Immersion

In a rapid globalizing world, America is not prepared to continue outshining other nations. Year after year, countries throughout the globe are better preparing young individuals in the mathematics, science and engineering fields. Students are better equipped to collaborate at the international level through foreign language acquisition and increased global cultural knowledge. New generations bring new ideas, goals and standards, thus the rational ignorance of American citizens will further prevent

Valery Nix “Cultural Immersion” Throughout my UCIE meetings, I found that every culture and society is different in various ways. Saudi Arabia was the country I met most people from, therefore it is also the country I learned the most about. I talked to several students about their experiences while in America and the difference in the cultures. My partner came to the United States to study and earn a degree. Her country provided her with a scholarship to receive a degree in the United States and

The first cultural immersion activity that I participated in was going to St. Charles Catholic Church on Ash Wednesday (March 5, 2014). I had a friend who was catholic attend the church with me so I would have a better understanding of what to do and not stand out so much. In addition, I asked my friend to attend with me so I would not do anything in church that was disrespectful. Before going to the church, I thought that I would have to dress up in dress clothes but my friend told me that it is

The children of these immigrants are often left helpless, and cannot assimilate into the classroom due to their lack of English comprehension. We have tried to fix the language barrier with programs such as Dual immersion, Proposition 58, Transitional Bilingual education, and English Immersion. Yet, the implementation of these programs have not brought complete success for our students. I believe the solution to these problems can be seen through a model being used in Utah. The Utah school system is

of my time, like coffee shops, multiple basketball and football games freshman year, and three well known dining halls across campus. I had to think to myself where have I not spent time in Athens, and then it came to me, church. For the cultural immersion project, I spent three Sundays observing the Athens First United Methodist Church, each service being one hour long focusing on different areas each time. The location of the church is extremely familiar to me being that I live

other school except for Maryvale Elementary School. I was in the French Immersion program there with over 50 other students. Throughout the years we all became very close, especially since they were the some of the only people I knew my age. By third grade, 10 students had already left and more would continue to leave. This only reaffirmed the bond between the rest of us. In fifth grade, the total number of French Immersion students in my grade only amounted to a little over 30 students. I was

Although I was raised in a globally aware family of travelers, nothing could have prepared me for the experience of living in another country with an unfamiliar culture. The idea that I would be separated from everything I knew and dropped into a new way of life was not unfamiliar to me, however, as I had been raised with the expectation that I would one day become an exchange student like my mother had. Both of my parents had travelled their share of the world before getting married, and understood

Culture Revitalization Language Origin. Of Na-Dene or Athapaskan origin, the Tahltan language is based on oral tradition (Language, n.d.) and was taught through song, stories, dancing and speech. A writing system has been recently developed and is considered to be “an important milestone in the history of our language and culture” (Language, n.d.). It is part of a single language family along with Tagish and Kaska dialects (Language, n.d.). Tahltan elders remember the majority of Tahltan’s speaking

The Acts have vastly improved bilingual education over the years. The current programs available to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students are numerous and are found throughout the U.S. The fact that educating CLD students has historically been a hot button issue so much that it is part of the political arena. Bilingual education has become a controversial issue tied up with immigration policies, government funding, and political parties. Therefore, there have been great changes made

Cultural Immersion Project 3- Couple of the Muslim Faith Lillian Reaves I had a pleasure of experiencing a unique interview with a couple. The interview was extremely rewarding, challenging and educational. In my interview, I encountered a couple in their mid-30s that had been dating for approximately four years. Dina and Rahim are the couple that I interviewed. Through this interview, I expanded my understanding on the cultural factors that have helped them shape their identity. The couple is