I did get the chance to learn German later on in life, but it all started with learning English. ... Not being able to just go outside and make friends really affected me as a kid, but it was also a motivator for learning the English language. Since my parents were English speaking, they helped me a lot while I was learning English. ... Once I was old enough, I was introduced to the woman who helped me the most when it came to learning English, Mrs. ... Life is about being able to communicate and learning to communicate, and for some people the learning never stops. ...

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The English colonies outlasted the Spanish and French colonies in America for many reasons. ... The primary factor in making the English the dominant power in America by 1763 is simply because the English established a growing population and secure trade of a profitable and renewable resource with England. ... Furthermore, what Columbus discovered was not North America where the English colonist settled, but South America. ... With word of the great success in America many English families were leaving to start a new life in America. ... The Puritans when they came, learning from tha...

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The teacher will make the explanation in English. They also try to get English into the students through music and art. Students may start to attend classes that are taught in English. ... Students who don't learn English are not able to excel in school. ... If they"re only source of learning English failing is them, who will they turn to? ...

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ELLs have various experiences learning styles and real-life experiences. ... This could create problems in learning conversation and context language in English. ... Again, if the ELL is not able to read English or have problems learning the content, they will not test as proficient even if they know the content in their native language. ... They are also provided with an English-heritage language or heritage language to English dictionary for use, but not both. ... These assessments are based on native English speaking students and not on ELLS. ...

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Learning from Mistakes The constant learning that occurs in the everyday lives of humans can often be applied to many aspects in life. ... For instance, like in any class, such as English we might not do something right the first time, but after a while we catch on and begin to do whats right, we learn from our own mistakes. ...

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However, Elsa no longer practices Chinese because she needs to adapt to her new environment, America, by learning English. ... First of all, they could not speak English and needed to attend ESL (English Second Language) classes. ... I am exposed to many different subjects and I enjoy learning them". ... At last, she finalizes her topic of education by one sentence: "The advantage of learning can enrich one's knowledge", said Elsa. ... The way I see Elsa is that she never gets tired from learning things. ...

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His siblings and his parents all had to learn English when they arrived in America. ... His first days of school he knew only 50 English words. ... He picked up English fairly quickly and spoke it well. ... I wonder if they too had to struggle learning Englsh, or if they had times where they had to struggle to make an English speaking person understand what it was they were trying to say. ... It must have taken a lot of patience for him to be in a class while still learning English. ...

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Gaining over 98% the total grade of the Chemistry 401 (Chemistry 1B) class, I was asked by Professor Miller to become his teaching assistant in the Beacon Peer-Assisted Learning Program at Sacramento City College. ... I am not only a chemistry Beacon but also a Math and ESL tutor of the Learning Skills and Tutoring Center of Sacramento City College. ... I decided to stay at home self-studying English during the day and go to the Vietnamese USA Society " English Training Service Center to study about American culture at night. ... Since I had about two years of learning English and studyi...

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Where learning in the classroom gives concepts, experience provides students with the opportunity to apply these concepts. ... Fortunately, I faced the challenge of learning the D.C. metro system. ... For example, my art class "Art and Architecture of Washington D.C." was based completely on the value of learning through experience. ...

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Students have evolved from learning the basics of the English language, to having the option to learn another foreign tongue. ... This is a child's first educational learning experience. ... Reading, writing, mathematics and English are stressed to all students. ... In most cases, this is the final step in the formal learning process. ... They discuss the different ways of learning between men and women in the classroom. ...

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Most of their disadvantages are due to the schools that they are in and how they lack some of the fundamentals that are required in the learning field. ... Under this policy, that funding will exist until everyone is at the same level of learning (as long as the policy isn't changed). ... Minorities tend to be in the lower classes and a good percentage of these students have a limited English proficiency. Through this act minority students enroll in education programs in order to simplify a program operation, which enables students to learn English as quickly as possible. ... U...

