is the difference between a side-by-side model of instruction vs. a self-contained? Which is the one most favored in dual language programs in NYC?
A side by side means that in the bilingual classroom, there are two teachers; one teacher teaches in English, and another teacher teaches students’ home language. In contrast, a self-contained means that in the bilingual classroom, there is only one bilingual teacher who teaches both in English and the home language. The one most favored in dual language programs in NYC is the side-by-side model of
Colin Baker thinks that it is rare for an individual to be considered a balanced bilingual because there will not be an even distribution in the use of two or more languages. The time of using the languages will be changed by family, social and education circumstances as well as the language use opportunities.
Briefly explain how language and privilege are connected. For example, why is it that majority languages are favored over learning minority languages or languages that are not associated with power?
Language and privilege are connected. Language learning is more than just learning a language. Learning the majority languages always are favored over …show more content…
It is associated with bilingualism.
Divergent thinking is connected to multi-tasking.
Why is Lau vs. Nichols important in the history of bilingualism in the United States? A
Lau vs. Nichols is important because it stated that simply providing all students access to all materials and resources, it is not enough for a school to consider their education equal. In case of Lau and the other Chinese students, they couldn’t access the content because they didn’t know English.
Lau vs. Nichols is important because it stated that all children have the right to go to school, even immigrants.
What is the difference between a side-by-side model of instruction vs. a self-contained? Which is the one most favored in dual language programs in NYC?
A side by side means that in the bilingual classroom, there are two teachers; one teacher teaches in English, and another teacher teaches students’ home language. In contrast, a self-contained means that in the bilingual classroom, there is only one bilingual teacher who teaches both in English and the home language. The one most favored in dual language programs in NYC is the side-by-side model of