#2 – Benefits of Being Bilingual: Every person knows one language‚ which is the language that you learn during your childhood. In “My Spanish Standoff‚” Kuntz writes‚ “my daughter is frustrated by the fact that I’m bilingual and have purposely declined to teach her to speak Spanish‚ my native tongue.” The information given as well as the information in “English Only‚ but Where” and “English-Only Classrooms‚” has been brought to my attention that being bilingual has advantages. Language is very
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multiple languages is almost a necessity. The United States is largely monolingual. Only about 15-20% of Americans consider themselves bilingual‚ compared to 56 percent of Europeans surveyed in 2006 by the European Commission.The advantages of being bilingual is practically never ending if you think about it. We live in a multilingual universe. This universe depends on being able to find and build the bonds and bridges that connect us across our diversity. Language can separate us beyond belief‚ but multilingualism
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Bilingual in America {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Bilingual in America {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} Shonese Warrington {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-end} AED/200 October 18‚ 2009 Kimberly D. Jackson Bilingual in America There are many ongoing debates on whether or not our children should learn more than one language. I feel that it is imperative in today’s society to know more than one language. Knowing more than one language opens up so many
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My idea of interest is the importance of being bilingual. Our schools in America don’t focus on a teaching kids a second language. As a Hispanic‚ and American citizen‚ being bilingual is very important to me. I learned Spanish and English as a kid‚ and this had led me to have better communication‚ and has opened more opportunities for me. I chose this topic because it will raise awareness and lead many Americans to better communicate with the Hispanic community. The American society needs to adapt
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where education is the utmost priority. Since childhood I was surrounded by books that my parent valued so much. In one of these books I came across the quote by Aristotle "the roots of education are bitter‚ but the fruit is sweet". Being a child of Western Ukrainian immigrants I came as a first grader to this country with no knowledge of English. I have learned that the roots of education are truly bitter‚ as my parents did not make it easy for me. While my parents were mastering their
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In this modern era‚ majority of the world’s population is characterized as being bilingual. This is in most cases is manifested as a result of cross movement and interactions by people and societies which initiates the need to fit in and survive. The trend is seen as an important emerging perspective as it facilitates cross-cultural communication and positively affects cognitive abilities. Research shows that the bilingual brain can have better attention and task-switching capacities than the monolingual
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Growing up bilingual meant that not only was I lucky to be cultured in two languages but it also meant that I had an expanded vocabulary with words in Spanish and in English. In elementary‚ I felt uncomfortable speaking either language around my classmates because they would look at me strange if I spoke Spanish with someone and then weird again if I spoke English and I felt that I had to identify with just one. Once I got into my teenage years I learned that being bilingual was not a disadvantage
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Rebecca M. Callahan and Patricia C. Gándara’s 2014 edited volume The Bilingual Advantage: Language‚ Literacy and the US Labor Market‚ aims to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the era of globalization. By presenting 12 recent studies that initiate a discourse of interdisciplinary perspectives‚ this four-section volume demonstrates the overall positive but evidently complex economic effects of bilingualism. The contributors’ exploration of the role of bilingualism in
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of people who are becoming bilingual. Society tends to use language to communicate and identify with other cultures. Language is also used to communicate with everyone around the world. Imagine the possibilities that being bilingual would bring to others. Bilingual Education brings many positive outcomes to children and even adults. Although‚ it may be expensive to teach others a second language‚ being bilingual has many great benefits. If people were to get bilingual education‚ everyone would see
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SAINS GUNAAN (PERRIKANAN) LECTURER : MADAM ALYANI BINTI AYUB The Advantages of Bilingual Education in School Language may only means on communicating for some people‚ but in the true sense it is the basis exposing individuals to diverse cultures and tradition. Languages are not only a method of expressing opinions but also a source of information about otherwise unknown societies and cultures. Bilingual languages provide individuals with diversified communication skills thereby enhancing
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