Discuss the importance and function of code-switching in bilingual children and/or learners of a second language. This essay will consist of arguments for and against the importance of code-switching (or CS). The positive aspects focus on CS as a conscious choice‚ CS a social tool and CS requiring a fluency in all languages involved. The negative aspects will consist of the stigma attached to code-switching in general and in children‚ the difference between CS and ‘code-mixing’ and whether CS
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Immersion or Bilingual Education? One in every nine students today speaks a native language other than English‚ and it has been predicted that within the next twenty years‚ non-English speaking students will become as common as one in every four students (Goldenberg 10). This raises a question of how to give students the best education while helping them learn English. There are two basic forms of education used in schools today for English language learners (ELLs)‚ English immersion and bilingual programs
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Critical Thinking Growing up bilingual is perceived to be a compelling account of what it means to come of age in a very economically but linguistically cultural context. Bilingualism is an integral part of any family life as well as a core aspect in producing identity in the community. However‚ children are perceived to be less preoccupied with growing up bilingual that with the notion of surviving (Zentella‚ 1997). And so‚ to heighten bilingualism in children and the NYPR community‚ there is need
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In “Curriculum-Based Measurement and the Evaluation of Reading Skills of Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners in Bilingual Education Classrooms‚” a scholarly article was written by Romilia Dominguez de Ramirez and Edward S. Shapiro; tailors the importance of constructing significant resources in schools to help Spanish-speaking English language learners‚ also addressed as ELLs. Over the years‚ a dramatic increase of Spanish speaking students in U.S. schools has increased. It is stated that
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After reading A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” by Richard Rodriguez‚ and “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ I found that being bicultural is one of the best qualities I could have. Speaking two languages‚ eating different kinds of foods‚ and celebrating my culture are some of the advantages of being bicultural. Although my family and I live in the U.S we follow the customs and traditions of America and Pakistan. I have learned to speak three languages‚ including English. I eat a variety of foods and celebrate
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Working at an elementary school has giving me the opportunity to choose from many teachers to get this work completed but I chose to interview one of the best teachers in this school. I interviewed a teacher at the school where I currently work as a Bilingual Teacher Assistant. The teachers name is Adriana Sanchez‚ she currently teaches 4th grade at Manuel Jara Elementary school located in Fort Worth‚ Texas. She decided to become a teacher because all her family is in the education field. Her husband
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Many jobs have a bi-lingual pay bonus. My co-worker gets a bonus because he speaks "Hungarian". How many hungarians do you know around here? In my previous job‚ the bonus pay was like 2.5% added to your paycheck. Some jobs require you to be bi-lingual‚ and some jobs prefer bi-linguals (in any language)‚ hence putting a non-bi-lingual person at a disadvantage. It gives you a back-up language to fall onto when you’re having a communication issue‚ thus having a higher chance of communication. For
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An Effective Assessment Plan for a Bilingual Early Learning Program: Integrating Montessori‚ High/Scope‚ and Constructivist approaches from a Leadership and Personal Point of View Adriana Ferrari University of Calgary Summary Montessori‚ High Scope‚ and recent constructivist theories are properly integrated in this paper in order to create an effective assessment plan in a two-way bilingual early educational program. Montessori Method promotes the 21st Century Competencies such
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Bilingual Education in the United States can be defined as “a program that seeks to permit non-English speaking children (many from lower-class homes) to use their ‘family language’ as the language of school” (Rodriguez 256). In other words‚ it is a method of education that suggests that a child whose native language is not English should learn English in institutions while being instructed in classes in his or her home language as well. This form of teaching has been a strong point of controversy
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Advantages of Being Bilingual Being able to speak two different languages is one of the best abilities to have in todays world. Especially living in the United States‚ which is such a diverse country‚ it really does come in handy. Benefits of being diverse in languages are that you have a greater change of getting that job that’s extremely competitive‚ and you’ll have a wider range of culturalism in your life. As someone who is bilingual‚ I can say that I have experienced certain advantages
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