The debate on should students attend mainstream classes or separate classes has been going on for a decades. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai is a work of historical Fiction. First Ha and her mother and her three brothers were forced to flee their home country of Vietnam due to war. They have to face this hardship and many to come without the support of their father.Then they travel on a boat in unsanitary and awful conditions to a refugee camp in Guam. Next, they are sponsored by a man they call “Cowboy” and are taken to live with him in Alabama. In America, the Family faces discrimination because of their face and language and struggle to adjust to their new life. Also, during their time in America Ha and her family come to the conclusion …show more content…
that their father is never coming back to them. From that point on they must learn to accept this fact about their father. Finally, they overcome the challenges that they faced in the past. English learners should be put in mainstream classes because when they are surrounded by a new language they’ll realize how important a new language is, students, learn a new language faster when they are surrounded by it, and many past refugees can be great examples of how to help refugees start a new life involving English. When students are surrounded by a new language they’ll realize how important a new language is.
On page 148 it states “Not that I care to understand what Pink Boy says, but I have if I’m to laugh at him one day.” From this, I can infer that Ha wants to be able to defend herself, which she cannot do until she learns English. On page 158 the text says “I wish ….. That English could be learned without so many rules.” This means that Ha wants to learn English, but it is very complicated for her. On page 165 the stanza says “She volunteers to tutor us all … I’m afraid to tell her how much help I’ll need”. Based on the sentence, Ha is struggling with English. Many students struggle with learning new languages, and standard classes might be a …show more content…
solution. Students learn a new language faster when they are immersed in it. On page 219 it states, “Enough time for me to turn and yell Geesus, Geesus.” This shows that Ha being around American culture has caused her to learn about some of the religion there. Page 196 states “Pink boy keeps asking ‘what are you’. By the end of school, he yells an answer ‘she should be a pancake face.’” Based on the stanza, not only is she learning English, but also American cuisine. Page 147 states “I count in English ….. I walk faster, count faster in English.” This shows that Ha has already memorized English Numbers. Since Ha has been near English speakers, her vocabulary has increased rapidly. Many past refugees can be great examples of how to help refugees start a new life involving English.
On the websitenews.medill.northwestern.edu, it states “Once you come [to America], no matter what your circumstances are … it’s important that you study English.” From that Syrian refugee’s experience, they can give an example of how important coming to a new country and learning another language is. On the same website it says “Without knowledge of the English language …… they can’t acquire jobs that require a basic level of English.” The importance of a refugee learning English was expressed by a foreign refugee herself. She explains how even little it takes to be an average American.” The website also states“It’s key to survival …… without the English language, they would be lost.” Refugees coming to America can take examples from former refugees as a guide to their new life. The website shows how refugees from the past and present have faced many hardships while learning english, but have overcome those difficulties. Ha can relate to this too because she has faced many hardship and has also overcome those
challenges. English learners should be put in mainstream classes because when they are surrounded by a new language they’ll realize how important a new language is, students, learn a new language faster when they are surrounded by it, and many past refugees can be great examples of how to help refugees start a new life involving English. The novel deeply affected me because it shows the hardships and discrimination refugees face. My favorite moment in the novel was when Ha’s mother finally accepts that her father is gone for good because this event allows Ha and her family to seek closure.
Everyone needs hope to get through hard times. In the book Inside Out and Back Again Written by Thanhha Lai HA is going through hard times in Vietnam. Her country is at war and she sleeps to the sound of bombs. Ha is missing her father who went to war when she was just one and never came back. Ha and her family fled Vietnam and moved to Alabama
Have you ever heard or read the novel “ Inside Out & Back Again ?” It’s written by Thanhha Lai , but she goes by Ha in the novel . If you haven’t keep reading this and I will tell you some things about it . All the people in the country has to basically flee their homes . Some have to leave their things behind . When they find their homes , they are happy about not having to deal with the war anymore . The characters feel inside out and back again because every year they can make a difference from last years . Ha and her family’s life was related to the universal refugee because they were forced to leave .
Refugees share similar experiences and emotions when they move to a new country. The book Inside Out and Back Again splits these feelings into two categories, “inside out” and “back again”. Refugees from around the world experience these feelings. For instance, it is easy for a refugee to feel “inside out” when learning a new language, or they can feel “back again” when they find a familiar object that reminds them of their past. Many refugees mainly struggle with learning a new language, but to make them feel more comfortable, they can find satisfaction in items from their home land.
Symbolism has been used throughout history to used to represent religion and country. There are many symbols in the novel Inside Out and Back Again. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai is a work of historical fiction. First, Ha, her mother, and her three brothers were forced to flee their home country of Vietnam due to war. They have to face this hardship without the support of their father, who was kidnapped by the Communists and disappeared. Then, they travel on a boat in unsanitary and awful conditions to a refugee camp in Guam. Next, they are sponsored by a many they call “Cowboy” and are taken to live with him in Alabama. In America, the family faces discrimination because of their race, language, and struggle to adjust to their new life. Finally, In the end Ha, her Mother, and her three brothers are starting to adjust to their new life in Alabama. In Inside Out And Back Again, Mother’s amethyst ring symbolizes value, comfort, and love.
For more than 300 years, immigrants from every corner of the globe have settled in America, creating the most diverse and heterogeneous nation on Earth. Though immigrants have given much to the country, their process of changing from their homeland to the new land has never been easy. To immigrate does not only mean to come and live in a country after leaving your own country, but it also means to deal with many new and unfamiliar situations, social backgrounds, cultures, and mainly with the acquisition and master of a new language. This often causes mixed emotions, frustration, awkward feelings, and other conflicts. In Richard Rodriguez’s essay “Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood”, the author describes the social, cultural and linguistic difficulties encountered in America as he attempts to assimilate to the American culture. Richard Rodriguez by committing himself to speaking English, he lost his cultural ties, family background and ethnic heritage.
