Language education

Disappearing Native Languages The Native community also faces the problem of their languages nearing extinction. Researchers have predicted that all 150 remaining Native American languages will go extinct within 50 to 100 years (Krauss pp.12). However, it is not too late to counteract this prediction. The United States is the “motherland” for these languages, so if they disappear from the United States they are gone forever. When a language disappears, it takes an unsalvageable chunk of the…

the works of Mead (1934), learning is seen to occur through social interaction (Barker, Quennerstedt, & Annerstedt, 2015). Along with symbols, meaning, and interaction, the self is a basic concept in symbolic interactionism (Encyclopedia, 2017). Education is a learned behavior through social interaction, thus supporting Symbolic Interactionism. The content of self-concepts reflects the content and organization of society (Encyclopedia, 2017). Technology has changed the way we interact but…

future for myself through education. Both of my parents are from Afghanistan, a country where education is forbidden and frowned upon. The extremist raiding the country force young girls to stay at home and fulfil the…

Bethel School District vs. Fraser (1986) “His speech was filled with sexual references and innuendos, but it contained no obscenities” . The Court found that it was appropriate for the school to prohibit the use of vulgar and offensive language. The good news is that Fraser's candidate was overwhelmingly elected. The bad news was that Fraser was suspended from the school for three days and removed from the list of students who were eligible to make graduation remarks. (Fraser was second in his…

face a lot of problems that interfere with their American dream. Some examples of their hardship and obstacles of their dream are poverty, the lack of speaking and understanding English, and of course to live the American dream you need a good education. To begin, it’s hard to live the American dream growing up in poverty. Most people don’t have as many opportunities as others and it is just another obstacle…

Introduction Having been exposed to foreign education from a young age has left me with a feeling of not belonging to a certain culture. Having had cultural influences that have been imposed through family and hereditary aspects but also shaping cultural value through experiences and everyday life in a foreign country have led to this outcome. I found this to be very interesting and hope to further my understanding of the cultural effects of foreign education through this research. I will aim to…

A student’s understanding of the language really influences their score, the student may have done very well if the test was in their primary language, and a teacher cannot control the student’s understanding of the language, they can help improve their knowledge of the language but even then it takes years to perfect it. Another factor that teachers cannot control is a student’s income background (Teacher…

redress of childhood victimization, reality is denied” (Robison, 168). Pecola Breedlove is a fictional character who is all too relatable to survivors of similar experiences. Those experiences and actions prove to be problematic in the realm of education. However, where there is one opinion there is always bound to be another with strong refutations opposing the will of the other. Toni Morrison has produced a novel that hinges on harsh reality and unsubtle triggers that divide at the questions…

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The type of language teachers use can be constructive or critical; when a teacher reads a student’s essay marking where corrections are a necessary this is constructive, but when feedback becomes critical it is discouraging. In “A Cultural Analysis of the Achievement Gap Discourse: Challenging the Language and Labels used in the work of School Reform” by Roderick L. Carey criticizes the labels and language used towards the achievement gap discourse. This peer…