Language school

During this essay I’ll investigate the possible uses of narrative literature as it applies to middle school language arts and/or content area classrooms. Narrative literature is any report of connected events, actual or imaginary, presented in a sequence of written or spoken words, or still or moving images. Narrative literature offers several advantages and disadvantages that students should be aware of. During my academic career I have used narrative literature to be productive I feel by…

culture, language, religion, ethnic group or race. Colossal number of different cultures represented in the United States. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles are the cities with the biggest population in America and also cities with the biggest cultural diversity. People from Asia to Europe to Africa to Latin America live there. Usually people come to the United States to get an education and a good job. But not everything goes well, sometimes international students face discrimination in schools or…

In the discussion of languages in educational settings, one controversial issue has been the students’ ability to speak any language or dialect they feel the most comfortable speaking in school. One hand argues that students should have the freedom of speaking in any method that they desire to in an educational setting. On the other hand, bilingual protesters contends that students should speak the official language of that certain country in schools and universities. Other even maintain, there…

Proposition 227, three language ideologies, dominant language ideology, monoglot language ideology, and standard language ideology are present. Dominant language ideology corresponds to the idea that certain sets of presuppositions about a language might be specific to that certain language from others and are to be above the other languages, mainly used by the people of power (Hauck, Lecture; 11/9/2017). For example, in Proposition 227 it states that, “The English language...is spoken by the…

Complications of Speech-Language Pathologists The challenges that Speech-Language Pathologists experience on a day to day basis are not commonly recognized by people who are not knowledgeable in the field. There are many hours and preparation time that Speech-Language Pathologists dedicate every day to make sure that they are helping his or her disorder(s). They work hard to ensure the parents and children that they will receive the help he or she needs to develop control over his or her…

few things from when I was in elementary school however, one thing that has stayed in my memory is the sudden disappearance of my Spanish class. The class didn’t stop completely but it did become less frequent. Along with Spanish class, my art and gym classes were also becoming less frequent. Later I would find that these were the effects of budget cuts. I’m not sure if these cuts were made more apparent to me because of my mother’s position in my school or if I had noticed them by chance. My…

Language is a method of shared, social and cultural rules of communication people use to interact with one another (Gee & Hayes, 2011, p. 6). It can vary between formal and informal registrars, depending on the relationship of its participants and is dependent on the context in which it is used. Within each relationship or community of people, communication and expressions transmitted through language purposeful – it is fundamental for human sustainability and functionality. Language can be…

Language is the method of human communication, either spoken or written. However, language is not easily attainable, you have to work hard to achieve any kind of proficiency. Sometimes life itself shows you a deferent type of language. For “the deaf and the blind find it very difficult to acquire the amenities of conversation” (Keller, p. 148). Helen Keller was able to surpass her obstacles: being deaf and blind, a status she acquired after a bout with scarlet fever at a young age and eventually…

knowledge while delivering the content of the lesson, specifically the linguistic knowledge about the target language. As for classroom management, CS aims at managing students’ behavior in the classroom. Moreover, CS for interpersonal relations is related to the social aspects of the learning environment. The results displayed in table (4.6) state that 66.6% of the teachers in the four schools agree that CS should be used mainly for curriculum access and 58% of the teachers think that switching…

components to teaching a foreign language to a high school class is the selection of an appropriate and engaging textbook. Choosing the right textbook involves a variety of considerations such as: is the material clearly presented and easy to decode/understand/read; is it engaging and is there continuity/flow in the way that it is laid out and presented; and is it at the right level (Spanish I, II, and III) where the student is at in their acquisition of the foreign language they are learning…