Linguistic Diversity: English Language Learners Janice Watson EDU: 639 Human Relations & Learning in the Multicultural Environment Dr. Jamie Worthington September 20‚ 2010 Linguistic Diversity (English Language Learners) English Language Learners (ELL) refers to students whose first language is not English and encompasses both students who are just beginning to learn English. Because there are so many students who enter the United States who do not speak English well or not at all‚ we
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Unity in diversity is easy to talk but impossible to achieve in a country like India. India is secular country meaning in India every single religion has equal rights. With the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976‚[3] the Preamble to the Constitution asserted that India is a secular nation. However‚ neither India’s constitution nor its laws define the relationship between religion and state. In spite of secularism India is lacking in “Unity”. Unity means the state of being
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In history you would assume that diversity would be little to none due to slavery in the country. When we look back we don’t see that diversity spread into law enforcement just as much as it was. In present times you would also assume that there is discrimination against blacks only but some officers feel like there is reverse discrimination against whites also. Dating back to the late 18 hundreds during slavery‚ blacks were enforcing the black communities. Colored police made up 1% of the law
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Abstract Topic: Diversity in the media: A comparative study of four major Telugu newspapers The mass media are the windows which show us the society and reflect the society. But while the world has never been more connected like now‚still millions of voices worldwide still go unheard as a result of poverty‚ social exclusion and political repression. Without the power to share information‚ some of the most critical news falls under the radar. Corruption and abuse go unreported‚ successes and
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Cultural Diversity is a noun and according to Dictionary.com the first definition is the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world‚ a society‚ or an institution. The second definition is the inclusion of diverse people in a group or organization. I define cultural diversity as when you have people from different countries who of course have different beliefs‚ speak different languages‚ male and female living and working together peacefully. As social workers we must understand
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Equality and diversity policy The purpose of this policy is to advise staff in good practice to comply with the associations regulations in relation to equality and diversity The manager is responsible for ensuring that workplace rules and standards are clearly known‚ understood and followed by all staff. This workplace is an equal opportunities organisation and will ensure in the provisions of its care and support services‚ employment of all staff and use of volunteers It I recognised that
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Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is an abundance of several different cultures. It is valued because it gives society an opportunity to view and experience other cultures outside of the traditional norm of textbook perceptions. It gives us an opportunity to understand and respect different cultures and possibly correct misconceptions
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in our personal life. Learning to value diversity‚ to become conscious of our ways of relating to each other and their ways of relating to us‚ does not come easily to most of us nor is it something that can be imposed from the outside. In Valuing Relationship (1995)‚ Lewis Brown Griggs sums the interrelationship of knowing ourselves and building relationship with others as follows: "Knowing myself is what allows me to know‚ understand‚ and value the diversity of others so that I can build trust with
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Accounting Diversity Although accounting standards and practices are the same across the board in their orgin‚ the Accounting and taxation structures of different countries around the world make them vary between countries. Different countries apply different accounting practices. This accounting diversity is the reason that one company may seem profitable while another seemstobe operating at a loss. This difference between global accounting practices can head to poor business decision-making
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Unity in diversity is a concept of "unity without uniformity and diversity without fragmentation" [2] that shifts focus from unity based on a mere tolerance of physical‚ cultural‚ linguistic‚ social‚ religious‚ political‚ ideological and/or psychological differences towards a more complex unity based on an understanding that difference enriches human interactions. The concept of unity in diversity was used "in non-Western cultures such as indigenous peoples in North America and Taoist societies in
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