The Pros And Cons Of Bilingualism

In the following essay I will be talking about the disadvantages and advantages of partisan elections for state politics. I will also examine the last couple year's election results and costs. Finally, I will discuss if partisanship made a difference in the vote, as well as if a judge should be decided by partisan vote. In the next couple paragraphs I will talk more specifically about these topics.

It was great to know that world's number one highest IQ is in Korea. Unfortunately, I found my brain is just as normal, through the IQ test we did. I surprised that there is about 6800 languages around the world. Which means, there are more languages need to introduce to people. Also, only 6.3% of Americans are bilingual. Even the number of different languages people should speak is differ by cultures. Like in Korea, bilingual is general for us, since most of us did learn more than two languages when we were at high school. So I was pretty shocked that only that amount of Americans are bilingual. Overall, it was great

This nation is a place where different cultures come together and learn to coexist. From native America, Latinos, Asians and probably other nations that are not well known; they all have something in common which they all are bilinguals. Authors Cisneros, Agosin, Dumas and Tan clearly illustrate that being bilingual has both advantages and disadvantages.

Bilingualism to Espada means more than just speaking two languages, it symbolizes his identity. Espada argues that bilingualism is worth defending because having a second language is part of a person’s identity. Espada says, “That’s what they are trying to do to all of us,... (because I speak Spanish with my heart”)” (Espada 7). He shows the importance of his second language. Bilingualism means having a connection with culture and personal identity.

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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.

I support bilingual education because it can be an effective pathway for foreign language speakers to learn the English language. I am in favor of the two-way immersion method as a bilingual education application in the classroom. According to Hadi-Tabassum, “Two-way immersion (TWI) bilingual education is an integrated language immersion program in which students who speak a majority language, such as English, study and learn together in the same classroom with students who speak a minority language….Both the language majority and language minority students learn the two languages simultaneously and acquire academic content knowledge through both L1 (English) and L2 (Spanish, Korean, etc.). Dual immersion education is another term used more often to describe TWI bilingual programs but both terms signify the same type of bilingual education program in which two distinct sociolinguistic student groups are fully immersed in learning both the majority and minority language across all content areas and within the same classroom setting.” (4). As one can imagine, it can be very difficult to learn a completely new language in a short period of time, therefore, the two-way immersion method is a great way for students to learn a new language, while still being able to communicate in their primary tongue and not being forced to acquire new knowledge without the ability to communicate effectively in the new language being learned.

Every person has heard the saying, “Actions speak louder than words.” Although a quantity of people says this, they frequently don’t know precisely why it is so true. They often don’t know why actions are almost at all times louder than words.

Deborah K. Palmer and Ramon Antonio Martinez argue that being bilingual shouldn’t be a disadvantage to how students learn, but it should be promoted in all English Language Arts classroom. In New York and Texas, English is the primary language that is being taught in schools and if a student is not proficient in English, he/she would be placed in an ESL class to improve their English. Since many English classes aren’t implied to incorporate bilingualism in their lesson planning, it shouldn’t mean that it should be ignored. Previous research has shown that students incorporate their bilingual skills in their everyday language practices and skills connecting to the English language arts standards that it might even be used as a resource in class.

“Fob,” “Speak English!” and “Do you understand?” were questions and statements I received constantly as a child. I was born a legal citizen in America, but the discrimination I got for being Vietnamese lingered upon me for the first six years of my life. I grew up in a predominant Asian household due to my grandma’s inability to speak English; therefore, English was rarely spoken. The fear of being made fun of or laughed at prevented me from leaving my house. Beginning grade school, my teachers would have to slow down their lessons in order to keep me caught up. As I started school and was forced to learn English, I gained self confidence and a sense of belonging with the community. Being able to speak two different languages and celebrate both cultures allowed me to step out into the world and be myself. However, Richard Rodriguez grew up completely different from me. Although we both have two immigrant parents, his bilingualism separated him from the outside world and caused a division between his public and private languages. Whereas Martin Espada, who grew up in America, considers bilingualism as an identification of who people are and fights for bilingual education with his heart.

Scholars assert that data suggests progressively beneficial effects of bilingualism throughout the lifespan. It has been found that bilingualism could prevent age-associated cognitive deficits1.

Bilingualism is a very debated concept today. The idea of bilingualism varies from person to person. For known poet Martín Espada, bilingualism allows a sense of identity for multiple language speakers. To compare, writer Richard Rodriguez views bilingualism as a right and obligation. Bilingualism is a right all citizens should have. Yet, citizens of the United States face discrimination every day for their ability to speak multiple languages.

Communication is a powerful tool in every setting that involves human interaction. The importance of bilingualism is felt when there are communication barriers orchestrated by multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism. The effect of communication barrier is more profound in the learning environment. This is reflected in the way it incapacitates understanding of the course contents.

On January 23rd, 2018, Medical News Today published an online news article discussing a study that considers potential benefits of bilingualism on children that have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). There has been an expansion on studies that look at the benefits bilingualism poses on executive functions, which include attentional control, inhibiting behavior and working memory. For the specific study, they decided to test whether kids who are bilingual and diagnosed with ASD can shift between different modes at a smoother rate than monolingual kids with ASD. The study used 40 children, 20 of which were typically developing (10 monolingual and 10 bilingual) and 20 who were diagnosed with ASD (10 monolingual and 10 bilingual).

Today, bilingual education used in many countries for variety of social and educational purposes. It is the actual problem of this century. Because, the world is changing and according to the requirements of time, the human mind adjusts to new discoveries, to new tops. The relevance of training to bilingual manner as a basic component in-depth language education is defined, first of all, a general global trend towards integration in the economic, cultural and political spheres, in the sphere of education determines the trend towards integration of subject knowledge, focus on the knowledge of a coherent picture of the world. Modernization in the field of school education is associated with high quality education, development of new technologies, new perspectives, expanding the horizons of students. Now, special attention is paid to creating conditions to develop the creative potential of the student and to empower in-depth education. Training based on bilingual program is important, because it provides