that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate their learning. This idea was protected and implemented by Title
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minds. Does the use of digital technology really improve specific language‚ cognitive‚ or literacy skills? Well‚ this is really a broad‚ complicated question. Actually‚ each area is broad and complex. In addition‚ the definition of improvement also becomes complicated and‚ perhaps‚ narrow‚ if we only address those skills related to the traditional print culture. We are going to look at the positive and negative effects of using digital technology in education. Rapid developments in information and
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should not be the official language of the United States because people are not going to want to adapt to just one language. Therefore‚ it’s impossible to make English the official language due to the United States being the giant cultural “melting pot” of the world. As a result‚ it is absurd to think that all of the cultures will learn English when they will lose their cultural language. However‚ one of the reasons why people argue about English being the official language is from the First Amendment
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author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories‚ [ ] Politically Correct Holiday Stories‚ Apocalypse Wow‚ "Once Upon A More Enlightened Time" and May 2007 "Recut Madness". Garner graduated from the University of Michigan‚ where he won a Hopwood Award for one of his short plays. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories‚ Garner’s first book‚ have sold more than 2.5 million copies in the U.S. and has been translated into 20 languages. It spent 65 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Politically Correct
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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Pros and Cons of Economic Growth Fostering economic growth remains at the heart of any national government’s agenda. As such‚ governments have embraced numerous strategies aimed at promoting economic growth‚ such as forging alliances‚ signing business treaties‚ and becoming members to business alliances. Economic growth refers to an increase in a country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the value of the country’s national expenditure or output. While increasing economic growth has several
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Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly
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Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty Pros 1. The Death Penalty allows families that have been suffering some closure. 2. Helps lessen the problem of overpopulated prisons. 3. Provides a deterrent for inmates already on Death Row. 4. Justice is better served. 5. Prisoner parole or escapes allows for another chance to kill. 6. Give a chance to prosecutors in bargaining in the plea bargain process. In the state of California there are too many liberals that make rules
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The Pros and Cons Edit 0 6… Pros : - More foreign goods. In Canada‚ with economic globalization‚ we are able to eat fresh fruits and vegetables in winter. Make lives easier for us. - With the trade happening around the world‚ there is more diversity. While we are in Canada‚ we can go out and eat Chinese‚ Thai‚ Greek foods‚ and watch US’s movie. - Helping developing countries. Transnational corporations setup in developing countries offering jobs for the people in developing countries‚ help
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