The second time I saw Alyssa, she was sitting in a circle with 4 other girls speaking Spanish. I don't think Alyssa knew that I understood spanish, but she was discussing her situation with her boyfriend. ... Cohen, who spoke a little Spanish and was extra slow and calm while approaching her with her assignments. When Alyssa wasn't doing work, she only spoke to students that she felt comfortable speaking spanish with. ... The IEP shows the different accommodations for the student, which was extra time on his test, if he needed a translator, receive instruction multiple times. ...

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Declaring English the national language would also save the country money. ... New Jersey alone spent $922,000 in 1998 on court translator fees (Samborn). ... Americans speak English, not Spanish, Russian, Chinese, or any other language. ... They knew no one, spoke no English, but they did have determination. ... He said he learned English and spoke it well enough to get by. ...

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The employees will be paid in Dollars (1), however they must be able to speak English and know how to use the computer (2) . ... (2) It is a disadvantage to be obliged to learn how to speak English or use the computer. Actually people working in a firm have to use the computer and speak at least one foreign language, however the employees in this example don't speak a foreign language and they have to go to English courses with 35 years age... In three years, according to a recent study by International Data Corp., 39 percent of people who visit the Internet will seek sites in language...

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