Benefits of Learning English Essay

Richard Rodriguez in his is personal narrative “Aria” gives the reader his perspective of learning English while being a native Spanish speaker. As a child he attended a monolingual school. He was told that by not speaking Spanish at home he would be able to quickly develop his English. Rodriguez attributes much of his success in life to this event of learning English, which is why he is against bilingual education. “The Pros of Bilingual Education” by Stephen Krashen challenges Rodriguez’s…

2.4.1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN ANGOLA The English massive study, is a recent phenomenon in Angola which is used as a foreign language by the very large number of speakers such as teachers, students, physicians, writers. Its massive spread all over the country is dictated by the globalization. More and more foreign companies started to establish their business in Angola, as a result of peace process achieved in 2002 which lead at the end of war in Angola. Vanity Vaish in Globalization of…

They have insight on how immigrants feel when coming to another country and slowly learning the language, building empathy. When students can speak the same language as another group they no longer see them as outsiders. If you can effectively communicate with someone else they aren’t seen as so different. As a society, people can benefit from no longer pushing someone aside as someone they can’t understand and hopefully now, see them as someone trying to maintain…

learn second language that will benefit his or her personal and professional life. As a state consist of diverse population with many languages spoken, California and every aspect of its multicolored life is profoundly influenced by that richness. But sometimes in this multicolored state, depending on many things including the political climate, social interactions, tension among the people and even the reelection of politicians, can arose issues such as how the English Language Learners should…

Indigenous languages and Aboriginal English dialects, support students to transition from their known languages and dialects to the unfamiliar Standard English. As stated in Harrison (2011, p. 122), “using Aboriginal English as a bridge to learning Standard English actually enhances a student’s grasp of Standard English”. In Bilingual and duel dialect education, students observe the grammatical rules and speech patterns of their native tongue alongside those of Standard English. Moreover,…

in the state of California. Proposition 227 supported an English-only curriculum and claimed that ELL learners would learn English much more quickly if they were taught only in English. Senate Bill 2042 replaced the Cross Cultural, language, and Academic Development (CLAD) credential with an Authorization to Teach English Learners credential which did not address the cultural needs of ELL students. Cline and Necochea argue that an English-only curriculum is not supported by effective teaching…

is becoming more prevalent as there are thousands of different types of bilingual programs being implemented in elementary schools. The people who are pro bilingual education say it is beneficial for children with the cognitive and psychological benefits it provides; however, there is also a group of people who are completely opposed to bilingual education and think that it’s detrimental because children might stay in the program longer than they are supposed to and lose their native tongue.…

effectively with the parents. Recently we have become aware of the fact that most of our written and phone communications are only in English. The school provides monthly newsletters for the students to bring home to the parents to keep them aware of what has been going on in the school. However, all of this is done only in English. The parents of the students who do not speak English are not able to understand and therefore cannot be involved in or made aware of the needs of their child. The…

Program as an assistant language teacher. I am fascinated with Japan, its culture and most importantly its people and teaching English in Japan would be an honor and a privilege. The experiences that I would attain from the JET program will be enriching, rewarding and support my in-depth ongoing understanding of Japan and its culture. My future career prospects could only benefit from the JET program and further expand my life experiences and personal growth. I have already been to Japan twice,…

education. Playing an alternative role to teacher-based assessment, peer assessment and its effects in learning English have been considerably researched. The topic was prompted by the fact that although the efficiency of peer assessment has been proved by many researchers, the literary also provided the conflict in the finding. While some studies assure that peer assessment brings huge benefits and the positive effects to the learners, others find out that it causes the negative effects on…