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subjects in their native tongues. Such subjects are Math, History and some Science classes. The bilingual program presented the student a scholastic curriculum that simultaneously instructed students all the required classes while teaching them the English language. For such method, bilingual teachers were the focal point for the success of individual students of any class level. Prior to Proposition

teach what they know but they also have to keep in mind the different cultures in their classroom and outside of it. To help English Language learners learn in the classroom, teachers need to teach students about the strategy called codeswitching, teachers have to make sure their classroom environment is supportive, and lastly teachers have to teach students Standard English to for their future successes

English is an invisible gate. Immigrants are the outsiders. And native speakers are the gatekeepers. Whether the gate is wide open to welcome the broken English speakers depends on their perceptions. Sadly, most of the times, the gate is shut tight, like the case of Tan’s mother as she discusses in her essay, "the mother tongue." People treat her mother with attitudes because of her improper English before they get to know her. Tan sympathizes for her mother as well as other immigrants. Tan, once

describes the global spread of English, its advantages and disadvantages, and its’ affects on language from my perspective as an ESL/EFL teacher at the Shanghai Singapore International School (SSIS) located in the outskirts of Shanghai. SSIS differs from other international schools in Shanghai due to its’ large Asian student population . As a Singaporean international school, many places are given in preference to Singaporean students irrespective of their level of English . This policy has caused differentiated

Speak English” by Garry Engkent. In this story, the mother is begging her son to get her citizenship in Canada. The mother should not be granted her Canadian citizenship as she cannot speak either official Canadian language, she is not making an effort to change her habits to meet the Canadian citizen requirements and she does not understand the Canadian culture. She has many missing requirements that proves that she does not deserve a Canadian citizenship. The Canadian Government should not grant

clearly state that English is so unnecessary and useless for a person's life. I was raised in a Spanish speaking only household and I have turned out to be a responsible, hardworking, and strong person without learning a lick of English. Rodriguez's mentions in his memoir that his mother wanted him and his siblings to learn English because the school nun's wanted them, when really who needs it? Back in my day you could get by just knowing how to say yes or no. Back in my day English was not a necessity

they experience changes and many hardships. One of the biggest difficulties for them is not speaking English. In addition to having a hard time adopting to a new life and language, immigrants are usually oppressed by the English speaking population and have to deal with much discrimination due to their lack of English. As the United States was growing as a nation, Americans were hard on the non-English speakers in the name of good will. Whether they were Native Americans, slaves, Latinos, from south

English 125 April, 2nd, 2012 Synthesis essay Today we live in a society that is often called a "salad bowl". It is called a "salad bowl" because it consists of various different people from various different backgrounds. We all live together in a society, but we still retain our own distinct flavors which helps to contribute to the richness and diversity of society. Unfortunately, today we also live in a society in which some of these groups are marginalized and looked down upon by others

students with minimal fluency in the English, in this case, are being taught academic content their native and secondary language, so they would not have to “sink or swim” or feel lost in English-only classes and drop out of school entirely. The main goal is for these students to become proficient in the English language. However, people against bilingual education say that by doing this, it will diminish or hinder the ability for students to master English. Even though I understand this argument

without sacrificing the student’s academic performance or their proficiency in English. McCarty (2013) noted that The Tséhootsooí Diné Bí’ólta’ is one such immersion school where Navajo immersion students consistently outperform students from English-only classrooms on standardardized tests. Another immersion program, Puente de Hózhó, has also consistently outperformed their peers in more traditional monolingual English programs. These immersion programs have had many challenges receiving funding