The Pros And Methods Of Bilingualism

The advantages of bilingualism can be seen throughout “Aria,” a memoir originally published in Hunger of Memory in 1980, written by the Mexican-American author Richard Rodriguez. In his writing, Rodriguez's shares his experience of how he gained a new identity because he had to learn English and adapt to a new society in America. The purpose of his memoir is to give the reader a sense of why bilingual education shouldn’t be used in school. Rodriguez's writing reaches out to supporters of bilingual education who may not see the benefits that can be gained from not having the program in school.

Bilingualism is the ability to communicate in two different languages. Bilingual education is the use of two different languages in classroom instruction. According to the Encyclopedia of Children’s Health, and many other researchers, “languages are learned the easiest during a child’s youngest years. Therefore, when a child is growing up in a bilingual home or is receiving bilingual education, can easily speak both languages. Children who grow up in a household where two languages are spoken, usually acquire both languages simultaneously. Although their ability quality and skill of each language may be somewhat slower than a child that is

People have a way to being intelligent when knowing two languages because they are able to understand certain things more. According to The National Center on Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness, “brains are very active and flexible when being bilingual” (2016, para. 2). Bilingual can start at any age but some have started to understand both languages at a younger age. They have a higher chance to develop both languages if starting from a younger age because they can understand the language as time goes by. There are shows that show kids at a young age about the different languages such as the TV show Dora. The show Dora shows kids the Spanish language and usually repeats the words more than once in Spanish which makes children usually want to repeat it as well and that is when they start to progress the language.

Many people do not believe in bilingual education because they think that the student would confuse the two languages and in the end speak neither one correctly. A closer look at when the two language mixes reveals that most of them master one of the languages to the same degree as a monolingual speaker (Korth 3). Through their bilingualism, they can use linguistic means creatively in accordance with the demands of the situation. This flexibility is a cognitive ability, which monolingual speakers can achieve only through effortful learning and training. Switching from one language to the other can be interpreted as an indication of the speaker’s fluency (Korth 3). In some cases, the languages are only spoken in specific places. If a child speaks

The following terms may be used in readings and research publications to describe second-language learners: bilingual leaner, English as a second-language student, student with limited English proficiency, language-minority learner, English-language learner, and linguistically diverse student. A bilingual child can be described as a child younger than 3 years of age who learns two (sometimes more) languages at the same time or a child who learns a second language after age 3. Sequential acquisition describes what occurs when a child starts to learn a second a language after the first language is only partially established- such as when a young child enrolls in a school where his native language is not spoken. Bilingual children initially might have smaller vocabularies when each language is considered separately. But when one considers that the memory capacity of young children is limited and this restricts their rate of vocabulary acquisition, it is understandable. Bilingual children have two sets of vocabularies to learn. At any particular point during development, one would expect them to know fewer vocabulary items in each language but approximately the same number when both languages are considered. Many experts suggest that if more than one language is spoken in the home and both languages are spoken well, the infant should be exposed to both from the beginning. However, if, as is so

Languages are what we use to communicate with each other. Without communication there would be no society. Whether or not you are bilingual, that should not indicate discrimination, but for some speaking another language besides English, it makes them vulnerable to be treated unfairly and discriminated against. Although for others, learning English was a gateway to freedom and public identity. For Espada and Rodriguez, both bilingual and well known authors, these problems have affected them throughout their lives. While bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages, for both Espada and Rodriguez, bilingualism is much more than the definition in the dictionary. This current crisis against bilingualism has made it harder for those whose native language is not English.

