Bilingual teaching is an Asset to America
In Today’s world, countries are connecting and learning another language is essential for the growth of the United States. Many countries including China, France, and Germany require every student to show proficiency in at least one other language. Public schools should teach a foreign language starting in kindergarten because it increases potential of being employed, increase cognitive abilities, and delays the onset of disease that causes memory loss such as Alzheimer.
Knowing multiple languages increases the potential of being employed in another country. because of your ability to understand two languages. On the website, Minnesota State Career Wise, they discussed the benefits of knowing more than one language. It was stated, “As the country becomes more diverse, businesses are responding to a greater number of people, both employees and customers, who don't speak English.” Jerry Lampe, deputy director of the National Foreign Language Center said, “There's a growing awareness that studying a foreign language can help one obtain a really successful career and make them a lot more hirable.”This illustrates the world is expanding and connecting with overseas countries showing an increased need for
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On the website, teddybearclub.org/about/benefits-of-bilingual-education,When talking about the benefits of it says, “Bilingual children have demonstrated increased problem solving abilities, better working memory and improved capacity for abstract thinking, among other benefits.” This reveals teaching more than one language in kindergarten will increase cognitive ability from a young age that will in the long run increase the U.S academic
The Dredd Scott case involved a landmark decision in the history of the Supreme Court, in the history of the United States the decision in this case was one of the most damaging statements in the history of the Supreme Court, involving the citizenship of a black person in the United States, and the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise in 1820. The history of a black man named Dredd Scott states that he was a slave originally owed by a family by the name of Blow, which ended up selling him in 1833 to an army surgeon by the name of Dr. John Emerson of St. Luis. Due to his involvement as an army surgeon, Emerson was transferred to numerous places such as Rock Island, Illinois, Fort Snelling in the Wisconsin
Being multilingual gives you a greater appreciation for other countries and their cultures, as well as making it easier to learn from others who have different experiences from living in different countries since some things get lost in translation. Some people argue that having one language will bring people however, this is not the case. Not everyone has the resources to learn English so by being able to speak multiple languages makes it is easier to connect. Additionally, studies have shown that children who grow up bilingual have improved cognitive skills. By being able to manage two languages at the same time helps improve the brains over function with paying attention, thinking at a higher level, multitasking, and motor
What is your first language? Do you remember your first words? How about learning to pronounce or spell words of your first language? Would you ever learn a foreign language because it sounds like a lot of work. Today some students are required to learn another language. However all students in the US shouldn't have to be required. Some reasons may include students never using the language, not learning another language would free up time, and students may not learn as much as people think. This is why students in the US shouldn't have to be required to learn another language.
The transcontinental railroad system would come to be a huge network of railroads laid out across the North American continent, most famously known for connecting the eastern part of the U.S. railroads with the Pacific west coast area. The greater transcontinental railroad itself consists of several railroads projects, the first of which were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads, and later, the Northern Pacific, Santa Fe, Great Northern, Texas and Pacific, and Western Pacific projects would follow suite. All of were approved for construction shortly after the Civil War. Prior to the war there was some skepticism towards the railway system.
In the play “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, Lady Macbeth is more responsible for the death of King Duncan. Although other characters did contribute to the murder of the king, such as Macbeth himself, Lady Macbeth plays a more powerful role. Following Macbeth’s letter, Lady Macbeth references the need to do something evil in her soliloquy to achieve the crown and believes the only way to achieve the crown is by killing King Duncan. Lady Macbeth is certain her that her husband should receive what was promised, “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promised,” but she is afraid her husband is too nice, “yet do I fear thy nature; it is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness to catch thy nearest way.” She believes this will stop him from going to get the crown and believes they have to cheat to get the crown.
Imagine living a life in Spain, then one day the job gets transferred to Texas in the United States of America. Now getting accustomed to this job may be hard because of the new environment, but adapting to the culture may be even harder. Well this problem can be eliminated because bilingual education should be required in all American kindergarten through twelfth-grade school systems. Not only should students be required to take one class a year, there should also be alternative elective courses of foreign languages. There are many benefits of learning a language that is not profound to a specific person. One is that learning a new language is a great way of meeting new people and making friends. Another possible positive outcome is that new language is an excellent source for traveling and could benefit a person’s employment opportunities. The United States should provide bilingual education to students in kindergarten through twelfth-grade because learning another language is good for meeting new people, traveling and expanding employment opportunities.
One should learn a foreign language to be able to make more money. Being a bilingual worker , that person can make more money than the average person who can only speak one language. According to an article , written by Morgan Rush , this is an anecdotal evidence that some companies pay bilingual workers more. Suppose if someone come to a store , they need help , but they only speak Spanish . What will one do ? Americans should think about these things when choosing whether they should learn a foreign language or not. Do not just think about how you can benefit from learning another language but about how others will benefit from it also.
Even so, it would be easiest to learn a language in primary schools than at the end of our learning in secondary schools. America contrasts from other foreign countries because America learns a language at the end of school for most students than at the beginning for the other (foreign) countries. So America is depriving all the little children of the chance to grow their interest in another language and culture.
In this literature review I will be discussing studies that are in favor, not in favor, and neutral on bilingual education.
This study is important as it extremely relevant in the globalized society that we live in today, in addition to the fact that it offers further evidence on the tangible benefits of raising a child to be bilingual that come later in his or her life. Even if the study does not show a clear and convincing correlation between raising a child to be bilingual and higher academic performance in college, I believe that my study will encourage people to think more about the potential benefits of raising a child to be
In families where multiple languages are spoken, being bilingual helps children to connect with their families on a deeper level and maintain strong relationships with family members and friends who speak the mother tongue. It gives parents a deeper bond with their children, which is greatly beneficial to the child’s development. Bilingual children are better able to participate in their native customs, including the language. This helps them to hold on to their heritage, which in turn helps them to figure out who they are and to build their identity. Being able to speak English helps them to integrate socially into the “mainstream” life in America. Bilingual children really get the best of both worlds. They are able to better fit in socially due to their ability to speak English, while at the same time they are able to forge a strong bond with their family whether or not the rest of the family is
Right now imagine yourself in your future job. More than likely people will encounter a person speaking something besides their native tongue. So will you be prepared as of right now? Nowadays there is a growing need for translators and other jobs that require a different language other than English. Demands for bilingual workers have doubled in the past five years and it is now one of the highest requests when applying for a job opportunity in the US. The Army, NYPD, and the State Department all can’t get enough workers with this job skill. A second language should be mandatory in American schools because it makes employees more marketable, creates social interaction with different cultures, and increases cognitive skills.
Linguists may support beginning instruction in a second language in elementary school rather than high school because childhood is a critical stage for development of language, this means that is easier to learn a second language during ages three and ten because a person is developing fluency and pronunciation in any particular language. If a person is older is going to be more difficult to have a good structure of a particular language and is not anymore an important period for language acquisition, also a person maybe is not going to have the fluency and pronunciation to sound like a native language. Although it is adequate to do it in the proper stage, the benefits of being bilingual never stops and can give a variety of opportunities in
The benefits of bilingualism for brain development extend into old age as well; "bilingual seniors can experience less cognitive decline" (Marian, Shook). Learning a new language now can help you retain your brain power later in life, and the same applies to your child. Being bilingual has many benefits aside from knowing how to communicate in more than one language, which is a great skill to have in life all on its
Students with foreign language skills can find jobs more easily than students without. Many employers look for applicants with basic foreign language skills. Language skills are also important for positions with international companies. Job security and higher pay for employees who know a foreign language are other possible benefits. Since only twenty percent of students in the United States take a foreign language, the ones who do have an advantage. Also,