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. ...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

By the end of the seventies, Black English had been declared a legitimate form of Standard English, now referred to as Ebonics or African American Vernacular English (AAVE) (King). ... This English Language Amendment was never voted upon. ... English" organization (King). ... Bilingual education not only promotes the learning of English, but it does so without sacrificing the original language. However, some individuals report that after learning English in schools, they have difficulty speaking Spanish, and hence difficulty speaking to their parents (Headden and Bowermaster 39). ...

• Word Count: 1506
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Especially for me growing up learning and understanding two different languages, English and Spanish. ... I also had to learn English when going to school or whenever I was outside of home, which also did have different dialects but in a different way. ... Growing up learning Spanish was a bit difficult for my siblings and I. ... With English it was a lot simpler, there aren't 3 to 5 different ways to say you. Although with English there were different meanings for different words. ...

• Word Count: 1287
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Being a territory of the United States, the students did have a significant amount of training in English; however, not everyone speaks textbook perfect English. ... In addition, when the Puerto Rican students speak in fairly good English without much of an accent, there have been peers who are shocked at their ability to speak so well. It upsets Krystal and Gabriel that their fellow students are too ignorant to understand that they are a territory of the United States and do have some Americanized customs and items like Pizza Hut and learning English as a primary language. ...

• Word Count: 1258
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate