What Are the Benefits and the Myths of Bilingualism? Outline Thesis: besides the advantage of improving and making communication easier‚ being able to speak two languages has other great benefits such as the fact that it stimulates intellectual growth‚ changes come more easily and there are more job opportunities. However‚ although there are many benefits‚ there are some that criticize bilingualism and state that it causes language delays and confusion‚ and other problems. I. Definition
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A lot of people today are quite comfortable with their first language. Many will never even bother to consider learning a new language. While they ponder on whether or not studying another language is necessary‚ they tend to forget what good can come from it. This may sound like a predicament that happens all over the world‚ but these thoughts are frequenting the minds of many American students’ more than foreign students. Should they or should they not be required to learn a second language. By
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Mahmoud Moh’d Al-Hihi Linguistics for Elementary Teachers (CI324) After reading the first and second chapters‚ in How Linguistics are Learned‚ I am interested by what Lightbown and Spada (2006) argued. The authors claimed that “The development of bilingual or second language learning is of enormous importance” (p.25). They argued also that acquisition of more than one language in our new global world is rewarding for bilingual individuals socially and economically. The authors stated that most
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America is a Salad bowl The identity of America has changed from when the Indians came from Europe to America in 18th century. From the North America to South American live has a major affect on your identity. America has defined itself not by race‚ religious‚ and ethnic identity but by common values and individual freedom. America is a salad bowl because there are all different kinds of races‚ religions‚ and people from different countries. Everyone comes from different backgrounds. America is
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The Advantages of Being Bilingual in Today’s Society According to the studies‚ being bilingual has greater tolerance and less racism. Extended way of thinking helps the approach to cognitive problems and higher levels of abstract thinking. There are many advantages of being bilingual including access to different cultures and makes it easier to find a job. First‚ Bilingualism offers greater exposure
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Richard Rodriguez- Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood “Aria‚” an excerpt from the memoir “Hunger of a Bilingual Childhood‚” accounts for the author‚ Richard Rodriguez’s‚ childhood experience with learning English as a second language. Throughout his essay he represents the power of the individual to defeat the language barrier and how he overcame this particular problem as a child. Being torn between conforming to the “public” language or staying true to his “private” language‚ he discusses
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America culture is made up of foreign cultures. Some say America is a "big melting pot." All foreign cultures melted in this "big melting pot‚" and created this unique culture. However‚ these foreign cultures‚ the people in fact‚ need time to melt and dissolve. Ironically‚ there are people who do not even melt at all. People who live in China Town‚ for example‚ never have to speak a single English word‚ and they live just fine. On the other hand‚ some foreigners have to interact with others who speak
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTHER TONGUE AS TOOL FOR MODERN TEACHING Chapter I INTRODUCTION Background of the study Everyone knows that a big part of teaching is communication. It is more than just imparting knowledge to students‚ but it is also about effective communication and that when it is missing‚ everything is nonsense inside the classroom. The communication of teachers plays the key role in teaching which depends upon the language and so effect on the learning of students. This study
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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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Rania Baddawi Eisenhower English A T/T September 9‚ 2014 Reading Response Practice 38.8 Why is it that we have so many foreign-born children continuing to speak only their native language and not a scent of English? How successful has bilingual education been? They do live in this country after all‚ so shouldn’t English be their second language? A perfect example to this problem is in the short essay‚ “No Comprendo”. Mujica describes how hard it is for foreign children to learn English
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