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The idea of understanding that certain cultures like (African American) and (Latino/a) can communicate in a way that is understandable and relatable for them does not surprise me at all. As a teacher, I can see what Danny Martinez (2015) is talking about in his observations. Teenagers and youth in general have always communicated in ways that sometimes adults can’t understand and therefore they question the validity of the language that is being used. However, this language is functional and…

The main idea of this post is how personal space varies from person to person. Everyone has a specific amount of space they choose to have around certain people. In this post, we get to realize the way people from other countries see our own culture. According to this post, people from Puerto Rico are a lot more comfortable around other people than we Americans are. “Puerto Rico paisanos keep a close distance when talking to each other.” Serafin Roldan-Santiago states this within the post,…

scrutinizes her mother’s language, her own use of English and society’s response to different peoples English usage, to show us the power of a language. It’s not very often that we see Asian- Americans writing books and getting big hits, because some English that they write or speak is not fully understood. Tan uses her own personal experiences to get us to realize that language is so broad. She uses a lot of examples of her mother’s “broken” English, how people can’t understand her and how she…

speak chinese as their first language. Mandarin Chinese should be taught in American high schools because it would help further our social connections, improve business, and give Americans a better perspective of the world. For years and years, english has been the lingua franca; but it hasn’t always been. Greek was the lingua franca during the Classical Period and Latin was the language of the Medieval Period. Lingua franca translates to “french language” because French was the lingua franca…

Scenario For this assignment, this referral plan is directed towards client who is a recent immigrant to Saskatoon. She is unfamiliar with Saskatoon and speaks very little English. Description of Agency The agency that would be the best fit for this client is the Saskatoon Open Door Society. Further information about this agency was noted during an interview with Ashfaque Ahmed. Ashfaque is a settlement and family support manager at the Open Door Society. The Open Door Society is a…

We all know that the earliest writing systems were drawings usually done on rock, sides of mountains and cave walls. Doesn’t that seem pretty tedious? Though of course it’s beautiful, imagine writing a 10,000-word essay for a college class all done on several clay slabs with thousands of pictures. Aren’t you glad we evolved our way of writing? The earliest writing systems evolved separately and at pretty much the same time in Mesopotamia and Egypt, but current information shows that…

Context and Meaning, Teaching Vocabulary The following exercise concentrates on the techniques how a specific word could be explained to ESL/EFL students. Teacher provides material and students will try to create sentences. smooth The word 'smooth' can be used in different context. The meanings can be explained by realia or pictures and even through a video clip. Each definition of 'smooth' can be an object for a short in-pair presentation to verify understanding. Some interesting realia to…

What is the topic? For this assignment, my topic focuses on how language is a primary necessity for immigrants. Throughout the years, education systems for immigrates have adjusted the techniques to create a positive effect on the individuals involved. Furthermore, after researching, it is obvious that there is a positive correlation between the individuals and the needed human reaction though common terminology. Therefore, demonstrating that individuals immigrating need to have a common…

1) Do you feel that the kids are at a disadvantage in comparison to other children? Explain how they are at a disadvantage and why? I strongly feel that the children are in disadvantage from other children. They live very far from the actual city, so the task of taking a bus to go to the school is not an easy task as a regular child. The food that the children eat may not be the best so they are not well nourished as a regular child. Simple resources like pencils, books, note books and others…

Its official language is English which makes expanding there much easier than to a non-English speaking country. Columbia International College is one of Canada’s top private boarding schools. It offers academic programs from grades 9 – 12 as well as Junior Middle School programs (JMS). It offers English as a Second Language (ESL) programs to assist the second language English speakers to learn better. Columbia International College offers a Scientifically…