Second Mate

Richard Rodriguez, in “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood,” demonstrates how a child should be taught in school when he/she is a non-English speaker and the changes Non-English speaking families face when they move to the United States: by describing his school experiences, by describing his beliefs in bilingual education and by describing how his relationship with his family changed. Firstly, one example of Richard Rodriguez school experience was when he first recognized the…

In “Mother Tongue”, Amy Tan gives us an insight into a world where diversity in spoken English is wrong. In this case, the limitation that accompanies those who speak the infamous ‘broken’ English. Furthermore, she tells us that the world chooses to believe that those who speak it (imperfect English) are necessarily inferior to its standard counterpart. This discrimination towards various ‘Englishes’ is mainly addressed as a major misinterpretation; one she is deeply concerned about. While it…

Second language question: Bilingual Children Age plays a significant role in learning a new language. It is not easy to learn a new language for adults. There are many difficulties and obstacles facing those who want to learn a new language. Languages differ from each other, the most important way of reading and grammar. Learning a new language like a child at the beginning of learning to speak. According the essay “Literacy: A Lineage”, by Melanie Luken, who was a French and English major at…

Learning English as a second language is very challenging, but not impossible. As it is the way in any type of language, mastering the English language requires frequent reading, talking, and writing. As a freshman student at Tennessee State University, I am taking the English 1010course, and I have been studying and preparing for thecourse very hard to achieve the highestgrade possible in the class. This commitment demandsplenty of time and hard work. It also requires a diligent…

In today’s internationally connected world, monolingualism is becoming more and more of an anomaly. Business is conducted across countries, cultures, and people while media is often successful in a multitude of languages. Benefits aren’t always so tangible - a study by Kathleen Marcos (1998) showed children who have a higher level of fluency in two or more languages are more flexible thinkers, better communicators, and have more doors to other cultures as well as a greater job pool in their…

enough? Not just the children need the help but also the parents of the students. Curriculum that offers students to become bilingual should be offered to them at a young age in a way that helps them learn the language. People should try to learn a second…

Incident 2 : I thought I speak a very good English until I came to England. I was at the supermarket once and a man approached me , thinking that I work in the supermarket, and asked me about something he was looking for.I asked him to repeat his words and he did , but again,I did not get what he said.I was embarrassed and so I said “ sorry I can not understand what you say , my English is very bad”. He replied “ only if you have an American accent”. My English was not bad because I was…

integrated classroom that consisted of 20 native Spanish speaking students and a teacher, Ms. Page, who believed in valuing the first language and culture of her students. She believed in utilizing those things to better their first language (L1) and second language (L2) development. Ms. Page allowed for first language use within her classroom throughout the day despite the activity or presence of monolingual students. Students used their L1 often to translate in many different avenues. Some…

“Oh my gosh! I hate this! I don 't want to do this!” The screaming thought that always came through my mind when my teachers told me to we had a writing assignment. I especially hated it when they would give it a back grade after hard work and stressing it. They all would tell me it had a good potential but that it was not up to their standards. I needed to work on grammar, my wording, and what not. I really hated it. I know it was to make me a better writer but I did not feel like it was…

I’d never thought I’d be interested in pursuing Psychology in University, but it makes sense looking back now. I have always been fond of working with children, and I understand the issues they may face as they reach their teenage years. From the age of twelve, I suffered from depression and self-harm. I struggled with my identity as well as my body image, something many teenagers have troubles with as they mature. I was in a dark period of my life, but since then I have learned to love myself…