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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firefighting force. 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
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Bilingual Education By: Amy EDBL 4316-850 Dr. Luna Fall 2009 Bilingual Education The objective of bilingual education is to insure students will not fall behind academically because of a poor ability to speak English‚ and to gradually teach them English as a second language. If minority students were taught some subjects in their native tongue‚ proponents insist they could possibly learn English‚ without sacrificing content knowledge (Education). With
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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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Growing up in poverty has many disadvantages‚ especially when there is racial lack of balance. There are areas where people still hold a standard idea of certain races‚ such as African Americans‚ Latinos‚ Asian Americans‚ and Native Americans. William Julius Wilson‚ author of the book More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City addresses personal encounters with certain people looking down on him for his skin color. This leads Wilson to communicate to those who feel downgraded by
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There is a risk that workers may be overexposed to radiation. Working with patients alone poses the hazard of being exposed to illnesses and diseases. Also‚ the work days and shifts for radiologist can be long and demanding and some places may require working on both holidays and weekends. In addition‚ the competition for the best jobs in this field are high‚ which
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understand some words or short sentences that are often used by our parents‚ but we have not been exposed to the language enough to be able to communicate. Even though my generation cannot not be considered as Veneto speakers‚ we had a strong sense of being part of a group. In the school where I studied throughout my childhood‚ we had a clear separation between groups: the Italian descendants and the ‘others’‚ often students with darker skin and from lower social classes. Within the Italian descendants
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BEING A FRATERNITY MEMBER: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES By: Arsenio Unajan Baquilid Prologue I am a founding member of a fraternity. As such‚ I can consider myself having adequate exposures on the life of this type of organization. To begin with‚ let me emphasize that a fraternity or sorority is a choice of a lifestyle for a lifetime. It has a strong influence on one’s personality. It can make or unmake a person. I have heard of many arguments against being a fraternity/sorority member. Some are
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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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