Linguistic Diversity: English Language Learners Janice Watson EDU: 639 Human Relations & Learning in the Multicultural Environment Dr. Jamie Worthington September 20‚ 2010 Linguistic Diversity (English Language Learners) English Language Learners (ELL) refers to students whose first language is not English and encompasses both students who are just beginning to learn English. Because there are so many students who enter the United States who do not speak English well or not at all‚ we
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P age |1 Janine Wiggill( Student No:30147794) Unit 1: Language as a process Assignment 02 Observe & Interview / Exploring language diversity where you live Task 1: Observe your community I live on a farm in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands. I spent three mornings on a building site observing three builders from the local community at work. (please refer to Image 1 below) IMAGE 1 “SPARAK ‚ HAMILTON AND SIMPHIWE ON A BUILDING SITE IN LIDGETTON‚ KZN MIDLANDS Prior to spending time observing the men‚ I
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Sarah 07-08-2011 Cultural Diversity Workplace diversity refers to the variety of differences of people in the work environment. It is very important to understand cultural‚ ethnic‚ and gender differences by managers and Professionals in a business setting these days. All businesses can benefit from a diverse body of talent bringing fresh ideas‚ perspectives‚ and views to the workplace. In today’s increasingly global workplace environment‚ the ability to effectively communicate with people of
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Jordan Thompson Dr. Amy Juhala English 238 Diversity Comparison Essay May 11‚ 2011 The Importance of Diversity Diversity comes in different forms such as social and cultural. Social diversity has to do with a person or persons and their feelings‚ what they go through and how they deal with it. Each individual is unique and it is important for children to realize this. Individuals grow up and change because of their society. That is where social diversity comes from. Societies and cultures are dynamic
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The Importance of Language Calla Maldonado Philosophy 110 Wednesdays 3:45 Dr. William Hale Spring 2015 Point of View Language is used to communicate in several different aspects such as expressing feelings‚ signs‚ symbols‚ gestures‚ and sounds. Language is also the basis of transmitting knowledge. We all learn a language when we are young in which is used to give and receive knowledge. Without language we would not be able to exchange words or learn knowledge. However‚ knowledge
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The Importance of Language The language is very important in any culture. A language does far more than just enable people to communicate with each other. The language of one country is different from the other country and it tells the features of the country which distinguish it from one company to another. Languages shape the way people perceive the world and it also provides help to define culture of any society. There are countries in which more than one language is spoken; you will find
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Language is defined as any body which can be written‚ spoken shown or otherwise communicated between people. Thus it is obvious that it is significant in all areas of knowledge‚ as well as balanced. Making it absolutely necessary in learning. I believe language is the most important out of the four ways of knowing due to its influence on the areas of knowledge. It is also significant in each area because it plays a large role for the basic awareness of each area. The austrian-british philosopher
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Importance of Language In the story‚ “From a Native Daughter”‚ by Haunani-Kay Trask talks about herself‚ and how the history of the people and their culture of Hawaii means to her. She has learned stories over time from her parents and ancestors of how things were before her‚ so she has a lot of knowledge about the history and culture of the people before her. She is very vocal in her voice and wants people who aren’t native from Hawaii to learn the truth about the history of the culture of Hawaii
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What do you think about language diversity? Language diversity is an important topic for all South Africans to consider since we have 11 official languages. This means that we are challenged when it comes to being able to communicate with one another. This challenge presents itself in various forms‚ from the workplace to people’s daily lives and personal outlooks surrounding different cultures. Language diversity also influences important issues such as education‚ Government and adoption. Adoption
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The world has an estimated 6‚000 plus languages. Disturbingly‚ by the end of the century‚ half of those languages will die out according to a UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The article‚ Preserving Language Diversity‚ reports smaller indigenous cultures are at a risk of losing distinct and group identity as a result of reduced linguistic diversity. Today it is possible to safeguard vanishing native languages and language diversity with tools such as the computer. Under conditions of marginalization
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