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    The Importance of Bilingual Education in America First off‚ it’s important to understand the difference between learning and education. Learning is the ability of an individual’s brain to acquire and retain information for a lifetime‚ whereas education is an aide to further strengthen a student’s learning capacity with the use of resources: teachers‚ libraries‚ classroom environment‚ etc. All students are essentially equal when they enter the educational environment‚ however students who don’t

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    immersion schools in the United States has increased from 50 in 1985 to 448 in 2011 (“Growth of Language Immersion in the United States 1971-2011”)‚ a marked growth that can be attributed in part to the great influx of immigrants from South and Central America. The struggle to assimilate into American communities presents great difficulty to these people‚ especially children; for those children who lack proficient English skills‚ it is

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    Bilingual education and economic inequality are just two of the many issues Texans deal with in today’s society. In “What is Bilingual Education‚” Stephen Krashen defines bilingual education as “any use of two languages in school – by teachers or students or both – for a variety of social and pedagogical (educational) purposes” (1). Bilingual education confrontations in Texas are due to the overwhelming amount and diversity of immigrants in the past fifteen years. While good for population growth

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    into society. I agreed what author’s says. In my own opinion‚ if the school really having bilingual education‚ the student that immigrate from others country may not able to communicate within each other. The teacher may have the difficulties to teach the student from overseas. For example‚ if the student emigrate from France to England. The student may not understand the class with Spanish word or education. This will lead to the student who not willing to attend the class as he will think that the

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    types of languages spoken in the United States‚ being bilingual has become a necessity. Parents play a major role in their children’s education. Encouraging students to learn another language can become extremely beneficial for the student in the long-run. Having the ability to speak multiple languages makes students more marketable when applying for jobs‚ can encourage individuals to learn a new culture ‚ and help students better their education. Typically‚

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    Foundations‚ Theory & Practice of Bilingual General & Special Education Chapter 3 Bilingual Education The following communication extensively elaborates on Bilingual Education‚ the goals of Bilingual education and English Language Development‚ and how Bilingual education interconnects with the major areas of development such as Social-emotional‚ Cognitive‚ Physical and Language. Bilingual Education is an educational system used to teach students of little or no English fluency the opportunity

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    Bilingual Education By: Amy EDBL 4316-850 Dr. Luna Fall 2009               Bilingual Education The objective of bilingual education is to insure students will not fall behind academically because of a poor ability to speak English‚ and to gradually teach them English as a second language. If minority students were taught some subjects in their native tongue‚ proponents insist they could possibly learn English‚ without sacrificing content knowledge (Education). With

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    The Debate Between Bilingual Education and English Immersion Programs Bilingual Education is defined as any school program that uses two languages. In a more theoretical sense it is any educational program whose ultimate goal is for the participants to be fully versed in all facets of both languages (i.e.‚ able to listen‚ speak ‚ read‚ and write in both languages). The definition of a coordinated‚ developmental bilingual approach has emphasized the goal of being equally fluid in both languages. Realistically

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    Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood Not having really pondered over bilingual education before‚ I must admit I did not have a formed opinion concerning this issue. Of course‚ I was aware of the ‘phenomenon’ of bilingual children but I have never spent much time reflecting whether they should receive formal education in their mother tongue or whether they should learn in the language of their present surroundings. The decision is not an easy one to make‚ but I have set my mind against the

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    Why Do We not Consider the Benefits? Bilingual education is like the seat belts in the back of your car. They both serve as helpful attachments that can only prepare you for the future. Bilingual education is a form of education in which information is presented to the student in two or more languages. By broadening a student’s scope to two or more languages‚ students hold an advantage when entering the professional world. The professional world is where work gets serious and adults have to face

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