Week7 ETH125 CheckPoint‚ Official Language Movement T. Hill Many immigrants fear bilingual education because it is associated with disadvantage‚ alienation‚ and cultural deprivation. Many of them do not want to pass their native language on to their children because they consider English to be more socially and economically valued. (Linton‚ 2004) The loss of a mother tongue by language minority children has severe consequences. Not only does it threaten to inhibit academic advancement‚
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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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Knowing common language is essential for communicating effectively with others. A group of people living in one place or community often speak in one language to ensure that these individuals are able to understand each other. Some countries have become distinct from other countries due to the unique language that is commonly used by its inhabitants. Some nations’ states have declared a national language in their constitution and there are others that did not‚ especially those countries that have
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discussions about making English the official language of the United States. And not only has there been discussions‚ but people are starting to act. There have been movements‚ unity acts‚ and even laws have been proposed to make this a reality. So why isn’t English our official language yet? To me the United states has always been a cultural diverse nation. And because it is diverse‚ it is the reason why America is what it is today. Holding a barrier to one language takes the flavor out of the world
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Should English Be Our Official Language? Current Language Use in the United States In the United States‚ there are 303 languages other than English that are spoken at home‚ these categories include; Native American languages‚ African languages‚ Chinese‚ other Asian languages‚ Pacific Island languages‚ and Indic languages. According to the US Census‚ in 2007 the number of people five and older who spoke a language other than English at home doubled in the last three decades. English
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of English being the official language of the United States of America? Will there be penalties or fines for using languages other than English in government business? Will people lose their jobs if they do not understand English? These questions all leads up if English should or should not be an official language of the United States of America. It should be an official language of the US because it increases the chance of an individual to acquire a job
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I live in Texas and I can honestly say that there is a language barrier between non English speaking people and English speaking Americans in Texas in the Hispanic community particularly. From the various articles and surveys that I have found there seems to be a great number of Texans wanting English to be declared the official language. On the other hand there some organizations saying it would be unconstitutional. According to 2007 figures from the U.S. Census‚ more than 3.2 million Texans are
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the official language of the U.S.A. Language is a part of everyday life and is much more than a means of communicating with other people; it is part of one’s culture and ties people together. The world would not be complete without its many languages‚ so one language‚ though dominant in an area‚ should not be forced on all the other
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English: To Be or Not To Be the Official Language of the United States? For years‚ there has been debate over whether or not the Congress should pass legislation which would make English the official language in the United States of America. On one side of the spectrum‚ supporters of the issue feel that official English would help to unify America under one language‚ thus promoting a faster‚ cost-effective and efficient way of communicating. On the other side of the argument‚ opponents feel
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lifestyle‚ and languages. Though‚ in order to become an U.S. citizen‚ immigrants should be required to have a mere understanding of the English language‚ at the very least. English is the most common out of any other used language in the U.S.‚ and making it the official language would help immigrants to benefit by bettering their education‚ business‚ and their financial growth networks as it can recognized as the central language for success here in America. Making English an official language for the
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