English Mastiff

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 511 (1990): 159. In this article, the author presents occupational bilingualism in a completely different perspective, the perspective of speakers of other languages who need to acquire English to be able to work in the United States. However, the article mainly focuses on only three cases of occupational language use—in restaurants, in small retail businesses, and in hospitals. The need for bilingualism may vary from geographic…

students that spoke another language and not as much English. In Kelly Elementary School, there are a lot of English Language Learners. These students struggled throughout the book because they had to learn lessons in English as well as learn English at the same time. Each week, the English Language Learners were taken out of Mrs. Zajac’s classroom to go to a different classroom to learn English. When they were in a different classroom learning English, their peers were learning more, which is…

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…

The opposing language factor of Sandra and her father was constantly present in their relationship. Although Sandra is fluent in Spanish, she would mainly speak and write in English, whereas her father is only capable of speaking Spanish. Most of the time, Sandra wishes her father did speak English so that he could possibly take some interest in her writing while also being able to understand the language that it is written in. Once Sandra begins to realize her love for writing she states, "I…

What causes people to act towards certain groups who may differ from them? For most, it is the experiences they are dealt with throughout their life, with even moments that seem insignificant having sizeable and long-term effects. These experiences can range from something that occurred to an individual in person or online, or secondary reactions to how a group behaves. With secondary reactions, it is important for one to note the importance of beliefs passed to individuals from parental,…

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 Florida was in need of the Consent decree in order to comply with the federal and state laws regarding the education of English language learners (ELL) or English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The laws included the Title VI and VII Civil Rights Act…

Racial Identity, Misrepresentation and African American Culture In this story, Stephen Balkaran criticizes the United States racial structure and the way people approach the issue of racial identity. The article bases its argument on the back of a recent story that involved the current Washington Spokesman for NAACP, Rachel Dolezal. According to the story, Rachel is white, but has been posing as an African American inside an institution that stands to protect the rights of African American…

reading by Baker and Gomez, Freeman & Freeman, and the evidence provided in the research cited, and considering your understanding of how bilingual education works and what makes it most effective in teaching language, content, and literacy skills to English Learners, what specific factors do you believe have made bilingual education programs most effective? Name and discuss a minimum of three factors. What specific factors do you believe have made bilingual education programs least effective?…

their graduate but also to establish a reputation among ASEAN and Asian leading universities. Thus, a radical rethink of instructional policy is one of their many enthusiasms. As a consequence, the graduates’ competencies in content knowledge and English proficiency will be taken into consideration when the decision on teaching and learning development is made. Khon Kaen University (KKU) is a good example of taking those aspects in deep concentration and contemplation.…

According to Zinn, in traditional history textbooks, Columbus is portrayed as a heroic figure who discovered the New World and spread religion to the people already living there. While it might mention that he was not perfect and did some things that he should not have done, it simply brushes over these aspects and pushes forward things such as “what a great sailor he was”, etc. The way it is written makes what he did seem like an exciting adventure that should be celebrated on Columbus Day, yet…