Multilingualism

Everyone learns to talk and express themselves everyday of their lives. Starting from the day you were born you used language or some form of it to communicate with those around you. As a baby you usually show your displeasure with your new surroundings by crying. As you continue to grow you learn the language around you and express yourself that way. I have obviously become more self-confident with the language i’ve been using for 17 years. It seems like something indescribable. At first, it…

Bilingualism is seen as being able to interact and connect with two different cultures. The development of Bilingualism begins at very young age, it become a form of identity among children and it creates this way of life that they consider normal. Being bilingual in America is knowing two different languages in most cases, Spanish and English. It is learning Spanish from their most likely uneducated parents and learning English from their surroundings along with perfecting the language through…

There are many elements that effectively help the education program. There are programs such as the additive bilingual that helps the students learn the best way possible by two-way or one-way immersion. Even though there are programs that help the student become bilingual and biliterate, we must look at the translanguaging, comprehensible input, affective, cognitive, and meta-cognitive strategies from the student. We must also validate the student’s culture and support their language for a…

Federal and state laws govern the education system in the United States. In Arizona there are current laws that govern English Language Learners (ELLs), specifically Proposition 203, which Arizona voters approved and went into effect in 2001. Proposition 203 changed the law by removing bilingual education and putting the Structured English Immersion models into place instead, (Jost, K. (2009, December 16). Bilingual education vs. English immersion. The CQ Researcher Blog.). According to…

There is no one size fits all when it comes to bilingual education. Programs designed for children to learn English should be chosen for what works best for the family, and their students. Historically, legislators have made decisions for communities without asking the needs of the community. Parents must have a choice in what type of bilingual education their children receive, and should be given all the necessary information to make an informed decision. “Texas is one of only four states…

The purpose for the bilingual education is to help the kids that need to have access to that language barrier that they want to knock down for awhile. However, there have been some cases around the globe that have said that bilingual education is not appropriate for this certain school. A lot of the students in some school for today are complaining about not being able to communicate with their peers. But, in some cases that this type of education has helped with most of the students to be able…

Growing up in a Spanish household and around spanish speakers gave me the opportunity in life to fluently speak and understand two languages. This is not only a huge privilege but, more so a power that not everyone has. When I first started school I did not see my ability to speak spanish as a power, but now that I am older and in the working industry I realize that speaking spanish is a huge advantage. Being bilingual has plenty of benefits, but at time also has its drawbacks. Yes, we can…

I feel very honored, I remember back when both my mother and I were both learning to become bilingual. Both my mother and I were not able to speak more than one language. I found it more simple to speak English then it was to speak Spanish. while my mother advanced in Spanish although lacked in English. While we both were learning to become bilingual it became a struggle but with the help of each other it wasn't impossible to overcome. With how our evolution is evolving till this day, more…

Bilingual Education Improvement The Acts have vastly improved bilingual education over the years. The current programs available to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students are numerous and are found throughout the U.S. The fact that educating CLD students has historically been a hot button issue so much that it is part of the political arena. Bilingual education has become a controversial issue tied up with immigration policies, government funding, and political parties. Therefore,…

From birth onwards language is a device which every human possesses, it is used as a tool to communicate and interact with other humans around us. The system of language includes the use of words, grammar and sounds. (Cambridge University Press, 2015).The use of language in humans is significant not only because it facilitates communication but also because humans are the only species who have the ability to produce language. According to Noam Chomsky humans are “genetically pre-programmed to…