Multilingualism

has written many books, and writes for the New York Times, The Washington Post, and many others which would make him a credible source. Dorfman has credentials in the area he is discussing because he is an immigrant who experienced the lack of multilingualism in America when he had to move to Manhattan for hospital treatment with no one speaking Spanish there, forcing him to never speak spanish again for 10 years. Dorfman uses his books and articles he has written to try to show and explain…

The imperial dominance of economic impetus on global capital has propagated a contemporary gravitation towards English as a common global language. As the United States has been the country primarily responsible for the global proliferation of capital as well as home to the largest native English speaking population in the world, it would be a natural assumption to think that English would be mandated as the official language of the country. It is not. Although the supremacy of the English…

the most diverse countries in the world. Being bilingual or trilingual opens many doors for people to be able to progress, but some people feel that multilingualism is detrimental to the American Culture and that the only language that should be spoken is English. However, there are also people such as Warren Blumenfeld, who believe that multilingualism is a part of our identity and that it’s what makes…

The high-stakes nature of the exam, combined with its inaccurately low evaluation of the performance of ELL students, unfairly punishes these students, who may be forced to repeat a grade or even barred from graduation. Many schools flunk students as a response to low standardized test scores (“Testing and Grade Retention”), and more than half of the states require high school students to pass an exit exam in order to graduate (“High school exit exams”). Obviously, few students, regardless of…

Early childhood programs such as Head Start aim to improve the intellectual performances of children who are enrolled in them (CITE). Most research done on these programs suggest a positive correlation between these programs and educational achievement. But the program doesn't only affect the child by itself, but the parents' influence play a huge part on the school readiness and success of the child. Since California is a very racially diverse state with children's parents language ability…

Resolution is a step toward diminishing this problem because it is in respect to the First Amendment and allows the opportunity to exercise the freedom of speech in a positive manner by recognizing the cultural, social, and economic advantages of multilingualism. Hence, making English the official language of the United States would ultimately lead to a safer society and…

in American schooling, multilingualism is getting harder to find and American businesses welcome applicants who are fluent in two or more languages. Especially in the business world, multilingualism is a much needed skill. If an American is multilingual, they can work more easily abroad. If a woman who spoke both English and Spanish wanted to work as a teacher in Spain, she could. Just by knowing a secondary language she is ahead of the game and able to travel. Multilingualism easily allows…

The Vaupes River Basin language family, in which, it was not uncommon for children to speak 3-5 languages, while adults spoke 7-10 languages at varying levels of proficiency. The members of The Vaupes River Basin also promote bilingualism and multilingualism by being one of the few societies that expect you to marry outside of your family’s native…

The Influences of Languages in the Maghreb Language is regarded as the most basic means of expression across every culture and has continued to have significant impacts throughout history. Language precedes art as the most basic means of expression since it consists of unique personality, which is a reflection of the individual that speak it. Language basically solidifies the figurative thought processes and conveys information, aspirations, values, and beliefs. Cultures use language to…

Crawford asserts in his speech that official English legislation is restricting the national liberty of freedom, detrimental to the disadvantaged groups and hurting national interests by giving compelling evidences, logical and rational tone and effective counterarguments. Mujica argues that official English policy is responding to the declining proficiency among citizens, addressing the national unity and weigh on the cost of multilingual service by presenting figure-loaded examples and…