In this modern era‚ majority of the world’s population is characterized as being bilingual. This is in most cases is manifested as a result of cross movement and interactions by people and societies which initiates the need to fit in and survive. The trend is seen as an important emerging perspective as it facilitates cross-cultural communication and positively affects cognitive abilities. Research shows that the bilingual brain can have better attention and task-switching capacities than the monolingual
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The loss of any language means a contraction‚ reduction and impoverishment of the sum total of the reservoir of human thought and knowledge as expressible through language. To what extent do you agree with this? As globalization takes place‚ languages spoken by the majority became lingua franca of different regions. English for example as its most widely spread across the entire world‚ is spoken by 360 to 400 million as their first language and 470 million to more than 1 billion as their second
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A TERM PAPER IN RESEARCH SEMINAR II SUMMER 2012-2013 SUBMITTED AS A PARTIAL REQUIREMENT TO DR. EMMANUEL DE GUZMAN BY SHIRLEY PEREZ-LOPEZ THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND The increasing number of pupils who obtained low grade in Mathematics is a cause of alarm to the Philippine educational system. Many studies have shown that there are actually many factors affecting achievement in Mathematics and one of these is the language factor. The mandate of a Bilingual
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* in great dread of – fearful in anticipation of something * counted on – to rely or trust on somebody/something * thumbed at the edges – worn or soiled edges caused by frequent handling * in unison – something happening or being done at the same time * a great bustle – an excited (and often noisy) activity or a rapid‚ active commotion * reproach ourselves with – to express disapproval‚ criticism‚ or disappointment 1 . What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school
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Turnbull believes that prior to addressing the issue of emergent bilingual the term bilingual definition should be tackled first. He explained that the various criteria used to determine a bilingual such as fluency‚ native-like command‚ and complete and meaningful languages production caused the different definition bilingual. Moreover‚ the two most renowned definitions for bilingual offered by Mackey and Grosjean emphasized on having linguistic knowledge and using the language on a regular base
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ALL chrildern should learn english at elementary school. I am strongly believe that children should learn English as soon as they start elementary school since learning a foreign language like English can be benefit for children at an early age. Since we live in a global‚ rapidly changing world‚ and in a multicultural society. Understanding other cultures enhances tolerance among people. It is highly recommended for children to start learning a new language like English common language
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Extension: Reflection on Speaking in Tongues Documentary and Multilingual Education Activity In this mono-linguistic culture‚ especially in Nebraska where it is predominantly white‚ many colleagues in the class have never heard of the concept of bilingualism until we viewed a documentary called Speaking in Tongues by California Visions. The film featured four students‚ Durrell‚ Kelly‚ Jason‚ and Julian from four different public schools in San Francisco area. Durell is an African-American second-grader
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The unique experiences of generations and immigrants The immigrant story is one we have all heard before. These stories show how individuals can come to America with nothing and end up giving their families everything they could imagine. It is hard work but that is the American Dream. But what does this dream really mean for immigrants and their families? Does the hard work of immigrants pay off? A lot of research says there are many social and economic changes between generations of immigrants
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TOPIC: MOTHER TONGUE – BASED MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION THESIS STATEMENT With all the students having a difficulty in coping with their lessons‚ Mother tongue-based multilingual education may be helpful or not in solving this problem. OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Purpose of Mother Tongue-based Education A. Reasons why the Mother Tongue should be used in primary schools B. Points and ideas about Mother Tongue-based Education III. Target learners of Mother Tongue-based Education IV. Effects of Mother Tongue-based
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Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire‚ use‚ comprehend and produce language. Initial forays into psycholinguistics were largely philosophical ventures‚ due mainly to a lack of cohesive data on how the human brain functioned. "Psycholinguistics is the study of the cognitive process that supports the acquisition and use of language" Schmitt‚ N. "Psycholinguistics is the study of how the mind equips
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