how articles‚ a “Mother Tongue‚” “Se Habla Espanol‚” and “At This Academy‚ the Curriculum is Garbage‚” are similar and different in many ways within violating equal rights. These essays have a common connection with people not being treated equally because of their occupation or culture‚ but equal rights are expressed differently in each article. The concept that every person is to be treated equally by the law is having equal rights. A “Mother Tongue‚” is about how Tan’s mother speaks “limited
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remains a second language in Singapore. So parents must be realistic in their expectations. Mr Lee was alluding to the furore which erupted after media reports that the Education Ministry was looking at whether to reduce the weighting of the Mother Tongue Language‚ reports that have since been debunked. Speaking at a dialogue following a Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in East and Southeast Asia‚ Mr Lee said no one can master two languages at the same level. So if parents want their
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Issue 1 (22)‚ Volume 8‚ 2009‚ http://www.esp-world.info ROLE OF MOTHER TONGUE IN LEARNING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES Galina Kavaliauskienė Mykolas Romeris University‚ Vilnius‚ Lithuania Abstract A revival of interest to using a mother tongue in the English classroom is stipulated by necessity to improve language accuracy‚ fluency and clarity. This paper aims at examining students’ perceptions of the use of mother tongue and translation in various linguistic situations. The activities that
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Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education has been encouraged by United Nations Educational‚ Scientific‚ and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to early childhood and primary education since 1953. Mother Tongue Based Bilingual or Multilingual Education is a program used since 1953 by different countries around the world like Indonesia‚ Cambodia‚ Nepal‚ Philippines and a lot more. This way of teaching is using the child’s first language‚ their mother tongue which is called the L1 in teaching in school
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other for who they are. Influence of media and language being a barrier helps give a reason to discriminate and become a societal monster. In the story “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan her mother was a Chinese immigrant who didn’t speak English correctly. Amy touches upon the subject of language barriers creating societal monsters. Amy Tan’s mother not being able to speak great English consistently
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English 125 April‚ 2nd‚ 2012 Synthesis essay Today we live in a society that is often called a "salad bowl". It is called a "salad bowl" because it consists of various different people from various different backgrounds. We all live together in a society‚ but we still retain our own distinct flavors which helps to contribute to the richness and diversity of society. Unfortunately‚ today we also live in a society in which some of these groups are marginalized and looked down upon by others
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ESSAY #9: ISSUE OF LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY "Identity is the essential core of who we are as individuals‚ the conscious experience of the self inside" - Kaufman (Anzuldύa 62). Coming to America and speaking more than one language‚ I often face similar situations as Gloria Anzaldύa and Amy Tan. Going to high school where personal image is a big part of a student ’s life is very nerve racking. American Values are often forced upon students and a certain way of life is expected of them. Many times‚ in
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Amaarah: 1 www-muslimprisoners-com: 33:4 www-muslimprisoners-com: Allâh has not put for any man two hearts inside his body. Neither has He made your wives whom you declare to be like your mothers’ backs‚ your real mothers. [Az-Zihâr is the saying of a husband to his wife‚ "You are to me like the back of my mother" i.e. You are unlawful for me to approach.]‚ nor has He made your adopted sons your real sons. www-muslimprisoners-com: That is but your saying with your mouths. But Allâh says the truth
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learning. Effective communication often relies in the utilization of language. In a school setting‚ the medium of instruction often plays a fundamental role in the success of the teaching- learning process. The K-12 Curriculum emphasizes the use of mother tongue as a medium of instruction with the intent of improving the learners’ understanding. The familiarity of the language is purported to be a great factor in the pupils’ learning. A better understanding of lessons would also lead to the learners’ better
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