Second Vatican Council

Since the 1950’s increasing numbers of children being educated in the UK have been taught in English while their home language is other than English (Smyth 2003; 1). A child who has English as an additional language (EAL) will already have one or more languages and be learning English in addition to this (Washbourne 2014). However Haslam et al (2006, pg) states that EAL is not just about children whose first language is not English but “embodies a culture, an approach, a mind-set.” Similarly…

10/19/2016 Language Development In Special Education Dual Language Development By: Neveen Bashiti Dual Language Learners are often identified as children, who acquire two or more languages simultaneously, or they may learn a second language while continuing to develop their first language. This term encompasses many other terms within such as Limited English Proficient (LEP), bilingual children, English Language Learners (ELL), and the children who speak a…

Unit Paper #2 “Look into my eyes, tell me what you see. You don’t see a damn thing because you can’t relate to me. You blinded by our differences. My life makes no sense to you. I’m the persecuted one. You the red, white, and blue” (Outlandish 2005). As Americans, we are given the privilege of not fearing for our lives every waking moment. For many of us, our biggest concerns are quite miniscule. For instance, my biggest concern at the moment is if I’m going to pass my microbiology class…

form of a language is more often than not something that needs to be learned at school, as there is more need for the use of it in an academic setting than there was/is when the child is at home. This is more evident in children for whom English is a second language. These bilingual children often find the transition to school life quite daunting. Not only are they entering into an environment quite different to what they are used to, they are also being immersed into a culture and language…

Mainstream Ideology and Literacy Instruction for Spanish-Speaking Children Ideology in the United States is that if a person comes to America to live and work, this person should also change their culture and language to be a “real” American. (Halcon, 2001, p.66) Now the irony is that when this country was founded, colonizers came, invaded, and tried to civilize the Native Americans instead of adapting their culture and language to those who were here first. We were foreigners to them and we…

taken many forms and has both positive and negative effects on English Language Learners. According to the article, English today consists of three major circles of use including native speakers, non-native speakers who have learned English as a second language, and non-native speakers who only use English as a foreign language in restricted settings. These three circles are known as the inner, outer, and expanding circles of English within the filed of Linguistics. The inner circle would…

The short essay of “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan emphasizes the different Englishes she uses to communicate with her family and at her professional environment; therefore she explains the differences between non-Standard English and Standard English. Tan views non-standard English as her mother tongue language because her family can communicate better with her. She views Standard English as the formal way to communicate with professional people in a daily basis. English is the formal language in…

old man with enormous wings conveys to the third world because repeatedly countries such as Africa and Latin America are being oppressed economically. They don’t get rewarded for the amount of things they do, since money is an issue. First world and second world countries such as USA, India, Japan, etc, get most of their supplements from the third world countries. This conveys to the real world, since the way they are treating the angel is soulless and homeless like. They mention that he was…

Introduction So much emphasis is being placed on standardized academic scores that time for physical activity is shrinking in our school system. In Florida, students in grades K - 5 shall have the equivalent of two 30-minute physical education classes per week taught by certified physical education teachers and provide a daily 15-minute recess for all students. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or…

to use, or at least was able to mirror, the sign language used by her peers to say good morning without understanding the English meaning. Tabors (2008) states that there is usually a common developmental sequence for children learning English as a second language. It begins with the child trying to use their home language to communicate with other people that are speaking English. When they discover this does not work the child will usually enter a non-verbal period. After my experience working…