Alandy Dy June 18‚ 2014 Language and Literature C Ms. Cruz CRE: Bilingual Policy in the Philippines By King Alandy Dy Foreigners often perceive the Philippines as a country with excellent English. Many businesses rush to the Philippines to put up international call centers while Asian students come to the Philippines to learn English. This is largely due to the bilingual education which we receive in the Philippines. There are many laws which state that both English
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by developmental psychologists revealed that parents should take an active role in increasing the mental ability of their bilingual children. In the US‚ around 20 percent of children speak a foreign language at home. There are major differences on how young children of bilinguals learn a new language compared to those who only know one language. The education of bilinguals starts at a young age‚ and they begin to learn to speak and write by observing the people around them. An example is the
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Florida is experiencing an issue that seems to also be occurring around the nation- schools are finding it challenging to hire people who can teach in both English and Spanish. In fact‚ 32 states are having difficulty finding enough bilingual teachers (CITE). This difficulty may be because those who have the skills necessary to teach both English and Spanish are able to use their skills in other‚ higher paying jobs. Additionally‚ teaching classes in both English and Spanish require more work‚ since
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allow you to switch back and forth from one language to the other. This is why bilinguals are better at multi-tasking than monolinguals‚ because they have to frequently change perspectives on a daily basis. Memory use is constantly stimulated which might be a reason why it slows the onset of dementia in old age. Knowing more than one language strengthens cognitive muscles in the brain and improves your health status by being able to slow the onset of dementia. The early 20th century use to think
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Poetry Analysis Bilingual Sestina by Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez was born in March 27th 1950 in New York City. When she was only 3 months old her family decided to return to their homeland in Dominican Republic. It seems they wanted to make a difference in their country which at that time was being ruled by the dictator General Rafael Trujillo. In 1960 her family returns to the United States because his father was part of a plot to overthrow country’s dictator which it failed and under
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Merriam-Webster . Sometimes it is hard for military children to talk to civilian children because they can’t relate to the things they have experienced. Therefore‚ there are several advantages and disadvantages of being a military child. There are many advantages with being a military child. Some of these advantages are traveling‚ cultural experience‚ meeting new people‚ and education. Many military children move every two to three years from one place to another. Moving from place to place presents
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Being multilingual or bilingual is the ability to speak more than one language‚ for some this can be a huge advantage as it provides more diversity and therefore can be a skill that both the workforce and college admissions look at when determining the best applicants. It is no surprise that having the ability to speak more than one language can come as an advantage‚ however what advantages does speaking more than one language offer? Parents are often concerned that using a non-community language
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Liberal Arts‚ and the Advantages of Being Useless| 1 Nicholaos Jones Department of Philosophy University of Alabama in Huntsville nick[DOT]jones[AT]uah[DOT]edu 1 Introductory Remarks The trees of the mountain bring their own destruction. The oil in the lamp burns itself. The cinnamon tree is edible‚ so it is cut down. The varnish tree is useful so it is cut apart. All know the advantage of being useful‚ but no one knows the advantage of being useless. - 莊子 [Zhuangzi] (364-290 BCE)‚ Zhuangzi‚
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Being a Mother has Advantages and Disadvantages Every mother nurtures her child differently. A mother with a child must decide whether she needs to work‚ or if she needs to stay home with her child. Either decision the mother makes will have affects on the child and husband. Therefore‚ the decision that is made must work for the family. Being a mother has advantages and disadvantages to both; the mother that stays home and the mother that works. These examples of advantages for staying home
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Sharon: What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Traveling Nurse Position? There are many advantages and disadvantages of a traveling nurse position. These health care professionals are RNs with standard training and education who are assigned to various locations to fill temporary staffing needs in certain departments. What are the Advantages of Being a Travel Nurse? There are excellent advantages to being a traveling nurse. First‚ the pay is excellent because travel nurses receive higher
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