Requiring United States schools to teach students a second language should be a mandate‚ especially since students in many countries of the developed world are ahead of us academically. This academic separation is occurring because other countries are making an effort to require students to be fluent in more than one language. It would be extremely beneficial for the U.S. to require it’s educational system to teach students a second language. Acquiring the skill of bilingualism will greatly increase
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native-like use of two languages by the same individual. Nowadays‚ being bilingual is important in every sense of the word. Being bilingual becomes important to be successful in life. In fact‚ only about 15-20 percent of Americans consider themselves bilingual‚ compared to 56 percent of Europeans. Speaking another language and knowing another culture is positive in your life. It can also help people to see the world in a different perception. In general‚ it’s better to learn another language at a young age
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communicate better with other people. It can aid you in school‚ business‚ travel or everyday life. Many people find that learning a second language also helps them improve their first. Phonetics‚ grammar points‚ and other things that native speakers usually take for granted‚ you will start to notice in your own language after learning about them in another. It’s important to be bilingual because it knowing two different languages or more you can communicate with other people from different places
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concepts most directly challenged the idea that language learning was all about mimicry and good "habit-formation." An emphasis on human cognition in language learning addressed issues such as learners being more responsible for their own learning - formulating independent hypotheses about the "rules" of the target language and testing those hypotheses by applying them and realizing errors. When students create their own sets of meaningful language rules and concepts and then test them out‚ they
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Filipino and English. Children begin their education in a language they understand‚ their mother tongue‚ and develop a strong foundation in their mother language. The purpose of a multilingual education program is to develop appropriate cognitive and reasoning skills enabling children to operate equally in different languages – starting in the mother tongue with transition to Filipino and then English. It is a structured program of language learning and cognitive development which provides learners
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the hegemony of one particular language has never been an objective. So what has happened? Is such hegemony a good thing? If not‚ what credible alternative could be suggested? Keywords: English as a lingua franca‚ linguistic policy‚ multilingualism Introduction Europe and the world at large seem to have agreed that English should become their lingua franca. There have been linguae francae before in history but this is the first time that one language has become global‚ worldwide and
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The Importance of Bilingual Education in America First off‚ it’s important to understand the difference between learning and education. Learning is the ability of an individual’s brain to acquire and retain information for a lifetime‚ whereas education is an aide to further strengthen a student’s learning capacity with the use of resources: teachers‚ libraries‚ classroom environment‚ etc. All students are essentially equal when they enter the educational environment‚ however students who don’t
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base the study. Introduction "Language is not everything in education‚ but without language‚ everything is nothing in education." (Wolff‚ 2006). The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. The failure of education represents the inability of society to properly perpetuate itself through succeeding generations. Many years ago Filipinos dwell on the notion that the best way to learn reading and writing fast is through the use of a foreign language. This may be one of the reasons
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Bilingualism is very important. Although most people speak English in this country‚ there is not really a national language in the United States of America. However‚ speaking more than one language will‚ without a doubt‚ get you father. Many children that enter early childhood centers have another primary language. Although it is very important that all the children learn English‚ it is just as important that they do not lose their first language. Besides being able to keep close to your roots
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Reflection My first encounter with Carlos was through the tutoring sessions. He seems fairly proficient when it came to speaking. During the first tutorial session I asked the group I was working with if they would be interested. Carlos was enthusiastic about participating. So much so‚ I asked the group to think about it. Looking back I think I was slightly overwhelmed by the response. The following week‚ Carlos was again at tutoring. Since he was still very interested in taking part in the study
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