“Philosophy of Bilingual Education” sounds so official‚ so academic‚ and a bit intimidating as well. How and when does a teacher form a philosophy of bilingual education? That question has caused me to dig into my past and ponder each of my teaching experiences as well as the opinions of respected loved ones. I have also taken into consideration the philosophies and opinions of other teachers I have known and spoken to on this matter. My Experience Teaching LEP Students After graduating from
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language. My first point is learning foreign language has a wonderful effect on human’s brain. This is because the research which looked at brain densities of bilingual people. There were three types of people‚ some of them speak only one language‚ and some of them learned a second language before 5 years old‚ and others became bilingual between ages 10 and 15 . This research was carried out by Mecelli (Micheli) who is London’s Department of imaging Neuroscience researcher. Brain imaging showed
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The Memoirs of Princess Dashkova Analysis Eloquent‚ brilliant‚ unorthodox‚ poise‚ and loyal – all of these unique characteristics allowed Dashkova to gain the highest regard among the members of the elite society and more importantly‚ to earn the respect of Catherine the Great. Dashkova is a peculiar female character. She’s fully narcissistic‚ but at the same time‚ rejects her recognition and claims herself as unworthy of the credits Catherine II had given her. In her autobiography The Memoirs of
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My idea of interest is the importance of being bilingual. Our schools in America don’t focus on a teaching kids a second language. As a Hispanic‚ and American citizen‚ being bilingual is very important to me. I learned Spanish and English as a kid‚ and this had led me to have better communication‚ and has opened more opportunities for me. I chose this topic because it will raise awareness and lead many Americans to better communicate with the Hispanic community. The American society needs to adapt
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1. The advantages of being bilingual There are many advantages of being bilingual. It can get you many places in life and could help you in a time of need. Knowing English as a second language is a good thing in many western countries. There are many English-speaking people in western countries and knowing English will help you to communicate with people. Also‚ I travel to America a lot for vacations‚ so knowing English helps. The third is that if I want to have a conversation with foreigner it
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Abstract This essay deliberates the benefits of being bilingual. The information has been analyzed from resources dating from September 2010 through 2012. The idea put forth in this essay is to prove that the brain of a bilingual person is agile and nimble. It argues a bilingual signs in babies having the ability to distinguish between two languages as young as 4 months old. It also presents how infants show a strong preference for the language their mother spoke during pregnancy. It confirms that
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Another problem explaining childhood obesity could be inactive lifestyle. Kids tend to ride the bus instead of walking to school or not participating in athletic activities. Today‚ children spend most of their time on technology. That could also be another cause to this global situation
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According to Ruskin (2003)‚ “the rise of childhood obesity is part of a larger story: how corporations have laid claim to children’s imagination and play—to childhood itself.” Ruskin (2003) also states that “in the process of redefining children as “consumers”‚ corporations have redefined the nature of childhood disease.” He says that “our children suffer not from the results of infection or lack‚ but from the role the commercial culture has assigned them” (Ruskin‚ 2003). Obese children have a low
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Aria excerpt from Hunger of Memory Richard Rodriguez I remember to start with that day in Sacramento—a California now nearly thirty years past—when I first entered a classroom‚ able to understand some fifty stray English words. The third of four children‚ I had been preceded to a neighborhood Roman Catholic school by an older brother and sister. But neither of them had revealed very much about their classroom experiences. Each afternoon they returned‚ as they left in the morning‚ always together
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Did you think your childhood was memorable and exciting? In the essay “An American Childhood’ by Annie Dillard‚ she talks about her childhood how her dad did not allow her to go out‚ although her mother let her go to the park to see Walter Milligan play at the park. Walter was her Annie’s’ crush‚ that she watches from the sideline. Also‚ she was talking about how she memorizes the way to get home and every back road too and how her family moves from house to house but never far from the park. Finally
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