Language proficiency

English as New Language (ENL) students benefit from direct reading instruction. Most schools and classroom teachers are not prepared to meet the increasing needs of the ENL’s. According to the National Education Association only 2.5 percent of the teachers who instruct students have a degree in ESL and about 12 percent have 8 or more hours of training to support their instruction (Denise McKeon, 2005). There is a rise in the number of the ENL population and most of the teachers that are…

tests of articulation. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 21, 171-176. INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW This study examined the effects of an African-American dialect, particularly Black English Vernacular (BEV), on the results of three tests of articulation. Articulation tests commonly compare the child’s phonological system to that of standard English, with little adjustment for dialectal variations. BEV is attributed to several West African languages brought to the United…

the importance of language development in the area of speech perception on both monolinguals and bilinguals and their differences in development. Although studies do exist they are not adequately representative of speech perception with bilinguals. This study will aid in the understanding of how bilinguals use two languages to perceive speech. The purpose of the research is to compare the speech perception of bilinguals in three categories, phonotactic construction, age or language, and…

Parental Involvement for English Language Learners Parents of English Language Learners have an important role to play; they can contribute significantly to the success of their child - not only academically, but also in all facets of their life. In this essay, I will discuss ways that an ELL parent can influence their child’s academic experience, both positively and negatively. I will also address how the parent, who does not speak English, can have a positive impact on their child’s success.…

in the educational opportunity structure for English language learners (ELLs)? The study of X Public School District Bilingual program exposed all the deficiencies found in Bilingual education. The study was conducted in a district where the majority of ELLs were Hispanics who performed below the 50th percentile in the NJASK3 and NJASK4 Language Arts Literacy and Mathematics as well as below the 20th percentile in the GEPA and HSPA Language Arts Literacy scores for the 2001 through 2005 years.…

of a Spanish-English (SE) speaking child with stuttering. The researchers are striving to understand the specific types and frequencies of disfluencies in bilingual children so they can then uncover the variations of stuttering across different languages. There is currently very little research concerning the display of stuttering in SE bilinguals, suggesting that this study is necessary. The authors of this study believe that important information has been omitted from previous studies about…

In other words, instead of providing bilingual education or environment, it is better for the US government to choose to English as the first language to save billions.…

Today English is no more territorially and culturally bound. It is internationalized. It cannot be treated as a foreign language .It’s prominence is attributed to its dynamic and borrowing nature. It is used both as a link language and an official language. It is simplified according to the needs of people. English infuses confidence and confers status and prestige on an individual. It promotes a sense of oneness and togetherness. IT sector is playing a vital role all over the world. The…

politically as the cause of different regions taking on different identities through the recognition of multiple languages as being national. This has led to many regions institutionally standardizing different languages of their own community, leading to over twenty-five being at least regionally accepted as official. Yet above all national recognitions in India, the English and Hindi languages are the only ones used by the Republic’s government. With Hindi being…

Both Iceland and Japan’s language policies are resistant to change – both countries are seen as homogenous both internally and externally, which especially in Japan has resulted in language planning and policy being slow to respond to changes (Gottlieb 2008; Hilmarsson-Dunn 2006). In Iceland, long traditions in lexical purism have affected the official language policies, but in recent years, the focus has shifted more towards ensuring Icelandic’s status at the national language in the country…