Second Lieutenant

The purpose for the bilingual education is to help the kids that need to have access to that language barrier that they want to knock down for awhile. However, there have been some cases around the globe that have said that bilingual education is not appropriate for this certain school. A lot of the students in some school for today are complaining about not being able to communicate with their peers. But, in some cases that this type of education has helped with most of the students to be able…

Cross-cultural Analysis of Bilinguals Most of the people who I know in the United States are bilingual, and I think that is a result of the diverse, and multicultural nature of the American society. So, it is quite easy to choose someone, and interview him/her for a cross-cultural analysis. I chose Amandine because she has the most inspiring, and eye-opening experience of all of my bilingual friends. After interviewing her, I knew that we shared similar and different linguistic experiences.…

“Assuming” is a vague word of describing an English Language Learner (ELL) student in a classroom. Assuming can differ from one student to another, depending on the students’ knowledge of receiving an education in a classroom. The assumptions of how the host country’s classroom is portrayed also differs from one country to another. Thus, having a basic knowledge from an ELL student’s perspective from different sources that portrays a classroom from that host country can be abnormal for that ELL…

Growing up in a Spanish household and around spanish speakers gave me the opportunity in life to fluently speak and understand two languages. This is not only a huge privilege but, more so a power that not everyone has. When I first started school I did not see my ability to speak spanish as a power, but now that I am older and in the working industry I realize that speaking spanish is a huge advantage. Being bilingual has plenty of benefits, but at time also has its drawbacks. Yes, we can…

Response to Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan, a famous Chinese-American novelist, in her essay "Mother Tongue", tells us she live with a “broken English” mother and it had a negative impact on her English performance. Nevertheless, she never gave up and chose English as her major. Fortunately, her books are recognized by the world and she became a best-selling author. Finally, she using her own special English in her writing career and reveal her mother’s thoughts. Why her mother did not speak…

but the main concern is should all the different languages be mandatory, or just one? Should all the other languages just be electives? In the United States, Spanish should be the one mandatory language. In the United States, Spanish has been the second most spoken language for a long time, but people should not…

Richard Rodriguez: I believe that the central point of the story is his family, and him had to learn the “public language” of English. He expressed that because his family had to learn English their whole demener changed. He reminisced about how he would call his mother and father when he was a child; he also talked about how he did not like the sound of the “ all American sound of the words” that the children use to refer to their mother, and father. I believe that this writer is very…

I feel very honored, I remember back when both my mother and I were both learning to become bilingual. Both my mother and I were not able to speak more than one language. I found it more simple to speak English then it was to speak Spanish. while my mother advanced in Spanish although lacked in English. While we both were learning to become bilingual it became a struggle but with the help of each other it wasn't impossible to overcome. With how our evolution is evolving till this day, more…

This article revealed that with English as standard language, the companies could be without language barrier and took advantages around almost half output of the global business. Stalker, James C. “English speakers, whether English is their first or second language, are economically and politically non-English speakers are a pleasant argument for learning…

I think we as a country focus on cultural differences and diversity. In many of our schools we have programs designed to help students where English is their second language. The initial program started was called ESL or English As a Second language which teaches English to students based upon their specific needs such as reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and writing. This program however fell short and a new program was established called English Plus which included everything that the…