Nowadays‚ the composition of the American classrooms has seen many changes. Due to the increased immigration‚ culturally diverse student population has been constantly growing. The statistics predict that by 2030‚ more than 40% of students in the United States will be students of color. The wide cultural diversity may cause misunderstandings and controversies in the teacher-student relationship. How should the teachers respond to this situation? What do they need to know and what can they do to prevent
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References: Cummins‚ J. & Swain‚ M. (1986). Bilingualism in education: Aspects of theory‚ research and practice. London: Longman. Cummins‚ J. (1981) Bilingualism and minority language children. Ontario; Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Cummins‚ J. (2000) Language‚ Power and Pedgogy: Bilingual Children in the Crossfire. Clevedon: Multilingual
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Chapter 13 – States of Matter Pressure (P) – the amount of force per unit area. Pressure=F/a or P=F/a Pascal’s Principle “Any change in pressure at a point on a confined fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid”. Any change is transmitted throughout the fluid. Buoyancy & Archimedes Principle “When an object is submerged in a fluid‚ it displaces a certain volume of that fluid. The amount of force pushing upward on the object is equal to the density of the fluid (Ï) times the acceleration
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effort to require students to be fluent in more than one language. It would be extremely beneficial for the U.S. to require it’s educational system to teach students a second language. Acquiring the skill of bilingualism will greatly increase students’ cognitive skills. Understanding Bilingualism It is necessary to be aware of the difference between a foreign language and a second language. A foreign language is any language spoken in a country other than it’s official language‚ or one that is learned
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Jwcrawford/biling.htm This site provides an argument that bilingual education should be completely integrated into schools. It attacks the old ways of forcing all English classrooms‚ and gives the idea that children should be allowed to speak their native language while in class while slowly learning English. The article argues that this concept is too tough for many people to understand. http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr047.shtml This
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Bilingualism It has been established that bilingualism where children learn two languages simultaneously‚ puts children to an advantage in terms of language proficiency. It affords advanced cognitive skills‚ flexibility of thought and greater acceptance of peers from other cultural background (Bee‚ Helen and Denise Boyd‚ 2002. Lifespan Development‚ 3rd edition). * Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism * Bilingualism does not impact on early language milestones like babbling. * In
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The Official Language Movement Ethics 125 August 4‚ 2010 Robert LaMarco Supporting bilingualism in Education Many studies show the positive effects bilingualism has on the education system. One study compared three dissimilar procedures to educating students whose primary language was something other than English. Three different approaches showed different outcomes; structured immersion‚ early-exit transitional bilingual education‚ and late-exit transitional bilingual education‚ the
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1. Examining a work of art in its historical‚ social‚ and political __________ enables you to better understand it. A. design B. context C. element D. genre E. ideology 2. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is best known for her extremely realistic and often anguished __________. A. genre scenes B. self-portraits C. landscapes D. still lifes E. assemblages 3. Until modern times‚ art works have been primarily devoted to __________ themes. A. war B. religious C. secular D. rural E. political 4. An anti-commercial
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Introduction Research question: ‘What role does bilingualism play in educational development? Hypothesis: In my opinion bilingualism plays a major role in the educational development of children. This is because research has shown that children who are fluent in their home language are more successful in learning a second language. Furthermore‚ being bilingual offers greater sensitivity to language‚ more flexibility in thinking and better ear for listening. It also improves a child’s understanding
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Himanshu Shekhar Prof. Kashyap Academic Writing Is Bilingualism an advantage? Ramchandran Guha and Ananthamurthy explore bilingualism in India with their scholarly articles. They argue on bilingualism with two different perspectives‚ giving us the broader picture about the topic of different times and different places. When we talk about bilingualism India is always a first stop‚ this is fact is established by the articles of Guha and Ananthamurthy. Where
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