Bilingual Education

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    Dual Language Programs

    These programs are taught in two or more languages throughout a student’s education career. To include, dual language programs promote language fluency, increased academic accomplishments, and multicultural awareness. Furthermore, different types of dual language programs are available to suit students for optimum learning. Programs

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    Women Studies

    who have computers at home are more likely to succeed in school. The Affects of Curriculum Tracking  -Many Latinos attend schools within a school where they are tracked into lower curriculum tracks programs that do not prepare then for higher education  -Cannot always blame the parents or the schools but should blame city/state/ federal govt , for their inequitable

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    Bilingual Books In Schools

    The materials used in a dual program need to consist of bilingual books of many genres and a variety of types of materials such as concrete, visual, audiovisual, art, and technology. One of the biggest problems with bilingual education is the absence of books in the first and second language. Most schools on average have one book in Spanish per Spanish-speaking child in schools with bilingual programs. When you provide books in ELL students primary languages, you demonstrate that your students first

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    1. Should non-standard varieties of English be used in education? Some educators believe that teaching students in the standard variety of their language is beneficial as it provides a universal mode of communication. Others believe that students are best served by education taught in their own variety of a language, even if it is non-standard. Choose and defend a position in this debate, making sure to explore the benefits and drawbacks of your choice. Focus on a single non-standard variety

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    Chapter 3: Teaching Your Diverse Students

    In chapter 3, Teaching Your Diverse Students, I learned many things that affect me as an educator. An important fact that interested me a lot was that the primary goal of multicultural education, it is to help students in school with diverse cultures, social class, racial and ethnic groups have an equal opportunity to learn like others. This can affect me as an educator because I will be able to help diverse students to achieve more positive attitudes toward different ethnic groups to integrate them

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    Bilingualism Influence Cognitive Aging

    throughout their lifespan. They tested the monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual participants many times for memory, speed of information processing, reasoning abilities, vocabulary, reading, and verbal fluency. The experiment concluded that the more languages an individual knows the more ability that individual has in the categories listed above (Bak 962). The results of this analysis prove the long-lasting cognitive affects for those who are bilingual. The benefits as a result of bilingualism are immense

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    Somethijg

    SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD A BILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT IN SCHOOLS 指導教授: 張玉玲 博士 Advisor: Dr. Ye-ling Chang 研究生: 呂淑文 撰 Graduate: Shu-Wen Lu 中 華 民 國 九 十 五 年 十 一 月 November 2006 Significance of the Study The reason why this study is significant can be explained from three aspects. First, this study investigates Junior high school students’ perceptions, attitudes, viewpoints, and their participation towards the bilingual environment. Consequently, this research

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    The Official Language Movement

    official language movement has created a lot of controversy in both education and politics. Even former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, said "Citizenship requires passing a test on American History in English. If that’s true, we do not have to create ballots in any other language except English," (2007). Mr. Gingrich also stated that to allow bilingualism will pose long term dangers to our nation and that bilingual education should be replaced with immersion in English. There is even debate

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    Texas Undocumented Students

    Texas Undocumented Students And Education Policy EDU 365 Politics of American Education September 3, 2012 The society group of undocumented immigrant students has impacted education policy in many ways over the last ten years, especially the Border States that are so highly affected such as; California, Arizona, and Texas. In this paper I will focus on Texas and how these policies including the rights of the students, funding issues, and language barriers have impacted the way in which

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    Elp Standards

    address students’ unique backgrounds could result in a large portion of the future adult population of this country who cannot participate successfully as global citizens. Academic experiences and parental perceptions impact students’ attitudes toward education. To create enthusiastic, lifelong learners, effective teachers show students that what they are learning in school will equip them with the knowledge, confidence, and skills necessary to have fulfilling lives. Teachers’ expectations have a powerful

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