Speaking English has become a problem faced by many public schools in America. ... The teachers in American public schools are being made to slow down the learning process for students to be able to keep up with the instructions. ... So, the new language-minority students seem to pay the price they are forced into basic skills classes and learning programs that would not be needed if we met the needs of the many that are falling behind. ... Many students have gone through these type of programs in school and been taught English very well, but many have also learned to fear English and resort b...

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Undoubtedly, this leads to feelings of isolation for many Hispanic-American children, and this is certainly detrimental to the learning process. ... The loss of self esteem may never be made up, so that even when English is finally learned, these students feel worthless or at best second-rate. Furthermore, Spanish speaking students may not learn to read quickly or well enough in these beginning stages Learning to read is a difficult enough task to accomplish without having to learn a new language at the same time. ... Bilingual education, which employs the child's native language for ...

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I am in favor of bilingual education because it can be an effective segue to learning the English language and I believe it is very important to remain connected with our family's language and culture. ... Ariel Dorfman is an Argentinian author who struggled throughout his life to find a balance between the Spanish and English languages. ... Rather, it keeps it alive in order to build bridges to English.... Hadi-Tabassum also states that, "The fundamental aim of a dual immersion program is to teach English-dominant students a minority language such as Spanish in all subject areas, st...

• Word Count: 2018
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Americans are dealing with the effects of the growing number of non-English speaking immigrants coming to the United States each year. Many people feel that a person coming to America should be responsible for learning the language spoken in the America. ... (ball state) Instead of immigrants learning the native language of the United States, Americans are required to learn languages of other cultures. ... For some, the idea of learning these new languages is an outrage. As the United States becomes more and more populated with non-English speaking immigrants, there will be no other choic...

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Worse still, race and class are often the components leading to biased expectations, putting these students at a great disadvantage in learning and progressing through the educational system. ... Students who enter school speaking standard English as a second language may be hesitant in answering questions due to embarrassment, and are often incorrectly placed in slower classes, or labeled illiterate (Rathus, 1993). ... When a child speaks little, or no, English in the home or outside of the classroom environment, they may need intensive help in learning and mastering the English language. ...

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Being unable to speak English attributes to an immigrant's difficulty to assimilate into American society. ... Not knowing how to speak English effectively presents the possibility of making an immigrant student feel isolated, as well as other misfortunes that come with the lack of English skills. ... What causes the lack of English skills is poor English education. ... Offering ESL classes at a convenient location can help lessen the lack of English skills in immigrants. ... If ESL classes this convenient were available, then my grandparents and their six children could have all rea...

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In "Critical Evidence", Sandra Ruppert supports that learning experiences in art class contribute to the improvement of academic skills. ... Lastly, Murphee's "Art at the Core of Learning" provides factual support that art actually strengthens student's social skills. ... Learning experiences in the arts contribute to the improvement of academic skills, including the areas of reading, language development, and mathematics. ... Administrators had recently initiated an ambitious art curriculum, making art the central focus of the learning process. ... Math, English...

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The modern understanding of this ancient theory of tabula rasa can be largely attributed to English philosopher and scholar, John Locke, who wrote on the subject in his work An Essay Concerning Human Understanding published in 1690. ... Another argument that Pinker makes against the idea a nature-only developmental theory involves the theory that children in Japan have genes to make it easier to learn Japanese and children in England have genes that make it easier to learn English (9). ... Also, if someone living in America had ancestors from Germany, that fact does not mean that learning Germ...

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Ngoc Chau Tran April 15, 2002 English 301 A Simple Machine, Yet Useful in Everyone's Lives In our daily lives, we have seen much technological equipment that we take for granted, such as cars that provide transportation, radio, and television for entertainment and educational purposes. ... The computer revolution has significantly contributed to an exciting part of education and learning. ... This would provide excellent opportunities for students as well as teachers in learning, communicating, and pursuit their career goals. ...

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Unfortunately, the lack of skill not only restricts first generations in the job market, hurting their ability to provide for their family, but English-speaking skills also found restrict their involvement with their children growing up in this country. ... Since parents want their children to succeed, children are found studying and slowly mastering the English language. Regrettably, first-generation immigrant parents find difficulty partaking in a type of program that could teach them English that parallels the comprehension of their children because "it's not enough to simply transla...

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Therefore hip-hop should be considered beyond its original status of a genre but as an essential learning tool to understand a consistently misunderstood and isolated faction of people. ... Its primary language is African American Vernacular English 2. ...

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