A new graduate from college walks into a job interview with a business degree. His potential as a worker is evidently high and the people sitting across the desk from him know that he is a highly intelligent individual, maybe even the smartest one they will interview today. This young graduate could do wonders for their business with his youth and energy. He is asked what seems like a million questions when finally he only has to answer one more question. They want to know if he can speak any second language. He cannot and tells them so. The boss frowns slightly and the young man's heart sinks a little. He just lost the job and he knows it. Although learning another language is difficult, it proves to be an essential quality in today's

The U.S is a country full of immigrants from all over the world. The primary language in the U.S is English, causing most immigrants to have to learn a new language. According to Gandara, P. 2015, English, Spanish, and Chinese are the three most widely spoken languages today. “ The Census Bureau reports that in the last three decades, the number of speakers of languages other than English has grown from about 23 million to more than 60 million” (Gandara, P. 2015). Bilingualism is becoming more common every day. This is why translators are seen in doctors offices and many other places. It is harder for children, going to a school where they do not know what they are saying half of the time because they have not mastered the English language yet. There are many programs in different schools designed to help bilingual students including, Native language first and English-Language Learners.

Language and culture diversity have always been an intercontinental barrier in the past. Now, many people have learned to acquire other languages for them to destroy that barrier and also maybe to appreciate and learn other cultures that may one day help them towards becoming universal citizens.

Bilingual Education in the United States can be defined as “a program that seeks to permit non-English speaking children (many from lower-class homes) to use their ‘family language’ as the language of school” (Rodriguez 256). In other words, it is a method of education that suggests that a child whose native language is not English should learn English in institutions while being instructed in classes in his or her home language as well. This form of teaching has been a strong point of controversy in the United States for a very long time, and it is still debated today. On one side, there are brilliant scholars and educators who conclude that implementing a child’s home language in his or her school might ultimately be harmful to the

Being “different” today means a whole lot. It could start riots or debates no one is really equipped to handle. Everyone is “different” in their own way and shape but that won’t stop the movement for peace and equality. This also stands true to bilingualism. Many people in the world speak hundreds of different languages but English and Spanish are very prevalent in America. In order to find peace with these two conflicting languages one must find a medium that does not segregate others in a education and allows for others to live and function properly in society.

The author of the article tries to say that a bilingual experience can have an important effect in people’s lives because when living between two languages or more a person has the opportunity to communicate with people from another country, to discover their culture, the ways they express their feelings and diffrent meanings of the words. Bilingualism shows a new and innovative perspective of the live and offers the possibility to chose the best way to express feelings, thoughts and emotions. Furthermore bilingualism allows to discover new concepts, cultural and social traditions.

This paper will focus on the difficulties on learning a second language (L2 - being bilingual) and how the first language (L1) interferes with the second language. Furthermore, this paper will outline what the key factors are which cause such problems and how they can be mitigated.

In the United States, only about 15-20 percent of Americans consider themselves bilingual, compared to 56 percent of Europeans. Out of those 15-20 percent of Americans, only a handful of them work in a sociable, business-like career, where language and communication is key. According to an article in The Daily Texan, American employers are progressively desiring workers who speak multiple languages, particularly in industries that provide services involving a high degree of human interaction, such as business and healthcare (Franklin par.1). The lack of bilingualism in the US job market and business world is going to cause a setback for companies in the future, but with the help of increased language opportunities, the companies will be able to avoid those complications.

Growing up in a bilingual family, there were many who were generally interested in the languages spoken in my house while others unfortunately sought out a more judgmental approach. Both my parents, born and raised in Nigeria. My Father came to the states on a student Visa in 1983 and brought my Mother over in 1996. They both decided early on that it would not be wise to teach my siblings and me our Igbo (our native language) because we now living n the U.S. At home English was spoken the most however, as a Kindergartener I distinctly remember speaking in Igbo to my parents. Unfortunately, as my English grew stronger my parent stopped speaking in Igbo around me as frequently, I now am no longer able to speak our native language at all. Although I was fluent in English I was forced to take ELD, English Learning Development. The assumption that both of my parents, who were born and raised in Nigeria, had not properly learned English themselves carried over to the speaking ability of the kids. Bilingualism has taken a controversial stand over the years as immigration in the U.S increases. Some believe bilingualism helps unite communities while others argue bilingualism separates cultures. Martin Espada