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    Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education has been encouraged by United Nations Educational‚ Scientific‚ and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to early childhood and primary education since 1953. Mother Tongue Based Bilingual or Multilingual Education is a program used since 1953 by different countries around the world like Indonesia‚ Cambodia‚ Nepal‚ Philippines and a lot more. This way of teaching is using the child’s first language‚ their mother tongue which is called the L1 in teaching in school

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    how articles‚ a “Mother Tongue‚” “Se Habla Espanol‚” and “At This Academy‚ the Curriculum is Garbage‚” are similar and different in many ways within violating equal rights. These essays have a common connection with people not being treated equally because of their occupation or culture‚ but equal rights are expressed differently in each article. The concept that every person is to be treated equally by the law is having equal rights. A “Mother Tongue‚” is about how Tan’s mother speaks “limited

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    Issue 1 (22)‚ Volume 8‚ 2009‚ http://www.esp-world.info ROLE OF MOTHER TONGUE IN LEARNING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES Galina Kavaliauskienė Mykolas Romeris University‚ Vilnius‚ Lithuania Abstract A revival of interest to using a mother tongue in the English classroom is stipulated by necessity to improve language accuracy‚ fluency and clarity. This paper aims at examining students’ perceptions of the use of mother tongue and translation in various linguistic situations. The activities that

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    Final Paper We live in a society where we are expected to follow what is supposed to be normal. We are supposed to conform and appear regular‚ If not you can be discriminated against. The discrimination of others plays a role in creating monsters in society. The monsters of society pose a problem where they cannot accept other for who they are. Influence of media and language being a barrier helps give a reason to discriminate and become a societal monster. In the story “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan

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    Our earth is the only planet in the universe which has an environment suitable for life or existence. Air‚ water and fire is needed for survival. Earth provided these essentials and man used them. This usage over the period has led to serious pollution problems that can be hazardous to all of us. Many industries have come up owing to rapid urbanization. Furthermore‚ there is an ever increasing demand of petrol and diesel for running various means of transport. As a result‚ a heavy amount of

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    Drug Abuse and Addiction SIGNS‚ SYMPTOMS‚ AND HELP FOR DRUG PROBLEMS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE Some people are able to use recreational or prescription drugs without ever experiencing negative consequences or addiction. For many others‚ substance use can cause problems at work‚ home‚ school‚ and in relationships‚ leaving you feeling isolated‚ helpless‚ or ashamed. If you’re worried about your own or a friend or family member’s drug use‚ it’s important to know that help is available. Learning about

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    In both essays‚ “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan and “A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” written by Richard Rodriguez‚ the two types of language used by bicultural people are distinguished: private and public. Moreover‚ both articles illustrate the challenge of expressing complete thoughts with limited English and it influences on a bilingual growing child. The first one‚ as Rodriguez describes‚ “The words would come quickly‚ with ease. Conveyed through those sounds was the pleasing‚ soothing‚ consoling

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    A Personal Dialect In Amy Tan’s essay‚ “Mother Tongue‚” Tan expresses that she uses different versions of the English language depending on the type of relationship she shares with particular individuals. While Tan gave a speech to a group of people‚ she noticed a difference in her register of speech when she spoke to a group of people versus when she spoke to her mother. She noticed her use of “carefully wrought grammatical phrases” and “the forms of standard English that I had learned in school

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    ESSAY #9: ISSUE OF LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY "Identity is the essential core of who we are as individuals‚ the conscious experience of the self inside" - Kaufman (Anzuldύa 62). Coming to America and speaking more than one language‚ I often face similar situations as Gloria Anzaldύa and Amy Tan. Going to high school where personal image is a big part of a student ’s life is very nerve racking. American Values are often forced upon students and a certain way of life is expected of them. Many times‚ in

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    Amaarah: 1 www-muslimprisoners-com: 33:4 www-muslimprisoners-com: Allâh has not put for any man two hearts inside his body. Neither has He made your wives whom you declare to be like your mothers’ backs‚ your real mothers. [Az-Zihâr is the saying of a husband to his wife‚ "You are to me like the back of my mother" i.e. You are unlawful for me to approach.]‚ nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons. www-muslimprisoners-com: That is but your saying with your mouths. But Allâh says the truth

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