Second World

“The Israeli government is building a series of walls and fences, separating Israel from Palestinians in the west bank. Part of this separation Barrier is being built inside the West Bank, on the Palestinian land” (Budrus). In the movie the Budrus showing how the occupation forces trying to take six Palestinian village in one section to join the rest of land in West Bank. This was the most poignant part from the film because many of Palestinian people trying to live in peace with occupation…

important as the oxygen we breathe every day. Everyone learns differently. Some people struggle to learn, and some do not have the opportunity because their native language is not English. Bilingual education allows students who are learning English as a second language to take classes in their native language while simultaneously learning English. This gives the student better opportunities to learn and excel in school. There are many complaints about how unfair the education system is to…

that all have the same or similar goals. According to the California Department of Education, a bilingual education program is one that includes three characteristics; the continued development of the student’s primary language, acquisition of the second language (which for many language minority students is English) and instruction in the content areas utilizing both languages. These three characteristics Giving all children the same foundation and start in education is extremely important…

two books in middle school The Giver and The Last Book In The Universe. Both of these books meant so much to me because I read The Giver first and it talked about a world with no color or emotion and it absolutely captivated me and showed me how amazing reading was. Followed by The Last Book In The Universe which talked about a world with no books and braindead entertainment. One book gave me the love of reading and the other gave me nightmares about someday losing it.…

Bilingualism is an important factor in cognitive development. Children’s knowledge of two language systems results in a more analytical orientation to language. Bilingual kids have two ways to describe the world and have more flexible perception and interpretation. Most education programs for emergent bilinguals are based on the fact that English only should be used. The pullout ESL approach continues to be the program of choice in the U.S. While research shows that it takes 5-7 years for ELLs…

Assessment of English Language Learners The assessment of English Language Learner (ELLs) consists of a variety of practices. Different terms are used when in the evaluation of ELLs in educational settings. Additional terms utilized when conducting assessments of ELLs include bilingual assessment or nondiscriminatory assessment. Although the term bilingual assessment may suggest that the student has mastered both languages and is, in fact, bilingual, in practice the term generally refers to a…

I have never contemplated what my life would be like if my first language was not English. What if it were Spanish, German, Dutch , or even Swahili? Taking into consideration that I am African American, I reside in Alabama, and the school that I attend means that by now I would be bilingual. Something about African American people that are bilingual or speak a different language has always astonished me. Having English as my first and only language always seemed highly boring. Merely because…

English is not their first language to improve their English language skills in both classroom and community. In addition, it is helping students/teachers who are interested in teaching second languages (e.g. Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, etc) to apply and discover methods, materials, and principle used in teaching second language, either in the US or overseas (Gonzaga web). As English Language Learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing population in public schools, they are facing unique challenges…

set him up for a good education, what no longer makes him a minority. Education to him is not just the key to escaping poverty, but it is the key to enlightenment and entering the public world through assimilation while escaping the private world that minorities live in. Richard Rodriguez was born into a similar world that exists today amongst the Mexican community where darker skin is seen as unattractive and a danger in the United States. His assimilation process is heavily based on the…

I learned my third language, Spanish, at the age of 23 while living in Venezuela. There were two primary ways I learned vocabulary. I would go to market every Friday morning and help the fruit and vegetable man set up his little vender’s hut. The time of working with him and purchasing 500 pounds of fruits and vegetables was spent learning new vocabulary and how it was applied in a real life event. I also would go to the local university every Wednesday and sit with the college students…