Essays on Multilingualism Page 2

            The “English-Only Movement” is a rather interesting, bitter, and emotional topic of debate which has drawn the attention of Americans from all walks of life for almost three decades already. Basically, the purpose of the movement is to have English formally declared as the official language of the country both in the level of…

This is one reason why it is so painful to see the statistics listed in the article, that a staggering third of the people who participated in the study felt threatened by other cultures. The study attributed this partially to the large number of people in this country who fall into the lower income bracket,…

English is the universal language of the world. In order for immigrants to assimilate to a new Country, It’s important to learn the language of the country. In the article “Why the U. S Needs an Official Language” by Mauro E. Mujica he states that the U. S. A needs to unify the English language…

I.  Summary                 In the article, “Classroom Inquiry and Navajo Learning Styles:  A Call for Reassessment,” the authors question the idea that Navajo students are not suitable for the implementation of analytical or inquiry-based pedagogies.(McCarty, T. et. al., 1991, 42)  They set out to make their theory more plausible, that students traditionally classified as ‘visual…

The United States is home to more bilingual people than any other country. The idea of “one nation, one Language” is part of the idealized history of our country. Schmid, C. L. (2001). Language is more than a means of communication, it represents attitudes in a society, symbolic issue linked to power, political claims of…

I.INTRODUCTIONOne of the changes in the basic curriculum of education brought about by the new K + 12 program is the introduction of Mother Tongue – based Multilingual Education. It will be implemented specifically to kindergarten, grades 1, 2 and 3. Mother Tongue refers to “first-language-first” education that is, schooling which begins in the mother…

A 3rd linguistic communication should be made compulsory because it has many advantages such as making better chances of employment progress in calling. encouragements encephalon development. Bridgess cultural connexions. gives us an economic border and most of all part to nation-building. Numerous studies have proven that people gain advantages in larning foreign linguistic communication. Harmonizing…

We have been told that there is fake news and not to believe everything that we read on the internet. However, how can we distinguish what is fake from real? The media has played a crucial role in the world, specifically when speaking about research. However, it is important to not only read what is…

A particular that I feel would be of interest to a linguistic anthropologist are strong AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the video: Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence: Crash Course Computer Science #34, explains this as being a well-rounded human-like used for general purposes, but clarifies that no one has demonstrated anything resembling human-like artificial intelligence (AI)…

Multiculturalism “The Chinese in All of Us” is a piece written by Richard Rodriguez that addresses multiculturalism. In this piece, he explains that he is an advocate for the metaphorical melting pot. He believes there is merit in being exposed to many different cultures and influences. However, he strongly believes in the common American culture….