Just as the Native Americans had to learn English from the Pilgrims, immigrant children need bilingual education to help them learn English. Everyone expects the immigrants to be able to speak English immediately, but that is rarely the case; they need time to learn our culture. In order for immigrants to succeed in this nation it is recommended that they learn English and every American should try to help them learn it. By immigrant children learning English through bilingual education they not only get keep their culture, but also learn the language to help them become successful in America. The Encyclopedia of Education says, “In most areas of the United States approximately 70 percent of the native-born currently are adopting English as their usual language” (Glenn). This ...
Language is part of the few benefits that immigrants bring with their culture. United States benefits from cultures of the many immigrants that migrate to the U.S. the variation of different languages brings great benefit to the U.
Many people immigrate to the United States from different countries to begin a better life. Once in the American territory, the first step for success is to learn the English language. Richard Rodriguez, the writer of "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood" describes the language decisions he faced as a child: "Outside the house was public society; inside the house was private" (16). The English language is the primary language in the United States, and it must be learned to be able to communicate with the public world. The language that we speak at home is considered to be private because it is only used in the presence of the people we feel comfortable with, our family. Families immigrate to the United States from Mexico to find and give their children a better opportunity to succeed. The children of immigrants who have been raised or born in the United States were able to adapt much faster to the English language. The Spanish language, in the case of Mexicans, is part of our origin that most of us inherit from our ancestors although in the United States many, including me, seem to add a new language, which gives us better opportunities.
The first challenge faced by this individual was the language. Not speaking English places this person at a severe disadvantage when trying to hold even a simple conversation. When trying to attain work, lodging or even food it becomes a grave handicap and an almost impenetrable barrier. Many capitalistic members of American society utilized this handicap to their advantage as a means to swindle and outright steal from the newly arrived immigrants.
These people will not be able to rise in their employment level and will be stuck working only with their fellow immigrants. They will have to find a person who can translate their language to others and get the services, such as medical assistance, they need, very much complicating all they do. Immigrants who have learned the English language have more respect in society. They get higher positions in jobs quickly, depending on their knowledge and also they can work as language translators for other immigrants who don’t speak English. This could actually be a job category with growth. Knowing English helps immigrants feel less isolated from their new community of English-speakers. They are able to socialize, make purchases, and function daily with their neighbors, their teachers, and their colleagues at
Inside Out is a 2015 animated film that depicts the life of an eleven-year-old girl named Riley and her struggles after moving to a new city. Throughout the movie, her emotions are personified as different characters and through their own struggles in trying to manage Riley 's feelings, Joy and Sadness are tossed into the deep, inner workings of Riley 's mind. Thus, the plot follows them as they find their way back to "headquarters." When Anger, Disgust, and Fear are left in control, Riley begins to act out and put herself in dangerous situations. The film shows the importance of each emotion as well as the development that a child goes through, due to said process of maturation. Inside Out attempts to give perspective as to why children respond
Language is a very powerful thing. It is the way that people communicate with each other. For a foreigner living in America I think that this is essential. This is why I believe that if a foreigner only attempts to learn English, then they are already assimilating to American culture. Whether or not they choose to change their whole lifestyle into an American way of life, if they take on the English language then they are assimilating to a certain extent.
According to the Journal “Loss of Family Languages: Should Educators Be Concerned,” it was estimated 3.5 million children in the U.S schools identified to be limited with English proficiency. This limits their access to the different school and life activities offered in schools. This leads to urgency of families encouraging their children to learn English in order to be able to better enroll in a normal school life and be able to achieve better in school regarding grades. However, this urgency may be viewed as less a problem of learning English than of primary language loss. As these children learn English as their second language, they increase their chance to lose their primary native language (Fillmore, 1). As they learn their new language, they become better enrolled in American life style and English usage dominates over their native language, and that is basically what marks language loss. It was seen that the first and second generation are able to maintain bilingualism. However, language loss was seen to happen in between the second and third generation mainly as the second generation rarely uses their native language (Fishman and Hofman. 1966. Portes and Rumbault, 1990). Being said, this shows and highlights the indirect huge effect immigration of families has on their native languages and their loss and the necessity of families to better understand the value of a
If we take these bits of insight and understanding and couple them with compassion, fertile ground for multicultural harmony in America will be sown. While foreign language skills can improve domestic affairs, the same can be said of foreign affairs. Foreign language skills can be useful in promoting American foreign interests. In a global economy, doing business abroad is paramount, but language barriers can be a burden. Opponents of a foreign language requirement in education would argue that most foreign businessmen already speak English.
Language is the main way to communicate with others, and when a foreigner comes to a new country, the communication is the major thing he has to deal with. According to the text, “the first is so obvious it hardly needs mentioning-language. Vocabulary, syntax, idioms, slang, dialects, and so on, all cause difficulties, but the person struggling with a different language is at least aware when he is in this kind of trouble” (p. 69). Language is an obvious blockade in a cross-culture communication, because of the different grammar, words, slang, and so on. If a person knew the language of that country, at least he could know when he is in the trouble and what kind of the trouble, and I perceive this as the most important thing, to be able to understand. The difficulty of learning a language, is not only know the vocabulary and syntax, but the actual meaning of the sentences. I totally agree with this stumbling block of cross- culture communication, due to my experience of being an international student who studies in another country. When I wanted to come to the