Second Life

Though English is typically easier to understand the younger it is taught to individuals it is not impossible later on (Woolfolk, Winne, & Perry. 177). Research also suggests that intense learning in students first language promotes learning in their second language (Woolfolk, Winne, & Perry. 177). Teachers could do this by speaking to their student in their first language if possible, but if not they could assign readings in the student 's first language (Woolfolk, Winne, & Perry.…

judges the decision. Why are they not making an effort to learn to speak English like all other immigrants do? I know must of the Hispanics immigrants here come to work and give their family a better life so they don’t really have much time to learn English because they are more focusing on having a better life. However, in my opinion, there are no excuses to not learn English because where there’s a will there’s a way. Cox starts her essay by telling the story of a Spanish-speaking mother…

maintaining rules in working memory, all components of executive functioning system. Three main questions considered in the research. First, in tasks involving executive functioning, are bilingual advantages more apparent at different point in the life span? To test that were administered the same executive…

The strange environment of the United States and high learning pressures made DuanYing Chen suffer a lot, he might want to go back to China. He is an outsider of the US. Chen does not speak English, he does not know anyone. Freud stated that one direction of suffering is from the external world(26). The US culture and environment are so unfamiliar to him. Duanying chen is not enough 18 old when he comes to America. Everything he learns from his parents and is taught t in China may not work in…

heart fell to my toes and I automatically ran to the room, they dressed me up in the gown and gloves because it was an isolation room. The patient was Russian and I had to communicate to ask any questions the nurses asked me to translate. I saved her life, thanks to the way I wrapped my tongue around words. II. Not only is…

in EDU 305 as a guideline to apply what has been taught in class and use it for my students in the future. Ideally, I would like to teach at high school level in South Korea. I also find that helping CLD students who are learning English as their second language also fits for what I plan for the future. With high schoolers, some of the students that just came to America would not understand English well. When students starts to learn English around the ages of 15-18 years old, it can be…

paragraph , isn't only to give the student a chance for language practice but it also help them to understand the cultural aspect of the target language. We also need to Identify any requirements we may have to create effective a school relationship. The second step is to introduce the program to the student in an interesting way and let them imagine how it will look. Students can also make a brainstorming about what activities they may do. In addition, parents should be informed about the…

Foreign You can’t call yourself truly fluent in English, just because you can speak one-line English here and there. You are truly fluent in English only when you can speak English continuously. (Nair, 2005) At length, by giving supporting details, reasons, justifications, and illustrative examples of situations and events easily, clearly, confidently, without unwanted hesitations and by effectively managing all naturally occurring hesitations. This was proved in the book of Professor Kev Nair…

Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language in High School How can learning a foreign language in high school over two years affect people’s different life they are living? The world is becoming global, and one big impact in becoming global is culture, especially different languages. People now have the ambition to learn other languages, and one example is English, which is globally famous in learning, from elementary until college. However, high school is the best time to learn it, not too old or…

but paper and desk work. Later to find out that the words “Army Officer” has a much deeper passionate meaning than I thought. Over the years of training and talking to different Generals, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, and Sergeants about becoming a Second Lieutenant, they all had the same thing in common with advice on becoming a Lieutenant. That advice was to take time and get to know…