Second Mate

29, 1947, to partition Palestine, then still under British mandate, into an Arab state and a Jewish state.” Though initially Arab guerilla forces, commanded by British officers were succeeding in capturing a number of settlements, including that of Jerusalem, by April the tide had turned and the Haganah seized the offensive and were recapturing areas. The day after the declaration of Israeli independence heavily supplied military forces from Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia…

Assignment 3 Comparison Although Richard Rodriguez and Amy Tan both had a distinct perception of the importance of their intimate family language, they both had the same similarities of facing the struggles they perceived society required of them which was learning the English language. Both Tan and Rodriguez faced these struggles at different points of their lives and had to manage whether they would let the English language conflict with their family’s language. They are fighting to identify…

the case. The children at this particular school in Salt Lake City, Utah, are able to learn a second way to communicate. This language immersion school teaches the children a second language of either Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, or Portuguese along with the standard curriculum.…

granted, or at least, to a lesser extent than in Russian. Thus, she prefers to use it for creating sophisticated texts for adults. Her career as an English teacher also contributes to the fact that English is associated with self-control: as a teacher, she has to monitor her speech and make appropriate word choices to ensure that her learners understand her. There is no need to impose such level of control over her use of Russian since this is the language of her nearest and dearest, and she…

According to Mia Nacamuli, a TED-Ed Educator, three types of bilinguals can exist: Compound, learning two languages simultaneously; Coordinate, learning one language while continuing to speak a native one; and Subordinate, learning a language through the filtration of native speech (Nacamuli). Through scientific studies and observations, Nacamuli discovered that learning another language had numerous effects on the brain (Nacamuli). Contrary to previous belief that bilingualism stunted a student…

Bilingual Education Act 1968 With the combination of the rise in immigration and actions of the activists, congress finally decided to create Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1968. Also known as the Bilingual Education Act (BEA), Gloria Stewner-Manzaneres defines it as “the first federal recognition that LESA (Low English Speaking Ability) students have special educational needs” (1). Before, the development of the native language of the student was pushed to the side.…

The 2010 United States (U.S.) census reports that there were approximately 38 million foreign born individuals living in the U.S. of which more than half are from Latin American and more than one-fourth are from Asia (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2010). As of 2014, there were 43.2 million foreign born individuals, an increase of 13.7% from 2010. As per the Center for Immigration Studies, 21% of U.S. residents speak a language other than English at home and slightly over one-half of all…

Parents and teachers fear that by exposing their children/ students in a second language will delay their skills in language but also harm their knowledgeable growth. Some may have a slower process in their brain development, for that it may be challenging for others. They may also fall behind in their academic studies, which…

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…