Elizabeth Tchouyomgo English 1301 Mr. McCreary October 22‚ 2012 Effect of Being an International Student There are a number of reasons why people decide to move to another country. One reason is to experience more advanced educational facilities than available in their home country. Studying at some of these colleges‚ and universities may provide a greater level of academic proficiency. Although‚ there
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no study on the phonological process in Cantonese-Spanish bilinguals learning English as an L2. De Houwer (1995‚ as cited in Law and So‚ 2006) and Romaine (2001‚ as cited in Law and So‚ 2006) indicated that numerous studies on bilingual development in different language combinations have found‚ that bilingual and monolingual language development differ qualitatively and quantitatively. Bilinguals are classified as simultaneous bilinguals or sequential
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“Philosophy of Bilingual Education” sounds so official‚ so academic‚ and a bit intimidating as well. How and when does a teacher form a philosophy of bilingual education? That question has caused me to dig into my past and ponder each of my teaching experiences as well as the opinions of respected loved ones. I have also taken into consideration the philosophies and opinions of other teachers I have known and spoken to on this matter. My Experience Teaching LEP Students After graduating from
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The Effects of Being A Collegiate Athlete 2 It is hard to be a college student. You have many responsibilities and it takes up so much time. College is basically a job with the amount of hours you have to put in each day to do your work to the best of your ability! Now just imagine adding a second job to that. This job not only requires mental awareness‚ but also takes physical strength that not many people can fathom. In this essay I will talk about the positive effects of being a collegiate
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parents from the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Office (DSWD-CO) asked the Aquino government to “focus on the real situation‚ needs and concerns” of solo parents. “In these hard times‚ we always hear about the financial problems being faced by a traditional family with both parents‚ thus‚ one can just imagine the plight of solo parents and their children especially those belonging to the underprivileged sector‚” Lopez‚ a single parent‚ said. “The bill does not only intend to grant
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Effects of Being the Designated Driver Drinking and driving has been a problem in the United States for what seems like forever. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving‚ driving while intoxicated is “the crime most frequently committed by a non-criminal‚” (DWIfacts.net). It seems at least once a week there is a story in the news about someone leaving the bar drunk and never making it home. What if those people made a different choice? What if they chose‚ or chose to be a designated driver
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Movements for bilingual education rose in 1974 with the Equal Education Opportunity Act and Bingual Education Act‚ which ordered federally funded schools to meet special educational needs for students not proficient in English. Unfortunately‚ dropout rates and lack of English-language proficiency alarmed the states that these bilingual programs were not efficent. Because of this‚ arguments between English-only advocates and supporters of bilingual educations emerged. Articles such as the New York
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The article “By Bilingual Acquisition”‚ Genesee (2006) explains how children learn and acquire languages. There are a lot of children who live in different environments from their mother languages such as Arabic. They are exposed to another language‚ and it may affect them. There are also careful parents and educated people who think negatively about childhood bilingualism. This phenomenon is common in some communities where some children grow up with their mother tongue‚ and the parents try to speak
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they were not afraid to take risks. Since they had lower anxiety‚ they had a higher self-confidence leading to a higher motivation to learn a new language. A similar study conducted by Ozanska-Ponikwia and Dewaele (2012)‚ studied the advantage of being open-minded and self confident in an immigration context. They collected data from 102 polish individuals ranging from the age of 17-58 years old. The participants were evaluated by personality and socio-biographical questionnaire. They found that
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Why is it important to be bilingual? Answer: Being bilingual allows you to communicate better with other people. It can aid you in school‚ business‚ travel or everyday life. Many people find that learning a second language also helps them improve their first. Phonetics‚ grammar points‚ and other things that native speakers usually take for granted‚ you will start to notice in your own language after learning about them in another. It’s important to be bilingual because it knowing two different
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