Multilingual Essay

Rebuttal 1 - My opponent argues that Proposition 227 improved standardized test scores when it passed. Even if it was, which many studies disagree over, it is not beneficial anymore. It is outdated. Proposition 227 was passed 18 years ago – before the iPhone existed, before we had our first Black president, before we created laws against smoking. Our world has changed in ways that would have been unfathomable in 1998. And so have our education systems. Studies have been conducted, tests have…

Lance Wyman has been a key artist…. While industrialization was occurring in the 1970s signage has been one effective system that is used now worldwide developed as industrialization was occurring in the 1970s. That system is known today as wayfinding. People from all languages needed help to get around places, especially in metro systems and airports where wayfinding was essential to get from one place to another easy and effectively. Wayfinding refers to information systems that guide people…

Key Processes Business processes are defined as actions or activities that a firm engages in to realize a business purpose or objective (Ray, Barney & Muhanna 2004, p. 24) and the benefits of their successful implementation can increase a business’s competitive advantage. Competitive advantage as explained by Michael Porter, (cited in Singh 2012, p. 19) is when a business is able to increase earnings despite its competitive pressures. For any business, including Samsung, these processes can be…

Effects on Intelligence of Learning a Second Language as a Child Introduction: Learning a second language in early childhood reaps many benefits for intelligence. While Learning learning a second language at any time in one’s life brings benefits, but learning a second language early in life can be is even more beneficial for not only mental strength but also health. “Mapping the Bilingual Brain” by Chris Berube led me to this research question be interested in bilingualism and wonder what…

communication, previous experiences, and various social determinants should be considered when establishing a therapeutic relationship (Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council, 2011). As seen in the case study Mrs Akajen is 76 years old and she is multilingual with English being her second language. Many older Indigenous Australians are knowledge-keepers and continuers of Indigenous history and culture, such as language (Benevolent Society, 2013). Due to Mrs Akajen’s age and English being…

EMI community. We could look back on accessible sources to state the gap. In 2013 the very first book on ‘English-Medium Instruction at Universities’ edited by Aintzane Doize, David Lasagabaster, and Juan Manuel Sierra. The book was launched by Multilingual Matters. Considering the contents in the book, the development of EMI, language demands and instructional policies are mentioned in details. Grievously, teaching and learning models of EMI, which are very substantial aspect at this age, are…

The Cilicia Museum was established in Antelias, Lebanon year 1998 and it preserves part of the religious history of the Armenian nation. All of the collection’s valuable objects- such as Medieval manuscripts, chalices, golden crosses etc.- have been protected and carried out of Cilicia during the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923), either by monks or by ordinary people, hidden among their belongings. The history of the museum’s collection will be further elaborated in the coming chapters. However, it…

Name: George Kolanchery MODULE:1 SECTION:A Question 2: Explain, with examples, how language varies according to the context in which it is spoken or written. Although English is not the language with the largest numbers of native or ‘first’ language speakers, it has become a lingua franca. A lingua franca can be defined as “a language widely adopted for communication between two speakers whose native languages are different from each other’s and where one or both speakers are…

was a primarily a Westernised Indian who succeeded in mediating between Western and Indian moral and religious beliefs. As a pioneer of Indian religious reforms, Roy had heavily campaigned in Bengal for the diffusion of modern knowledge and the multilingual studies of languages as well as the intellectual traditions of Western Europe. In a sense, he explores many avenues from Western ideas and consequently adopts those aspects to best suit India as he states, “As he turns to examine the ideas…

Introduction In this essay document I will discuss the use of vernacular imagery and their particular contexts, function, relevance and the artistic intent that gave birth to these examples. According to merriam-webster.com dictionary, the word ‘vernacular’ means to relate to the shared style of a specific time, place, or group (Merriam-webster.com, 2014). 1. Dada Dada was an Artistic and literary movement that started in Zurich in 1916. The Dadaists guided their…