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My teacher and classmates were shocked. I was the little girl that spoke no English, that stood in class every day hearing "God Bless America." At the age of three, I could not utter one word; however, through time, I felt a sense of confidence on that day. When the teacher prompted the class to begin, I raised my hand and said, "Teacher, me. I want to sing," and as a director, I led the class in our morning routine. My teacher beamed with joy when she told my mother about my day.
That is a story I love hearing my parents share with me. As a three year old, I was fluent in Creole, but did not speak English. "E-chu-me" meant "excuse me," and there were many words I struggled to pronounce. Although the story above does not deal with reading,
it shows how social interaction influences learning; and from that experience, my literacy journey began, as I explored the world with Dr. Seuss. Five moments are vividly imprinted in my mind. Though I began reading, I had a deep accent and could not pronounce a lot of words; but thanks to my wonderful teachers and patient classmates, I overcame my language barrier. Mrs. Rule, my fifth grade teacher, truly believed in me, even when my pronunciation of "cathedral" in Religion class and "denominator" in Math class were wrong. She encouraged me to keep trying and I finally said the words correctly. I did feel a sense of embarrassment, but this is a positive moment because none of my classmates teased me.
Language barriers can be issue with police departments. For example, when a police officer does routine violation stop, and the drive can comprehend and speak English. It will be difficult for the officer to request for license and vehicle registration. In this situation, it can become violent or deadly because the driver will probably do things that are not ask of him or her and this will give the office probable cause to use deadly force. Many police departments are implement training program or the program called Limited English Proficient to train their officers to learn how to speak different languages or the police department is recruiting people that speak multiple languages. In 2005, the Limited English Proficient program and Vera Institute of Justice Training program encourages police department to analyze
Nagy (2013) makes an attempt, through a case study and the use of previous studies, to test the theories of prominent researchers on the field such as Francois Grosjean (2011), Ellen Bilyastok (2010) and Jurgen Meisel (1994). Nagy (2013) notes in her case study that bilingual development is depending on environmental influence just as much as on the child’s individual aptitude and general intelligence.
Many people across the world are affected every day by the gift of music. To those of us who let it into our lives, we truly view it for what it is. Unfortunately, not everyone realizes how powerful it can be. For me singing was something that I was always good at; I never really took it to heart. I never understood when people would talk about how music had changed there lives; I just didn't see how a few notes put together could affect anyone so deeply. It wasn't until last April when our choir was chosen among a select few to perform at Carnegie Hall that I would understand the indubitable impact of music.
When I was four years old, I used to stand on top of the pews and sing my heart out. I had what my mother still refers to as "a heart for Jesus," and I loved to sing. I sang so loudly and with so much enthusiasm that I was an embarrassment to my incredibly introverted parents and a "blessing" to the adults around me.
Every person has an American Dream they want to pursue, achieve and live. Many people write down goals for themselves in order to get to their dream. Those never ending goals can range from academic to personal. As of today, I am living my dream. My American Dream is to become a nurse, travel to many places, have a family, and get more involved with God.
Language is a matter that touches many American cultures. Cultures thrive on their languages and customs to define the people they are. However, second languages can divide not only people of a specific group but also members of a particular family. Several writers address the unvarying difficulty of learning a second language in America. Many rhetorical devices are used to sustain their assertions and to shape the reader. An Asian-American author speaks about multilingualism in American today. Tan (2002) uses rhetorical devices to support her claims about her frustrations with a mother who does not speak English very well. Throughout this paper, I will analyze Tan’s cause-and-effect structure, personal experiences, and pathos appeal. This essay will show how Tan supports her claim through these rhetorical elements.
From my experience, bilingual education was a disadvantage during my childhood. At the age of twelve, I was introduced into a bilingual classroom for the first time. The crowded classroom was a combination of seventh and eighth grade Spanish-speaking students, who ranged from the ages of twelve to fifteen. The idea of bilingual education was to help students who weren’t fluent in the English language. The main focus of bilingual education was to teach English and, at the same time, teach a very basic knowledge of the core curriculum subjects: Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Unfortunately, bilingual education had academic, psychological, and social disadvantages for me.
