English Mastiff

I personally connected to this discussion because of my experiences as an immigrant in the United States. You proposed the question of if immigration issue is about culture, legality or numbers and majority if not everyone in the class stated it was culture. I actually disagree with this answer. When many people argue why they desire stricter immigrations laws, they make claims such as immigrants are taking jobs, they are increasing the population significantly, and they are harming American…

language (L1) and English as their second (L2) are considered dual language learners (DLLs), and these children will enter preschool in the process of developing both languages. DLLs also account for 30% of Head Start programs. Unfortunately, Latinos are behind in vocabulary and literacy development in comparison to native English speakers. Early vocabulary and literacy development are also predictors for reading achievement. There is an achievement gap between native English speakers and…

learning closely align career readiness with students ability to demonstrate the 21st century skills as the 4Cs—creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. To relate this back to communication in particular, native speakers of English naturally write according to grammatical and linguistic patterns acquired from speaking. According to a recent study (2015), most ELL writing samples will contain more surface…

learned socially (Gee & Hayes, 2011, p. 6). This essay will look at five topics that try to better explain the use of language. These topics outline what language is, how language is affected by context, shared meaning and interaction, varieties of English and cultural differences, links between language and culture, and understanding what oral language is. Language is an interesting and crucial part of development and learning. What is Language? Language itself can be defined by a number of…

cultures and environment different dialects of English is formed. The differences in the different types of English dialect can be small but it is these small differences that lead to the assumption that a child is ‘lazy’ or incorrect in their delivery of English (Eades, 2013. Pp78) when this is the cultural experience to language development that the child has been exposed to in their development. In no way does this mean that there is only one type of English dialect that is correct but it is…

Purpose Statement The intended audience for this essay are who born in foreign soil and lean a second language, then who don’t speak a second language parents. This is an assignment for my online English composition course at Ivy Tech Community College, at Indianapolis, IN. I’m taking this class because this is required for Business Degree. The first draft writing assignment requires a minimum of 1000 words. The writing project topic that I have selected is about ‘the second language learner’…

books with such themes. Mastering the phase of the learner’s second language Teachers of dual learners should be in a position to separate their learner’s according to their mastery of the English language and how they answer questions with regards to their first language. Those with little grasp of English and their first language should be engaged differently from those who can only respond or interact in purely their first language. Encouraging dramatization from the learner Retelling the…

of discussion or the game that the class is playing and lets it out. This is an indication that she desires to be held. Additionally, Nora struggles with communication. She has not yet mastered the English language. Her sentences are characterized by pauses of “ummm” and a mixture of foreign and English words. This limits her understanding of the songs and games that she is involved in. this also limits her ability to express herself. However, the extent that the language barrier limits Nora 's…

they each desperately cling onto their specific views of how language should be used. Prescribers tend to be more conservative and are concerned with precise usage. They also are proponents of correcting grammar mistakes based off of the canon of English rhetoric. On the other hand, the describers are much more liberal. Being far more concerned about simply describing how the…

normal whereas people of color are a visible different. This argument then generally states that if bilingual Spanish and English speakers “mix” their languages, they are seen as unprofessional and even dangerous in the context of the outer sphere. I will treat this as the “first claim.” The second claim is related and states that the exact opposite is true for White (strictly English speakers), where mixing language makes a person seem “congenial,” “authentic,” and “sensible.” In other words,…