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Language Innovations in a Multi-lingual Classrooms Multilingualism is noticed all around the world. Connotatively‚ multi as several or many‚ and lingual as language‚ combined‚ basically meaning the use of multiple languages. It does not simply dictate the language they use but also the place where they have been influenced and had grown‚ thus‚ even reaching out to multiculturalism‚ meaning multiple experiences‚ influences‚ cultures‚ ideals‚ and more. It is clear furthermore that the above linguistic
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The Practice of Bilingualism in Nigeria: Factors That Encourage Bilingualism – Before‚ During and After the Colonial Era A Term Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements of the Course: ENG 503: Bilingualism and Multilingualism June 2010 By Emmanuel U. Dimike 2009026016F Dimike‚ 2 INTRODUCTION In the world today‚ the number of people who use more than one language is greater than the number of people who use only one language. This study focuses on these people with more than one language
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Study on the Contribution of Multilingualism to Creativity Executive Summary Public Services Contract n° EACEA/2007/3995/2 16 July 2009 Europublic sca/cva Avenue Emile De Mot 8‚ box 4 1000 Brussels www.europublic.com The views expressed in this work are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. This study has been commissioned by the European Commission‚ Directorate General Education and Culture. ©European Commission Table of Contents:
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colonies in Africa. He calls this linguistic imperialism‚ a cultural correlate of political imperialism. In this case the dominating language is imposed on a people and on the indigenous languages and consequently the dominated language begins to experience functional loss and eventually shrink structurally. Phillipson’s main argument here is that the monolingual language policies favoring European languages are not accidental; they are part of the grand scheme by the former colonial powers to keep
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Reading Comprehension Questions on Hayakawa’s “Bilingualism in America: English Should Be the Only Language” I. Based on your understanding of Hayakawa‚ answer the following questions: 1. Why does Hayakawa start his essay by mentioning Chinese and Japanese? Answer: I think the essay mentioning Chinese and Japanese want to explain because these two countries’ people can speak same language—English‚ it can Strengthen the communication between them then they get together and form Asian-American
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societal multilingualism‚ language is a major predicament in conveying an effective communication in teaching. According to UNESCO‚ ethnic and linguistic minority people face obstacles to access quality basic education. This leads to high illiteracy rates and a poor quality of life. It is also a threat to the survival of their language and culture. The Philippines is one of those developing countries that undergo a serious crisis in bringing a quality basic education because of multilingualism. According
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Bilingualism in America: English Should Be the Only Language “Rather than insisting that it is the immigrant’s duty to learn the language of this country‚ the government has acted as if it has a duty to accommodate an immigrant in his native language. " By S.I. Hayakawa 1 DURING the dark days of World War 11‚ Chinese immigrants in California wore badges proclaiming their original nationality so they would not be mistaken for Japanese. In fact‚ these two immigrant groups long had
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Cognitive Effects of Early Bilingualism The American educational system has fallen behind other leading nations in the world in many respects‚ one of which is in bilingual instruction. This has traditionally been overlooked in the United States until the high school level. Children in today’s society should be made more prepared for the growing globalism and technological advances throughout the world instead of losing educational opportunities due to economic downfall and lack of resources. This
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discrimination‚ human rights‚ inclusion and difference. The essay also considers the role of the early year’s practitioners in planning and resourcing for teaching in a multilingual setting. In order to evaluate and reflect on my settings approach to multilingualism and the generally ethos of the school‚ I will be referring to the pictures in the essay’s appendix consisting of display pictures‚ a pie chart of languages spoken overall by the children‚ and an activity to support language skills. My current
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