Saturday, May 18, 2019

Argument Response Against Dual Language Education

In side of meat First the author is a huge proponent of English lone(prenominal) education. Le urges the voting public who is reading the article to vote against installing bilingual education into the learner course curriculum. Le dedicates almost the entire piece to focus on the potential pitfalls in onerous to introduce two completely different languages into a childs academic curriculum simultaneously. in the first place I read this article I would have thought myself in favor of bilingual education. It would be to be the easiest way to assimilate immigrants to our cultural as well as broadening the cultural horizons of our inherent English speaking students.I have no idea how arrogant a way of cyphering that could perchance be. My own education, coupled with my professional and personal experience, in addition to Les essay depart me to the conclusion that English only education is by far the bets way to go. I would like to think I have a very good grasp of the English language I am constantly being commended on my superior verbal discourse skills. That being said my written communication leaves a lot to be desired. Even though I speak very eloquently (at times) I am not seem to properly translate that same level of eloquent into a printable media.I find myself a little bit embarrassed when I have to redeem formal documents (even this response) payable to my lack of practical skill realiseledge when it comes to written formats. I blame myself partially for the oversight in my education plainly mostly I blame my compulsory education instructors. Through forth association school, middle school and high school I was never once ordered to learn how to write a proper sentence. I was made to learn vocabulary and parts of speech surely but it was not until college I was it expected that I know how to put it all together flawlessly and with punctuation.All my written material assignments before I entered college consisted of a series of run on sen tences. The sad part is I never got below C+ in either of my written assignments due to my extraordinary level of content. However, I know now that content does not a good paper solely make. My teachers did not do me any favors by allowing me to skate by, especially since I had no idea that I was skating to begin with. afterward I read Les article I stopped to think about the hoi polloi I interact with on a daily basis, the public at large and especially my colleagues.I mustiness admit on several occasions I find myself mortified to hear the language that comes out of their mouths. Not because of any level of vulgarity but rather the way in which they completely foul-up their native language English. I think the author makes a valid point before we get so consumed with the idea of teaching American children other languages we really should focus on them mastering English in both verbal and written formats. English First by Yung Le, pgs. 459-461 in A swell up Crafted Argument

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