English Congregation

teachers and staff have never experienced dealing with ELL students in their classroom. This lack of knowledge and experience makes them unqualified to adequately teach an ELL. Testing these children my also be difficult since the test would be in English. They may know the answer, but not completely understand the question.…

If you asked me ten years ago what sign language was I couldn’t tell you, now American Sign language captivates me. I am so intrigued by the language and the culture, I think it is incredibly beautiful and I’ve met people who have changed my life because of it. When I was in tenth grade I signed up for my first year of American Sign Language class. I had previously learned the alphabet and a few random words in elementary school, but other than that I really didn’t know what I was doing. I…

Despite the years of speech therapy and the frustration that comes with the fact I still cannot order a #4 Combo at Taco Bell (I can't say '4,' seriously, I have to say "The Mexican Pizza Combo" every single time! Anyways, I digress)-I would not change my Apraxia. I would not want to get rid of it. I would hate to lose my accent. I would hate to have missed the journey I went on. I would have missed the late nights of homework between speech therapy and school. I would have missed out on…

The Common Core State Standards Initiative is an educational crusade in the United States that fine points what kindergarteners through senior high school students need to know in English and math, by the end of each grade. In 2010 California adopted the Common Core State Standards and chose to align with one of the two multi-state testing consortia funded by the administration. California signed up with the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, which produced a testing system known as the…

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is one of the most influential figures in the English language and all forms of art. His craft can still be seen throughout all forms of television, movies, books, video games, and plays - of course. Shakespeare was able to almost handcraft an entire language and world through his plays. A very large percentage of our modern language derives from words and phrases that Shakespeare himself created. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon,…

Ramos tends to write from a place that is both inside and outside mainstream America, he holds well-defined positions on the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. culture and politics today. Ramos continues to reach a wide domestic and international audience as a broadcaster, and as an author. He made the decision to be an author in order to get his voice across. Based on this analysis, Jorge Ramos is both a creation of and a contributor to the pervasive presence of the mass media in contemporary…

The Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is ancient legend that was performed by bards. While the poem itself defies logic, it does a wonderful job of unlocking the secrets behind Anglo-Saxon culture. Analysis of the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf reveals that the Mead Hall served important roles in Anglo-Saxon culture as a place for governing, celebration, and ceremony. The first and possibly most important role of the Mead Hall was its role as the main government building in Anglo-Saxon culture. This quote from…

Beowulf is sometimes thought of as being a tale with the poem filled with ugly monsters and a epic hero to save the day. Beowulf is a true example of Old english literature, it is flushed with poetic language. Throughout the poem there are many types of figurative language along with descriptive examples. However Beowulf features language like kennings and only a few similes it also uses alliteration. These are used in very diverse ways to improve the poetic effect and really set Beowulf apart…

important it is to know basic Spanish when you are pursuing a career in the medical field. It does not matter what area you practice in because at some point in your career you will run into someone who only speaks Spanish and does not understand English. I took four years of Spanish in high school, so most of this information I already knew. There were also things that I needed a refresher on, and that is what this course did for me. Even if I am not fluent in Spanish, I can still…

Assignment Heading We now talk about Englishes rather than English and multiliteracies rather than literacies Demonstrate the breadth of your understanding of the diversity of English across time, geography, culture and class and explain why it is essential for teachers in the 21st Century to be aware of ‘multi-literacies’ and language variation. Intro- 150 words Teachers of the 21st Century need to be aware of and up-to-date with the literacy demands required to teach and communicate within…