Faculty of Language and Arts Education

Bilingual Education Policy and Language and Literacy Aims

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The primary differentiation among bilingual education policies and programs relates to the aim of promoting bilingualism and biliteracy. So-called mainstream bilingual programs, or immersion programs, hold this aim for majority language children. Often, such programs are those of choice for parents who can afford to provide their children with an elite education.

Thus, unlike federally supported Title VII programs, which no longer exist, there has been no stigma of deficiency associated with these programs. There have been some attempts to combine biliteracy and bilingualism as a goal for both majority and minority children. To date, the most successful programs have fallen under the label of “two-way” or “dual immersion.” From a policy standpoint, these programs help to promote the status of minority languages; however, this is not always achieved when languages other than English are presented as “foreign” rather than as living community languages of the United States and the world.

There has also been some concern that students in such programs can be differentially positioned based on the perceived status of their languages. For example, concerns have been raised that Spanish-speaking students of lower socioeconomic status may be “servicing” language majority English-speaking children by providing them with native-speaker modeling of the target language. In other words, in the programs’ implementation, the needs of children of the majority are addressed, but not those of minorities.

Given the status differential between English and Spanish, there is a need for programmatic policies that are designed to ensure that students are treated equitably. A review of federal bilingual education policy in the United States indicates that there is substantial room for improvement if biliteracy and bilingualism are valued as educational aims for both language minority children and the general population.

There is a need to consider policies that promote both the individual and societal benefits of bilingualism. Such policies also need to ensure that language minority students have adequate access to a quality education that includes the development of English for successful participation in school and society. Moving beyond policies that merely aim to accommodate immigrant and indigenous language minority students, many believe that there is a need to develop and implement policies that value community languages and expand national language resources.

Such policies need to recognize the linguistic reality of a country in which nearly 1 out of 6 people speak languages in addition to English. Constructive language policies would also need to recognize that languages other than English are used daily in the linguistic life of the country. Policies based on our linguistic reality would do well to acknowledge that the United States is not only among the largest English-speaking nations in the world-rivaled only by India, a multilingual nation with millions who can speak English-but that it also has millions who can speak Spanish and numerous other indigenous and immigrant languages and that these languages can be resources for both language minority students and the nation as a whole.

Benefits of Learning Foreign Language

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In the resent trend of our society nowadays, many people are connected all through out the world. As they communicate they have must a primary language to be used and sometimes a foreign language or their second language that could help them express more their feelings and opinions.

Many individuals also love to learn foreign language as language skills in a job. In the present situation of our global market and economy, many demands for language skills to continue to grow as many organizations, businesses as well as the governments build links and communication with the foreign language.

It is very beneficial in every employment neither communication in very important reasons. It gives careers and chances for them to progress either through building and gaining promotions as well as international travel experience. And also it opens new ideas and employment opportunities.

International major organizations such as Red Cross, World Trade Organizations as well as Amnesty International and other worldwide organization will always need people with skills and ability for range of languages in their administrative work to management. They almost need a cross section of foreign language skills and an additional many speakers in the main international language such as Spanish, French, English, Arabic and Chinese.

The National Government also demand huge numbers of foreign language speakers for every Foreign Affairs Services Departments and Bureaus. Working with this Foreign Services could give you the opportunity of working abroad and living in an embassy of a certain country. You will be able to listen to intelligence reports in foreign language and translating them and conducting researches in foreign language as well as liaising with other countries as counterpart.

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Learning Foreign Language is also a big challenge for you but then learning foreign language skills help strengthen applicants profile and knowledge.

Other benefit of learning foreign language also makes you good candidate for positions within the tourism and hospitality services and industry.

Nowadays, almost of the companies sends their staff to man local offices or fields, which also means speakers of the native languages are well needed. Meaning to say these international companies have the nature of global presence and that staffs with foreign language skills are significant in their day to day operations and future expansions.

Good customer service is also good relations through common language. Speakers on foreign language are also needed in hotels, clubs, leisure complexes, restaurants to receive many foreign visitors.

Language translators are also needed to deal with written materials and will translate texts from the original language into their own native language. They usually need qualifications or accreditation, but once this successfully passed it is more easy to register with number of translation agencies that are qualified for work to freelancers. After that other translators become specialized in certain foreign language or fields such as law, social sciences, software as well as foreign affairs.

Foreign Language Speakers are also good foreign language speakers. They teach not only offers the chance to have sufficient knowledge but also practice it in their daily living.

Foreign Language Teachers can work in a variety of different institutions such as private language learning schools, colleges, and universities as well as government institutions. Language can be taught either you are young or old as long as you are eager to learn it. Continues teaching of these foreign teachers may develop their skills they may also gain more qualifications and specializations in areas and fields of their skills.

Other related benefits of learning foreign language are finding your friends all over the world. It will also give the chance to meet someone whom you may love and also will love you back. It is not impossible as long as you know her/his native language for better communication and exchange of ideas and opinions and also to express your feelings in a very sweet manner in their native languages.

These varieties of opportunities of learning foreign language are just few of the many employment opportunities and career developments. It is just an open door for you to consider in learning foreign language that is more easy and beneficial for you.

Glee Season 2 Episode 9: Special Education

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Glee TV series is the epitome of the teens dreamed entertainment. Ask the youngster today of what are the things they are looking forward every time they are indulging their self in the TV series. For sure, if you have a checklist the following will be counted: drama, comedy, romance, musical, fashion trendy, and a beautiful female casts and sexy male stars. I told you, those are Glee’s perfect summary.

Talking about this TV program, the series is coming with their latest episode marking the last Tuesday on November a very good night and a perfect date.

Glee Season 2 Episode 9 – Special Education will be delivering the episode bring the music into sectionals wherein the casts will be performing music that is familiar to you yet bringing the song into another level Gleeks like you will be fascinated. The songs are taken form some major theatrical shows and famous movies few years back. Read more articles Watch Glee Season 2 Episode 9 Special Education Online Megavideo Watch Glee Season 2 Episode 9 – Special Education to Catch a Much-Awaited Moment Watch Glee Season 2 Episode 9 Special Education Online Watch Glee Season 2 Episode 16 Original Song

In Glee Season 2 Episode 9, Kurt will find himself in the new group and he found a slot to shine. Bearing his talent as a singer, Kurt still finds a new place in the Warblers with the newest star of Glee named Blaine (Darren Crisis) in which his name is as sexy and talented as he was.

Rachel will be having a little headache with Finn. All this time, Rachel thought that his boyfriend is a virgin but when Finn confessed that he lost his pureness in few years back in Santana, Rachel was truly upset. With this, the woman had turned her attention into Sam and Quinn giving the two equally handsome guys a chance to prove their selves worthy for Rachel. Does this mean this the end of Rachel and Finn’s love affair? I don’t want to think it that way! Sam and Quinn will be performing the “time of my life”/ song which was been featured in the movie Dirty Dancing, a big hit in 1987.

With the problem Finn is facing with Rachel, it is not only him who is worried about what may happen in the future. Carl is also worried his status with Emma. Wheew, I have a good sense of vibration that this is just a prelude for a more beautiful and romantic episode in this season to come.

Gleeks like me cannot afford to miss this episode for this going to be one of the best in the series. For months that the program is soaring, the upcoming episode will be another reason of indulging and following Glee episode series.

Watch Glee Season 2 Episode 9 online or have a date with your TV set on the 30th of November 2010. The Glee Season 2 Episode 9: Special Education will air on FOX at 9/8c.