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    There is so much information that I have learned throughout this class on Language Development. The language acquisition part that I learned is that the LAD which is the physiological part of the child’s brain operates on the linguistic data of a child’s language to produce grammar of the child’s native tongue. The LAD is a word processor in the brain. The Children can learn any language because the knowledge that the children absorb and process. To refer to a child as a cryptographer because…

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    Can we lose our cultural language in the learning the English language? Many people have the advantage of having the knowledge of two different languages. This can be a benefit or a drawback at some point. Some people may argue that we slowly lose our cultural identity once you fully adapt a second language. As in Richard Rodrigues Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood he adapted English as his second language, eventually making it his primary language. Rodriguez used his second language on an…

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    Effects on Intelligence of Learning a Second Language as a Child Introduction: Learning a second language in early childhood reaps many benefits for intelligence. While Learning learning a second language at any time in one’s life brings benefits, but learning a second language early in life can be is even more beneficial for not only mental strength but also health. “Mapping the Bilingual Brain” by Chris Berube led me to this research question be interested in bilingualism and wonder what…

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    Studies concerning deficits or benefits of bilingualism have been researched for many years. Early studies from the 1920’s era, which had poor designs, caused people to believe that teaching children to be bilingual and or just being bilingual led to great cognitive deficits that were highly detrimental linguistically and cognitively (Hakuta et al., 1985). Later studies recognized the faults in the prior studies and attempted many different methods to try correct issues with methodology as…

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    Phenomenon Of Bilingualism

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    Introduction to the Current Problem and Phenomenon The Parental Tendency with regard to “Bilingualism” The phenomenon that has been going on in the realm of bilingualism with regard to parenting, schooling, and education is that more and more parents, monolingual parents included, start to become aware of and appreciate the importance of mastering a second language and wish their children to be bilingual. Considering the practical advantages of being bilingual, such as better future career…

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    The ESL Pull-Out Report

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    According to a report on IZA World of Labor, an online publication that prints research materials often used in policy-making in the United States, “Enrollment of limited English proficient students in US public elementary and secondary schools reached 4.4 million in 2011/2012, or 9% of total enrollment, and is growing much faster than enrollment of other students” (Chin). This is the outcome of a massive influx of immigrants from all parts of the world exacerbated by globalization. Naturally,…

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    Introduction to Literature Review English language learners have had a history of not regularly attending school and this has led researchers to ask the question, why is school attendance among this demographic so low and what is at the root of the problem? Several researchers in various fields have attempted to answer this very question. They have approached the topic in different ways and have generated various reasons for the occurrence. There are three main issues that the researchers…

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    Street Talk Published on September 26, 2016 by Aeon Media Group, Michael Erard explains the importance of “bidialectal” people and their relation to bilingual people in his article “Street Talk.” Those who can speak more than one language are at a higher advantage than those who don’t. But Erard stresses that those who can speak multiple dialects from different cultures are on the same level as bilinguals. This “bidialectal” idea is as simple as one American speaking formal English as well as…

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    Universally, bilingualism is know as the speaking of two or more languages fluently. However, bilingualism has a far deeper meaning. I believe that bilingualism is the combination of two or more cultures and their languages into one’s life, and that it is the ability to communicate with a variety of people, not just people from one’s own countries. Throughout their essays, essayists Rodriguez and Espada develop different definitions of bilingualism. Espada believes that bilingualism is the…

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    After my time in CI 280, I learned copious amounts of vital information regarding English Language Learners (ELL) and their education. There were many important take-aways from the class, such as the importance of giving emergent bilingual students the best education possible. If I could remember anything from this class in three years from now it would be these following things. First, I would want to remember to understand the culture all of students in my class in order to relate to them on a…

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