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I never in my wildest dreams would have imagined myself being an ESL teacher. That was never the plan. But Guatemala changed me in ways that are indescribable. It was there that I found that teaching English as a Second Language is my passion. I am now starting on the journey of becoming a degree certified ESL teacher. I dream of continuing to teach ESL abroad and in the United States. First I fell in love with Guatemala, then I fell in love with Javier. I had decided before I met Javier that I…

Should the United States Make English the Primary Language? There are many advantages and disadvantages to have the English language as the standard language of the United States. English should the primary language because it will create successful communication, diversity, and consistent immigration requirements. Have you ever been to another country and not comprehended the language? The United States should make English as the primary language. I agree that it would make people from other…

As of 2014, there were 43.2 million foreign born individuals, an increase of 13.7% from 2010. As per the Center for Immigration Studies, 21% of U.S. residents speak a language other than English at home and slightly over one-half of all California school-aged children speak a language other than English at home. While the immigration trends several decades ago were primarily people of European descent, today the diversity of immigrants is much more widespread. The projections for immigration…

Khoisan languages are facing a decline of speakers and subsequently these figures can further decline for the reason that minority languages usually have a decline in speakers rather than a gain. In Tanzania there are 126 languages so it would take an enormous growth of population in the Khoisan region for the minority language to become a majority language among all the other languages in Tanzania. Minority languages have a small amount of speakers belonging to a minority group. Khoisan is a…

Her dad had learned English but he only used it when he needed it. Mary explained to me that her parents thought it was important and beneficial that they were going to be bilingual. Her parents’ ideas about bilingualism was similar to the Language as a resource model that argued…

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…