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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This in turn led to calls for new immigrants to assimilate by learning the language and customs of earlier arrivals. ... While wavering political support characterizes the history of bilingual education, the common thread in educating U.S. bilinguals has been that learning English has been deemed important. ... In 1997, Spanish immigrant parents in Los Angeles complained that their children were not learning English in bilingual programs (One Nation/One California, 1997). Learning of this issue, an independent activist named Ron Unz founded "English For The Children" and drafted the now famous...

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This bill made Iowa's official language English. ... It gets to the point where their children sometimes lose part of their heritage because so much concentration is put on learning the English language instead of making sure they keep their native language important to them. Even though I am against the English-Only Bill, I do agree with the importance of learning English. That is what the "English Plus Resolution" is. It recognizes that learning English is important but that learning other languages is equally important. ...

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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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At the core of these cultures, lie families who have been in the United States for many years, but never received assistance in learning the English language. (The Foundations of Dual Language Instruction (Fifth ed., p. 8)) There are many reasons that families do not or have not sought out assistance in learning the English language. ... Teachers should be prepared to support and guide any and all students who are learning English as their second language. ... Most children who are learning English as a second language are not always ready to talk in class, therefore the teacher needs to crea...

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Also, there are many other advantages to learning a language, such as having an upper-hand on understanding another culture. ... She responds to critics who claim that Americans should only need to know English and that immigrants and others should learn English before they themselves learn another language by saying that while it is important for immigrants to learn English, it is still very important that more Americans learn another language to help compete in a quickly globalizing world. ... Learning a second language helps people find a higher income job. ... He also states that there are...

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I'll always remember my English teacher at Young Junior High during my 8th grade year, Mrs. ... She truly adored her job and made English class fun, and interesting. ... This was my first experience that really made me appreciate something that needed to do with English class. ... This is the thing that kept my enthusiasm for English continually trusting that we'll get a composition task where we will need to compose a poem....

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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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The Majority of Americans living in the U.S. know English, so it only makes sense for schools to teach in English, but what about the children who do not know English. ... My girlfriend's first language is Spanish and she learned English through an ESL (English as a Second Language) in elementary. ... Even though she was taught to learn English she still kept her language. ... Gonzalez states that "Reading programs taught in English to children with Spanish as their first language waste their acquired linguistic attributes and also impede learning by forcing them to absorb skills of rea...

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The growth in international adoption and immigration has spurred a variety of communication challenges and concerns regarding bilingualism and learning English as a second language in young children. ... However, the study also illustrates the potential loss of the native language other than English by both the bilingual children and the parents striving to develop two languages. ... The investigation's results showed that U.S. born bilinguals whose first language is one other than English, and bilinguals, whose first language is English, as well as non-U.S. born bilinguals, are not neg...

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We can all sit around and complain all we want that they should be the ones learning our language, but the population is only going to increase, and it is going to become more difficult. ... The best solution to becoming bilingual is learning both languages as a child. ... Education systems should start teaching children just as much Spanish as well as English when they are in school. ... In this way, the non-native English-speaking students and the non-native Spanish-speaking students have the opportunity to develop the ability to speak English and Spanish as second languages respectively. .....

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He also tells us about how uncomfortable it was for him to see his parents trying to speak English. ... Rodriguez states "This was the first time I had heard anyone name me in English" (393). ... Because of his fear of accepting and learning the public language, it would change the comfort of his family life. ... Soon after he became more fluent in English he began to blend in and feel confident with the English language and grew to embrace the English language as he once embraced the Spanish language. ... I am able to continue my culture while learning a new one without feeling guilty. ...

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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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Being an immigrant from Russia, I have went through quite an experience with the English language myself, and I can relate to this essay, My Mother's English, by Amy Tan. ... Coming into the 5th grade with no knowledge of English was quite a struggle. ... In my home, we speak Russian and English, but when my parents speak English, they also seem to make a lot of mistakes with the language, I guess it's also because just like from the article about Amy Tan's mother, they translate the words from Russian straight to English. ... I am very proud of them, and of course myself f...

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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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Of course, there is no denying that the knowledge of the English language is one of the most important languages accessible in the World. ... These parents and family members tend to force their children into first learning their native language and culture before learning English and the American Culture. ... For instance, two friends that I met in fourth grade were only able to learn English when they reached high school (both were born in this country). ... This prevented them of extensively learning both languages, English and Portuguese; and ended in a very similar case of the "Spanglis...

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Black English, also known as Ebonics, is a current issue within America today. ... Before 1973 this particular form of speech was known as Vernacular Black English, African American English, and African American Vernacular, but in all realization it was seen as the language of "The Black Man". ... Speaking only Black English everyday is a choice, and not a cultural trait. ... Given that English is a major subject that must be mastered, Ebonics would only be a hindrance for students. ... This decision to use Black English will not only confuse, but also complicate the learning process of a...

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What is it with the recent urge to speak particular languages such as English, French, Spanish and even Mandarin? Recently conducted research shows that by 2040, English, French, Spanish and Mandarin will be spoken by about 90% of the world's population (either as a first or second language). ... The importance of English is widely recognised in most countries. ... A working knowledge of English has become a requirement in a number of fields, occupations and professions such as medicine and computing and as a consequence over a billion people speak English to at least a basic level i.e. ...

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I believe that good English literature holds an empowering energy; it has the capability not only to amuse, but to provoke readers to obtain a deeper comprehension of the world. ... It is quite nerve-wrecking to wrench upon learning a second language in a year's time; however, I embraced the challenge with the desire to succeed. ... Spanish Two has helped to improve both my continuous study of the English language and literature work immensely. ... AP Literature will be a vicissitude during my junior year; however, the course will improve both my essay writing and English literature compr...

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For example, while the majority of Americans speak English and significant proportions are Spanish speaking, yet even among the English speakers, accents and vocabularies differ by region of the country. ... It was a great learning experience all of these things I have mentioned have greatly influenced me and the way I talk to around others depending on who I am around in order to communicate with them in a way that is familiar. It's not just Spanish languages that are different, even English if you were raised in the southwestern part of the U.S and you go to the northwestern parts of th...

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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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Participation in almost every aspect of society requires some degree of proficiency in English. ... Nilda, in a way feels a sense of home in New York because she was able to explore it by learning the language. ... She works as a seamstress because you do not need to know English for this line of work. ... The current crusade for English as the official language is based on the argument that immigrants are unwilling to learn English. Nilda's aunt migrated to the United States a long time ago and she still did not learn English. ...

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Race Separation "Theme for English B" is a poem by Langston Hughes in which a black student in a predominantly white college takes a writing assignment as an opportunity to ponder over the complicated issue of race relations in America. ... We are always learning from each other and must consider this when we think about who we are, both as Americans and as human beings. ...

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Whitecloud also finds himself assimilating with the common American, straying away from Native American culture, in a way similar to Macedo, who had to fully learn English to be able to succeed in college. ... While Macedo had to become accustomed to learning English or risk failing, Whitecloud rather opted to choose his native culture, rather than completely assimilate. ...

• Word Count: 521
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