THE BILINGUAL RESEARCH JOURNAL Winter 1996‚ Vol. 20‚ No. 1‚ pp. 45-53 TEACHER ATTITUDES TOWARD THE PRINCIPLES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND TOWARD STUDENTS ’ PARTICIPATION IN BILINGUAL PROGRAMS: SAME OR DIFFERENT? Fay H. Shin California State University‚ Stanislaus Stephen Krashen University of Southern California Abstract 794 elementary and secondary teachers filled out a questionnaire probing attitudes toward bilingual education. While support for the principles underlying bilingual education
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explore the word liberty it’s acceptable and justly. The concepts of being free to do whatever pleases oneself introduce the happiness in an individual. To be open and not fear to express on issues that are surrounding you‚ leave you in a liberated state of mind. Sadly‚ over a period of time and throughout history the word liberty have been revised and altered to slant its real clarification. Liberty for us means the state of being free to exercise our rights anyhow we want to‚ without the government
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Spanish is the language I’ve known all my life. It’s the language my family and I have used since we were able to speak. I never really questioned when other people would use a different language. I don’t even remember other people speaking a different language than me until I moved to a different elementary school. I attended pre-k through second grade at Perez Elementary. There‚ from I remember‚ all the classes where taught in Spanish‚ so I was never exposed to a different language. Things drastically
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elementary school children received bilingual education‚ which is double the current level. In 1968 the Bilingual Education Act was passed‚ which did not require bilingual education‚ but used students’ native languages in the curriculum to one degree or another. With the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001‚ bilingual education was left far behind‚ and was no longer a part of the national framework for elementary schools (“Bilingual Education”). Now‚ bilingual education in the United States
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Being Unionized or Union-Free Introduction In this paper I will discuss the steps and actions an employer will need to take to avoid a union‚ and how to achieve strong‚ lasting and positive employee relations. This will ultimately be done by understanding why employees choose unions. The steps that employers can take is by added various training programs against unions‚ require attendance of employees in anti-union meetings‚ and hiring outside labor relations consultants to block all attempts
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States. According to the United States Census Bureau‚ inhabitants of the United States speak a total of 382 different languages. Language adds to the diversity of the country. Due to the various types of languages spoken in the United States‚ being bilingual has become a necessity. Parents play a major role in their children’s education. Encouraging students to learn another language can become extremely beneficial for the student in the long-run. Having the ability to speak multiple languages makes
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Bilingual Education at the University Level Diego Arredondo Texas A&M International University English 1302 Abstract In this argumentative essay‚ the pros and cons of bilingual education in universities are both discussed and how it might affect the professor in dealing with non-English students in his class. Then we take a look at the opposing side on why would university students and professors benefit from bilingual education and what opportunities open up for them in the
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opportunities that bilingual education programs can have on any person. Bilingual education programs have “a positive effect on intellectual growth” on a child’s mind. Bilingual education programs also produce good listening skills. Lastly it gives job opportunities when the time comes to get a job. Bilingual education programs should not be abandoned because it has a positive effect on intellectual growth‚ produces good listening skills‚ and gives job opportunities. Bilingual education has a “positive
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Bilingual education was first initiated in 1968. It was a new means to educate the children who spoke a minority language. thirty-one years later the same problems exist for those children who speak a language other then English. The experiment of Bilingual education has been a failure and now it’s time to move on. The first English only initiatives were brought forth in 1981 by newly elected president Reagan. Since then the conflict over Bilingual education has drove on. Currently twenty-three states
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students who are non English speaking in the classroom especially if the teacher isn’t bilingual. Well according to the book it states‚ “ The Bilingual Education Act of 1974 provided federal funds to meet the language needs of non–English speaking students.(Cengage 297).” This means that thanks to the Bilingual Education Act of 1974 the government will provide funds in order to meet the needs of non
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