Second Lieutenant

the United States population, and are the fastest growing minority group. In 2012, the population of Latino children was 24%, and is expected to increase to 36% by 2050. Children who identify Spanish as their first language (L1) and English as their second (L2) are considered dual language learners (DLLs), and these children will enter preschool in the process of developing both languages. DLLs also account for 30% of Head Start programs. Unfortunately, Latinos are behind in vocabulary and…

Almost everything that a person does involves language at some point in their lives, from eating a restaurant, to conducting a meeting in the office, or even talking with a friend. Language is an essential part of human society and everything it involves. It is assumed that linguistics involves learning lots of different languages, however, it is actually focused on the workings of language. The study of linguistics involves answering the following questions: • Why is it that we have different…

affected nor the environment and animals. If a product is regarded as unsafe to sell in the United States, then it should never be allowed to be dumped into other counties. First because, it is still considered unsafe no matter which country it is in. Second, third world countries are not any less human than first world countries. Third, the harms of continuing to use, sell or produce those products are both harmful for the people and the environment. Another issue that arises from the dumping…

audience for this essay are who born in foreign soil and lean a second language, then who don’t speak a second language parents. This is an assignment for my online English composition course at Ivy Tech Community College, at Indianapolis, IN. I’m taking this class because this is required for Business Degree. The first draft writing assignment requires a minimum of 1000 words. The writing project topic that I have selected is about ‘the second language learner’ who struggle with the language…

analyze the different aspects of the story and how to interpret it in the second language. Use of books with relevant themes Analogical approach to the learner’s real life situation and every day routine activities helps dual learners integrate their everyday tasks to the concept being taught. Teachers of dual language learners should therefore consider books with such themes. Mastering the phase of the learner’s second language Teachers of dual learners should be in a position to separate…

Summary The broader issue presented in this paper is to determine if there is “a principled way to understand the nature of rehabilitation in bilingual aphasia such that patterns of acquisition and generalization are predictable and logical” (p. S299). This study is attempting to provide further knowledge of the manner in which people with bilingual aphasia reacquire and develop their language skills in order to help construct some patterns that “are predictable and logical” (p. S298). This is…

In the article, “Terrorism and the Israeli- Palestinian Conflict”, Jerome Slater studied the effects terrorism had on the Israeli- Palestinian conflict. He contends that while terrorism is ethically wrong, it is both conceivable and alluring to recognize degrees of good misleading quality. Slater realizes both Israel and the Palestinians have turned to terrorism at different times during the course of their long conflict; After studying a wide diagram of this history of common fear mongering, he…

Does rejection or determination push you to go beyond the limits of what one expects of you? Most everyone would say it does, but does this only affect those of us who want to be writers? It definitely does not, nor is it limited to anyone of a particular language. People of different backgrounds, all have the same urge to learn something not entirely expected of them, even if it is just a different language. The writings of people, while very similar, have a great number of differences. My…

When we immigrated to another country we adopt a new culture, because we are learning new manners and new things. Being bicultural in the U.S had influenced in who l am, by giving me new opportunities, showing me a new culture, and by teaching me a new language. Being bicultural have affected how I relate to other people, because now lm more confident to talk to other people from other cultures, and countries.…

Early acquisition of vocabulary, and the development of linguistic and communicative competence have been largely associated with the input children get from their environment. The social world, home environment, and routines children are exposed to provide the input they need in order to become competent speakers. Even when the child is in utero, the spoken language outside of the womb affects children’s sensitivity to certain sounds. Consistent with this idea, there is evidence showing that…