Denair Language Barriers

More young americans nowadays are being raised in homes speaking non-English, but these students are falling behind in schools where there is not a bilingual program available. According to the U.S. Department of Education, in schools without a bilingual education program, 71% of English speakers are at or above the basic requirements for fourth grade reading while merely 30% of non-English speakers reach this level. 35% of English and 8% of non-English speakers reach proficient reading levels while only 9% of English and 1% of non-English speakers perform at advanced levels. It’s evident that the availability of a bilingual program is crucial to the success of an individual who needs the resources that can be given to them through the use of bilingual education. The percentages of the non-English speaking students previously mentioned could undoubtedly be comparable to those percentages of the English speaking students if the education they were being provided with was cohesive to their comfortability, and the material being taught was in a language they could better understand.

On the other hand, schools in bad shape continue to perform worse and receive less funding.

There have been complaints about how long it takes the financial aid department to process the paperwork and about questions not being answered. Several dormitories need to be upgraded. General advising is unproductive. Faculty are used to advise students, and some faculty have been misinforming students. More advisors are needed to advise the students.

“No Habla English”. “21 million people living in the United States cannot speak English. Citizens are not just speaking Spanish, but Chinese and Russian are rising fast.” (U.S. Bureau of Census, 2009) To force a citizen to speak a new language is discrimination. Non-English speaking citizens and immigrants that are without good English skills will fall academically, in the judicial system and when receiving proper medical care.

4.8 Barriers to effective communication, different nationalities, religions, cultures and beliefs. Also different age groups, Disability, learning difficulties or memory loss. My client suffers from depression and mood swings which can cause a barrier.

She maintains this will allow them to generate cognitive and linguistic progress that nurtures their transition to English (Stover, 2015). Therefore, according to Dr. Vonderlack-Navarro, the “English only” approach can be detrimental to learning English (Stover, 2015). Vonderlack-Navarro contends school board members need to endorse specific strategies and support multilingual classrooms in response to the question, “How does the school board make these literacy gains in a classroom with English language learners who speak different languages?” (Stover, 2015).

negative effects on the economy and there are also hardships the students will face in the future.

crisis in that sector. This is because once there is a problem in the educational sector of a country

An English Test may also be required to test if knowledge of English reaches required

Immigrants and refugees seeking services seem to lack knowledge and understanding of American culture. This may lead to legal issues and barriers that can ultimately impact their health and well-being. Language barriers are a huge problem among the immigrant and refugee community which leads to laws being broken without immigrants and refugees realizing that they are breaking the law. For example, in one’s native country, bribing law enforcement may be acceptable, while in the United States, it is an offense which will result in arrest. Immigrants and refugees need to be taught this in a way that they can understand.

Most of the other problems the schools face are directly related to the funding issue. Buildings are run down and sometimes mobile because of the lack of finances. No child wants to go to school in a dreary building that smells bad. It makes it hard to concentrate and hard to study in buildings such as this. Every school has some type of sport being played by the students. For some, sports are the only reason they do not drop out of school. However, if finances are not available then the school should focus mostly on the education of all of its students as a whole, not just a few who think they cannot make it without sports. Without the financial issues, schools have even more problems. School violence is becoming more and more common. School should be a place where children come to learn and be with their peers, in a very good environment. It should not be a place where children are afraid to go because of the anger or hurt of other children. This is probably the major issue of the public today.

selves. In doing this they live their lives to the fullest and not wishing they

America is a melting pot of people from various places and cultures. As they start their lives in America they become part of the fabric of the country. What they can and cannot do in terms of language barriers is not a limitation but just one more hurdle in the race toward their success. As a person of Jamaican descent the way I talk could be a reason to not try and educate myself. However Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue shows that language barriers exist but are not necessarily a sign of failure. In addition, the cultural intricacies that make people unique can be a help in defining one’s place in their respective fields and creating a unique brand that helps others from similar backgrounds relate and those from different backgrounds have a better

Again the lack of time for teachers and all staff to process and analyze new change. For example, one teacher explained that this was her 7th year in the school and 5 of those year she

With all the students having a difficulty in coping with their lessons, Mother tongue-based multilingual education may be helpful or not in solving this problem.