English-language albums

only small amounts of English upon arrival. The argument that they will never try to learn it has worked its way into politics. Even some so called moderate voices on the subject believe that immigrants should be required to learn English to live in America. “They can come here, but they should learn to speak our language” (Sen. Lindsey Graham). This undermines the hard work that many immigrants do put into learning our language. Alma goes to the community center to learn English. Apparently,…

The first experimental assignment took place at Thomas Road Baptist Church it was the Nuevo Amanecer Spanish ministry it started at 9:15 am, we did little fellowship and got to meet other members of the ministry. Dr. Fabio E. Freyre was the one who taught the lesson that Sunday and we talked about the Holy Spirit and how we should react to certain situation that we may deal in our life. Dr. Fabio E. Freyre gave quite a few examples on how we should handle a situation and how we should ask God…

post-grad plan. I have not felt ready to settle down with a job or make the decision to continue my education. Since I had not gotten the chance to study abroad in my 4 years of college I began searching for ways to get abroad after graduation. Teaching English abroad immediately caught my attention since teaching had always been in the back of my mind. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to gain some teaching experience while also exploring a new part of the world. After a lot of…

How and why can language vary? No two individuals will sound the same, we all have subtle differences in the way we sound and how we speak which is unique to ourselves. Many differences in our language occur for many reasons such colonisation, immigration or invasion and can affect the dialect or accent that someone may have. Dialect The main question that is asked often is: What is a dialect and how does this affect the way in which language can vary. Dialect is an umbrella term used for a…

class became the model English class in my university. Two months later, I was nominated to be the coach of the University English Speech Team. I felt honored and at the same time excited about my new responsibility. My role shifted again from a teacher to a coach and there was more pressure since I had to train my students to make them competitive among students from other universities and let them stand out and win. I became ambitious and I felt I had more power in using English as a tool to…

parents came to the United States in search of better opportunities for their children. Amber did not speak a word of English she Urdu and Hindi. In my case, my parents immigrated to the United States in the late 70’s from El Salvador. I was born in Los Angeles and raised in Whittier. My primary language was English but I did live in a bilingual household were we spoke both English and Spanish. Amber said that coming to the United States she felt that she need to assimilate to the dominant…

With the rising amount of immigrants coming to the United States, all of which who speak a multitude of languages, conflicting beliefs and policies regarding language has greatly influenced legislation and judicial actions. (Diaz-Rico, 2014). Congress and the state and federal courts have supported bilingual education and provided legal protections for the rights of non-English- speaking students around the United States. However, according to the Florida Department of Education, the state of…

1.1 Background “ Of all language in the world today English deserves to be regarded as a word language. It is world’s most widely spoken language. It is the common means of communication between the people of different nations. One person out of every four on earth can be reached through English… In India, English continues to be the medium of instruction in school, colleges and universities, and is also the language of administration. These words written by C.Paul verghese successfully…

Learning a new language is one of those things, and it might be something hard for many of us. But if we learn a new language, that will give us a lot of adventures such as having a better chance to get a job in well-known company and giving you a better communication skills. It also can help you to be closer from your goals. When I was in high school, I could not speak any other language than Arabic. After I graduated from high school, I decided to study abroad in order to learn a new language,…

had become interested in learning English when I was but a three-year-old child. At the time, we were living in an ARAMCO housing compound, for my father, a businessman and a construction contractor was supervising several projects for ARAMCO in the Eastern Province. It was because we lived in this close knitted community, which hosted numerous families from the US, UK, Canada and Australia who work for the very same company, that I had been keen to learn English. Understandably, as a young…