My feet are sore from rushed reps, and the sun is beating down on my back as I spin the routine for “America the Beautiful” for the umpteenth time. Mr. Rice had no sympathy despite this being the last day of band camp. The longer that I spent marching circles around the school, the more nervous I was about running out of time. It wasn't necessarily anybody's fault that the clock was ticking down, and that I was afraid of losing everything. The metronome beat endlessly, speeding up as if it wanted rest as much as we did.
From a very young age I knew that I was going to move out of my hometown Guadalajara, Jalisco for the rest of my life, after all, my parents had given me a very unique opportunity, a U.S. nationality. My goal was to finish high school in the U.S. and one day enroll in an American college, however, my parents were not willing to let a 17 year old girl move thousand of miles away on her own, with only the support of her older sister, that lived in Washington State. My mother was the one in opposition to this idea the most, every time I mentioned even the smallest comment about me moving away, she would instantly change topics, turn the volume up, or just say she didn’t want to talk about it, I would always insist, until she was willing to hear
I am a patriot in 1781. I fought alongside of General George Washington. I was one of the officers who went with General Washington on October 19 for surrender of General Cornwallis. General Cornwallis didn’t attend that day. He plead sick and in his stead he sent his second in command to take his sword to our commanders while the British band played “The World Turned Upside Down.” It was rememberable site but it only came after a great sacrifice that day. My best friends saved my life and hundreds of others with his sacrifice.
Bogan came to where I was, hugged me, and asked me what was wrong. I responded in Spanish and recited what I had been told by my ex-tutor, Mrs. Salinas, “Mrs. Bogan, I just can’t do it. I am not intelligent. I am not capable of learning. I will never be anyone in America.” I cried and cried as Mrs. Bogan cradled me in her arms, after I calmed down a little she asked where I had gotten that ridiculous idea, and it was at that moment that she finally understood. I told her that before I came to George Evans Elementary, I went to Ethel McKnight Elementary. At Ethel McKnight, the teachers and tutors had given up on me. They said I was an idiot who would never learn to read, write, or speak English. I told her that my family didn’t think I was smart enough; they would constantly say school just wasn't my thing. I told her that those thoughts had become real to me. I said, “Mrs. Bogan, they are right, every statement that my teachers, tutors, and family said are true. I simply don’t have the capacity to learn.” However, to my surprise, Mrs. Bogan responded with words of encouragement. She simply smiled and said, "Maribel you can't let other people write your future, it's yours. The moment you let other people take a hold of your pencil, you lose everything that could've been yours." When I heard these words I pulled back from possibly the most amazing hug to thank her for believing in me. She
I am truly blessed to be an American. Anyone who is a citizen of this nation have many things to be thankful for. I am bestowed with freedoms that many people around the globe do not possess. However, it is easy to overlook that these freedoms were paid for with an unimaginable price and that I have my own duties to this great nation. My responsibilities for America is to make it a better place. This is accomplished by being an informed voter, to make sure that the generation after me have it better than I did, to defend the freedoms of the American people if called to service, to find ways to make it better instead of waiting for the government to just give me things, and to be an example in my community.
Language is a medium of communication and a carrier of culture because all that people know about their origin is communicated to them using language. In most cases mother tongues are suitable in expressing ones way of life. The native language is the best in expressing basic societal affairs. Language is the key medium of communication and it should be used in its simplest form because the simpler the language the easier the communication (Diyanni 633-639).
Second language learning is the process of learning a different language other than one’s mother tongue resulting in the ability of an individual to use one or more languages different from his first language. It can take place in a natural setting or through classroom instructions; however, the degree of proficiency differs (Gomleksiz, 2001).
My parents arrived in the United States hoping for a better future not for themselves, but for the baby they carried in their arms. We would often move from relatives ' houses since my parents couldn’t afford renting an apartment themselves. We were fortunate enough to have caring relatives who didn 't mind us living with them since they knew the hardships we were going through. I grew up in a household where only Spanish was spoken given that both my parents didn’t speak any English at all. When I was in kindergarten, my teacher was afraid that I would be behind the rest of my classmates, given that I only spoke Spanish fluently. I was fortunate to receive free tutoring from my kindergarten teacher. We would often read books together until