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There are many aspects to adapting to a new culture, which include learning a new language, eating new foods, dressing differently, and meeting new people. ... Learning a new language is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish when there is no one to translate. The younger a person is when they come to America, the easier it is to learn English. Many older men and women have a much more difficult time learning English, especially when they need to find a job. ...

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Lack of jobs, lack of money, and a lack of knowledge of the English language all proved to be barriers that those immigrating in to the United States had to face. ... Even after learning that he was being taken advantage of, Rocco did not get discouraged. ... That is wrong to strike like that a man who could not speak English. ... He soon moved to Chicago and got a job working for a man who would not teach him English. Eager to learn English anyway, he got a Greek-English dictionary, taught himself the language, and received a better job. ...

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John Nabers English 1102 Mrs. Grey Paper #1 Crime and Video Games Violence among teenagers in America has risen in the last decade. Through school shootings and acts of vandalism, teens have become subject to question by many people. People are searching for answers on why teens hav...

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Learning about other people's culture helps us understand people who are different from us better. ... Learning about other cultures helps take the blindfold of ignorance from our eyes and helps us become more tolerant of people who may or are very different from us. ... Although Gemma had only been in America for only a couple of years she knew how to speak English very well. ... And aside from all of this, learning about other people's backgrounds is a fun learning experience. ... Learning about other people's culture helps us understand them better and it just goes to show ...

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My work as Nohemy's manager would be full of various tasks and learning experiences. ... Belize City is the only Central American city where English is the official language, so Nohemy is able to speak both English and Spanish (Encarta Encyclopedia Article, 2003). ...

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Many teachers are under the impression that they don't need to worry about teaching their students the material needed for standardized testing, but in actuality, standardized testing replaces good teaching skills and practices with a "drill n' kill" route of learning. ... Ironically, standardized tests are unfair to special education and ESL 'English as a Second Language' students. ... " (washingtion.edu) Another fact is that English language learners take the tests in English, even before they have mastered the language. ... " (ets.org) But quite fran...

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Other problems that lay in her way of living a moderately normal life were her troubles with the English language and still having to maintain good enough grades to graduate high school. ... I have not become apathetic about my education; in fact I love learning and strive to learn new things from whomever and whenever I can. ... My highs and lows throughout my constant learning process have taught me to not be dependant on others and have made me more aware of my capabilities. ...

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Levi Strauss When the name Levi Strauss comes to mind, most people would probably think of denim jeans or his company, Levi Strauss & Co. That's because he invented the first riveted pair of jeans and he started the first and largest manufacturer of denim jeans. Levi Strauss was bo...

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Dear ___________, I am truly honored to apply for the Mclntyre-Smith scholarship. I hope I am the right candidate for you. I am the first generation in my family to attend college. I have three younger siblings; two are in high school and the youngest is learning to talk. Growing up in a less privi...

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For example, while English is our official language, many words of other countries and cultures have been added to our vocabulary. ... By learning to recognize one another and by working to bring the best out of each other, Americans have made this country the best in the world. ...

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I did not speak a single word in English and at the time the language barrier did not seem to matter. ... When classes started I entered the second grade, still not speaking a word in English. ... Because I watched so much TV the English language started to sink in, also with the schools help. ... My childhood in the US was more inside and a all around learning experience. ...

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Tanya Maria Barrientos wrote the essay "Se Habla Espanol" in order to express her struggle with accepting her heritage with pride, as well as her struggle with being a Latin woman who did not speak Spanish. Barrientos explains how she was born in Guatemala but moved to the United States when she was...

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Compare and Contrast: The Japanese and Chinese Immigrants The Japanese and Chinese people are immigrated to the United States having their own separate goals. They have different religious practices; the Chinese believing in confuses, but the Japanese are different from them because Japanese didn...

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"President Obama proposed that American school children extend their time in class, either by lengthening the school day, or spending less time on summer vacation" (Text A). Is he looking for more drop outs? Congress should not support President Obama's plan to lengthen the school day and year. Sch...

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