Mother tongue-based multilingual education (MLE) is a formal or nonformal education‚ in which the children’s mother tongue is used in the classroom as a bridge in learning Filipino and English. Children begin their education in a language they understand‚ their mother tongue‚ and develop a strong foundation in their mother language. The purpose of a multilingual education program is to develop appropriate cognitive and reasoning skills enabling children to operate equally in different languages
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One over looked activist is Gloria Richardson. Her impact on the Civil Rights Movement is showcased through her involvement in the Cambridge Movement in Maryland in 1962. This movement differs from many others and is described by Giddings as: “the first grass-roots movement outside of the Deep South; it would be one of the first campaigns to focus on economic rather than civil rights; the administration intervened on a broader scale than ever before; its leader‚ Gloria Richardson‚ was the first woman
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From Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ it is evident that language has an effect on our lives. Language defines the type of person I am generally and it has had an effect on my choices as well as my lifestyle. Language has become my way of seeing life in a different perspective. In “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan discusses the many ways in which the language that she was taught affected her life. I can definitely relate to Tan’s essay because I too come from a bilingual home. Like Amy Tan‚ I have intelligent immigrant
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The novel Mama Day by Gloria Naylor explores both the intriguing relationship between a young city boy and a culturally confused girl‚ George and Ophelia‚ and the simple yet supernatural life of an old‚ wise woman on an isolated island entirely detached from the civilized world around her. Ophelia‚ or Cocoa‚ becomes a link between the chaotic world and hustle and bustle of the mainland and the life of Willow Springs that connects her into a cultural and much different identity. The setting of a novel
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The call of the wild Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3 Jack London «The call of the wild» 1 To the north Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California. Men had found gold in the Yukon‚ and these men wanted big‚ strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north. Buck lived in Mr Miller’s big house in the sunny Santa Clara valley. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house‚ and a river nearby. In a big place
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In the essay ‘Mother Tongue’ (Tan 1990) it is portrayed that Amy Tan is an Asian American writer. She comes from a cultural background where English is not the main language spoken. This reflected her upbringing as she was raised in a country where English was the first language. This experience reflected her relationship within the language and her daily life. Amy Tan perceives language as ‘’The way it can evoke an emotion‚ a visual image‚ a complex ideal or a simple truth.’’ (Tan‚ 1990‚ pg.1) This
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Homeless Bird Essay In this story‚ Homeless Bird‚ by Gloria Whelan‚ the main character‚ Koly‚ lives in a small village in India. The problem she faces is that her husband dies. Then‚ her father-in-law dies. Koly’s sass is very rude to her. She abandoned Koly in the city with only 47 rupees. At first‚ Koly is honorable and sad‚ but in the end she becomes happy In the beginning of the story‚ Koly is honorable. For example‚ She didn’t trust the family she was getting married to but‚ “To refuse to
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Gloria Steinem is a feminine activist born in 1934. She started off her career as a journalist‚ and quickly realized that she wanted to pursue fighting for women’s rights‚ also known as human rights. Gloria Steinem has written many books‚ and has been very active in the feminist movement. Steinem opened her speech by inviting us to imagine we were all friends‚ sitting in a circle‚ as opposed to us just being in a crowd filled with people that we did not know. She wanted it to feel like a conversation
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Mother Tongue Summery In the essay‚ “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan talks about her life growing up in a bilingual household. In the begging Amy Tan talks about how much she has always loved language and the different “Englishes” she grew up with. She goes on to talk about her experience with having a mother who spoke “broken” English by giving examples of having to pretend to be her mother over the phone to stock brokers. The author explains that in the begging she felt that her mother’s limited English
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What is the difference between erotica and pornography? Gloria Steinem tackles this question in "Erotica and Pornography". Most people picture Pornography as being hardcore‚ more likely to be sold in specialty adult bookstores or in sealed plastic at the newsstand. Erotica‚ on the other hand‚ includes foreplay‚ intimacy‚ and a mutually- satisfying experience. However‚ Steinem believes that the main differences between pornography and erotica are that individuals involved in pornography are just looking
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