Latina And Bilingual Analysis

“Our culture, our traditions, our languages are the foundations upon which we build our identity.” - Unknown. The concept of bilingualism represents several different ideas, two writers share their personal stories about learning being immersed into the English culture and learning the language. They both share their views of what Bilingualism means to them personally and make arguments about the importance of the concept.

I came into this class not so naïve as some students may have been. I’ve grown up going to public schools, living in a diverse small town, and having interracial relationships in my family. Although I was informed on some forms of racism and the fact that racism does in fact still exist, I didn’t realize it was extensive as it really is. All the readings, videos, and lectures have directly related back to the purpose of the course. As a whole, I feel like this class has grown in knowledge not only about how racism affects people, but how to change and make a difference. This class has informed me a lot more about the unfortunately thriving acts of racism in the United States.

This paper historically analyzes the implementation, changes and practices of bilingual education programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I will begin by providing a short historical background on the initiation of bilingual education programs on a national level with the passing of the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 and its’ reauthorizations in 1974,1978, 1984, and 1988. This act was key to providing the framework to build a school system that would later adapt the inclusion of languages other than English. I will specifically focus on Milwaukee, as it is pegged to be one of the most segregated cities in the nation. By focusing on this city, we can examine how the flux of populations, social strain and social wants affected the implementation of

I attended the panel on Friday, October 23rd. Discussion at the event centered around race, class, and identity. The introduction mentioned the tragic event in Charleston and that they decided to do the seminars that weekend in order to talk about these issues now rather than wait for something to happen like Charleston’s incident. The whole purpose of this discussion was to determine how we can start changing how race and class is identified and judged in our community.

An ongoing battle of culture, freedom, and language occurs in America today. The battle is commonly called Bilingualism. The dictionary definition: being able to speak multiple languages. Though, when you dig deeper, you discover the hunger of differing tongues. Many people believe bilingualism should have a certain role in the public and education. One of these figures is Martin Espada, who believe that bilingualism is also respecting one's culture. He believes that more effort be put into understanding different cultures and languages. An opposing figure to this is poet and author, Richard Rodriguez, who believes bilingualism should not be emphasized in the public

A few years ago, when I just came to the united stated, I had a hard time understanding and talking in English. I used to feel bad when people made fun of my accent. As the time flew, I learned English and I can talk and understand perfectly. Now I speak four languages and I felt lucky and proud, and I have greatest advantages of helping my family and relatives. There is no doubt in my mind that being a bilingual is the greatest advantages that I am having in my life such as getting a better job and helping other people.

Drug cartels and drug wars have been a big issue in Mexico and other Latin American countries over the past two decades. When people hear the term “drug war”, they immediately think of the notorious Narco, Pablo Escobar, who during the 80’s was one of the DEA and FBI’s most wanted criminals. With the ongoing war on drugs in Mexico, the whole history and idea of drug cartels and trafficking of drugs has become a popular and compelling storyline for television series in America. With that being said, the increase of drug related shows in American television negatively reflects the image of Latin Americans in the US through: racial stereotypes, poor representation on TV, and a lack of character development.

I grew up studying in a private school where the only Spanish speaking class was the Spanish class, the rest were in English. Even in the hallways we needed to speak in English or they will charge us. I studied there from first to twelve grades. No being a teacher I work in a dual immersion public school where my first graders receive 90% Spanish instruction and 10% English instruction. I do feel it is very important now a day for students to be able and know more than one language. It worked for me years ago, that is why I got a job in the United States, I am able to do my master in a complete English language without struggling. The way I have seen bilingual education has changed over the years and more with the information learned this week. My school ELL teachers always emphasize to my parents to keep focusing on the child’s native language in order to become proficient with other languages. Based on her arguments and on Dr. Stritikus ( Laureate Education, n.d) it is really important to consider the students’ language in order for them to have success. As a Spanish classroom teacher I have native English speakers who are learning Spanish and as recent as this school year I had a student that stop taking books from the library because he wanted them in English. This made me reflect on my goals a teacher towards him and think deeply if I was being

Just a little recap of what the issue we are encountering with our English speakers with bilingual SPOC’s.

Authorization for elected citizen councils with standing to enforce accountability for entities impacting public/environmental health.

In a team that counts 19 person, we work on organizing one major conference where we teach young students about global issues, politics and diplomacy. We push them into a moderated debate where they follow certain rules of procedures, where they learn how behave diplomatically, think logically, and discover logical fallacies in other members’ speech. My tasks basically focus on searching potential sponsors, contact them and try to set a sponsorship agreement with them, also one of my major tasks is to promote the Initiative’s media image, by attending Radio and TV shows, write articles and send them to different newspaper periodically. After the main event we organize open doors in different cities, where I have to search local sponsors and

A skill or talent that I have is the ability to speak two languages. I am fluent in both English and Spanish meaning I am able to speak, write and read in both languages. I developed my bilingual skills at a very young age.

After serving as an English language instructor to refugee populations in Amman, Jordan, I have realized how bilingual education improves the quality of educational services and the socioeconomic stability of ethnic minority peoples in the region. I believe that the role of inter-agency organizations and local community based organizations hold significant weight in enhancing bilingual practices and working alongside local governments to institute national policies that recognize the cultural and language knowledge of all individuals. Moreover, local governments can stress the importance of language policies and practices, proposed by international organizations, including the United Nations Education, Scientific, Cultural Organizations (UNESCO)

When it comes to bilingual development the brain of a child needs to adjust if he/she masters a second language during middle childhood. However, If a child at a young age learns to speak two different languages there are no differences in the brain, whereas if the older the child the more differences the brain will show. While children learn a second language the left side which is the language side becomes thicker and the right side gets thinner. Therefore, bilingual children's knowledge of Spanish doesn't improve since they mostly focus on English when they start kindergarten.

The task is to identify which group, the monolinguals, bilinguals, or multilinguals #1 or #2, performs better overall on four major neuropsychological tests: general intelligence, visuospatial abilities, executive ability, and memory. All groups are compared to each other to detect if there are statistically significant differences in scores, which will lead to the conclusion that that group enjoys the most cognitive benefits. For the test of general intelligence, the neuropsychological test WAIS-III is used. WAIS-III is composed of verbal and performance subtests and provides three overall scores: verbal IQ, performance IQ, and full-scale IQ (Taylor, 2001) . For visuospatial abilities, the Complex Figures Test is used, and more specifically