Home language

At younger ages, children experience numerous difficulties while transitioning between their school and home environments. They are forced to adapt to two diverse sets of rules, expectations, behaviors and values. Home settings and school educational programs must respect and reinforce each other as they are meant to attain the greatest benefit for every child. However, the lives of many children entering preschool today are intimidating and complicated as they are forced to learn and communicate in a new language that completely devalues their first language. In many schools today, children whose home language is not English are required to immerse themselves in the school system, mainly through the use of English. There…

The school that I decided to do my EL service paper on is San Juan Unified School District which served in Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Orangevale, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, parts of Rancho Cordova, and parts of Sacramento. In their district they value diversity and it is a valuable asset that strengthens and enriches their community. EL students belong to their community and it is their mission to educate and inspire EL students to succeed. EL students are placed into their neighborhood schools.…

Another study completed providing support for code switching as a home language use strategy was conducted by Yeganehpour (2012). The purpose of this study was to evaluate if code switching in a reading comprehension classroom for English as a foreign language (EFL) learners would have any effect on their learning of English. The researcher administered a pre-test to both a control group and an experimental group. The control group was not allowed to code switch during their reading…

everyone should learn another language, yet at the same time they are emphasizing that it is normal for this kind of learning to not take place at home. The school starts by making it seem like language is a natural thing that kids learn just by being exposed to it. The teach herself says they are teaching mandarin only using it as a tool making it seem as though kids will just pick up the mandarin as they learn other things. The school believes in acquiring not learning of language. There is…

Language rich environment involves valuing children’s home languages for example including books, signs and displays in different languages. Practitioners should try and learn a few words in home languages so children can feel safe as a teacher understands and can say words in their language. Singing songs is home languages is good as it gives a sense of goodness in children as well as having fun and enjoying their time. Having practitioners which can speak other languages is a strength however…

Bahmerican: My Language at Home In June of 1991, two families, who had many differences including socioeconomic, religious, and geographic were united in marriage. One was a middle-class family from the island of Grand Bahama. The patriarch, my maternal grandfather, was an executive with the Grand Bahama Power Company. His wife was a secretary for a construction firm. They were by no means wealthy, but they were able to send all three of their children, plus my grandfather’s younger brother…

Common Home Inspection Mistakes That Buyers And Sellers Make If you are in the real estate business then you know what a home inspection is. You probably know how important it is to selling property. Most people who aren't in the industry but are simply trying to sell or buy a house probably don't know of or even consider getting a home inspection done and the uninformed generally tend to make mistakes when they contract the services of a home inspector. What is a home inspection? The…

The adjustments of a new town, new people, and a new way of life for the average incoming freshman at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) are nothing compared to the adjustments international students make when coming from abroad. Language barriers, dietary differences, and culture shock all while being homesick can cause unneeded stress for international students. College years are supposed to be filled with exciting stories of late night coffee runs and entertaining…

In the poems “Home-Baked Bread”, by Sally Croft, and “The Joy of Cooking”, by Elaine Magarrell, the authors use the topic of cooking to describe different types of relationships between people. Both poems use many different types of devices and figurative language, such as metaphors and symbolism, to convey their true meaning and message to the reader. In “Home Baked Bread”, Sally Croft uses the simple topic of baking bread to describe a sexual relationship. She uses many figures of speech to…

“Something is missing. (MacLachlan 36)” Sarah told Caleb. My family and friends were over three hours away, consequently; they are not as accessible to me as they were before. I felt deserted and I was home sick, just as Sarah did two weeks into her visit. I underestimated how hard it was for me going off to college, but as time progressed things began to get enjoyable. Instead of continuously dwelling on the point that I missed my family and friends, I started to look at the glass half-full and…