English-language albums

common line is, “Speak English, you're in America” or “Why don't you go back to whatever you came from, we speak English here”. These comments are always targeted at our people who minds their business and is being insulted from people who believe they're higher in power. English is not the official language, although it's the native language, according to Kaitlyn skye hipple on “Why The United States Does Not Have An Official Language”. There should not no official language for the U.S,…

where my first language was Arabic, my story began. Of course Arabic as my first language…

Excuse me, where is the elbow grease? When it comes to immigrating, simply learning the language is not enough. In order to assimilate into a new country, one must not only learn the language and culture, but also be capable of translating the culture back into language. So is the story of a young girl who immigrated with her family to the United States when she was just seven years old. In her essay “Hot Dogs and Wild Geese,” Firoozeh Dumas illustrates the challenges she and her family…

conflict arose in society: should American schools offer bilingual classes for non-English speakers, both English and non-English speakers, or no bilingual education? Bilingual education creates an opportunity for all students to gain a second language, improve their chances in the work field and immerse themselves in a different culture. Some parents want their children to receive the opportunity to learn a second language unlike them. Parents like Tao Ryan didn’t learn Chinese and would like…

whose native language is not English and provide ESOL (English For Speakers of Other Languages) classrooms for English Language Learners. The focus of a ESOL specific classes is to help students learn American culture and social skills as well as academic content. The ESOL specific classroom instruction differs from that of a general education classroom with a modified lesson plan. In each setting, ESOL students receive extra support to ensure they are becoming proficient in English.…

that is taught to the boy and girls. In recent years education has become more important within the tribes with it being taught more. Kids are taught simple stuff like basic math and reading simple words. They are also taught their native languages and some english. Folklore: The Maasai tribe has many legends and myths. THe myths and folktales talk mostly about the origins of the religion and how their culture was created. They talk about the first Maasai tribe members and the different rulers…

1. Language is defined as a group of symbols that are controlled by a distinct set of rules, including phonological rules, syntactic rules, sematic rules, and pragmatic rules, that are used in order to communicate and receive a message. Phonological rules control how words sound when spoken. We often don’t even realize when we are using this rule because we are so accustomed to our native languages. In the English language we have a multitude of words that are spelled the same but that are…

Taking your AP Composition English class has been a frightening yet successful challenge. Personally I have always struggled with the English language since it is not my native language. Freshman year I was denied into the honors English program as was the case sophomore year. In my college prep classes I noticed I was not making any noticeable gains, so that was when I realized I had to challenge myself by taking your course. The rumors stated by current seniors made the class seem impossible.…

Introduction The need to establish a cultural identity as an influential principle of literacy practices is what (immigrant youth) require in their English learning environments. The level of intimidation and anxiety from being an immigrant youth in America can be psychologically traumatic. (De la Piedra, 2010). We see this within the book The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez (1943). I chose this book because I wanted to explore the intersections that a (Mexican immigrant student) goes through in…

A Self Reflective Analysis of WRC 1023 In the WRC 1023, students were required to meet the following goals and demonstrate: competency in written English; • critical proficiency in oral and graphic communication • competency in constructing valid arguments and criticizing arguments, focusing on logos, ethos, and pathos (and kairos) • effective argumentation based on conclusions drawn from numerical data, visual representations of the data, and quantitative analysis • critical proficiency in…