Society is persistently evolving. One of these evolutions include foreign people coming into America, according to the article “Bilingual Education: An Overview” (Feinberg and Morencia). Many of the immigrants will have young children who will enroll in schools across the country; therefore, schools need to be prepared for the amount of foreign children that are preparing to enroll in American schools, according to the article, “Language Barriers: Only the Beginning” (Guthrie). Bilingual education should be implemented in schools in the United States because it allows for a smoother transition into the English language for foreign students when compared to programs that only teach English, it ensures that students will not lose familiarity with their native tongue, and it aids in the destruction of the language barriers that can impair foreign students, all while introducing a variety of new cultures to American society. One can argue against this standpoint,
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According to Rita Esquivel, in the article “Bilingual Education Helps Minority Children,” students who are taught subjects in their native tongue while learning English will be less likely to struggle and will adapt with other English speaking students (174). She also states that bilingual education teachers help this transition process by helping students familiarize themselves with their new language and cultural values (174). Jill Wu mentions a statement made by James Crawford in her article, “Learning Native Languages First Helps Students Learn English,” that states instruction given in the native language had better results regarding the improvement of English and math skills compared to programs centered around English-immersion that transition native speakers of other languages early into English
According to Rita Esquivel, in the article “Bilingual Education Helps Minority Children,” students who are taught subjects in their native tongue while learning English will be less likely to struggle and will adapt with other English speaking students (174). She also states that bilingual education teachers help this transition process by helping students familiarize themselves with their new language and cultural values (174). Jill Wu mentions a statement made by James Crawford in her article, “Learning Native Languages First Helps Students Learn English,” that states instruction given in the native language had better results regarding the improvement of English and math skills compared to programs centered around English-immersion that transition native speakers of other languages early into English