http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=141584947&m=141677798
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Teaching children to be bilingual
This report about a school in Florida conveys the positive aspects of maintaining culture in the Hispanic communities. A school is able to promote the success of students by teaching in two languages.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=141584947&m=141677798
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=141584947&m=141677798
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It's interesting that a bilingual person would be asked: "are you loyal to your country?". Would the same question be asked to someone who became fluent in a second language as an adult?
ReplyDeleteThe ending thought of the broadcast is that being bilingual and being successful are not mutually exclusive. In our increasingly global society, I would have to disagree. Speaking two languages can only give you an edge. Is the discrimination greater depending on the languages you can speak?
I also noticed it said "But in some states — California, Arizona, Colorado and Massachusetts — bilingual immersion programs are banned because a majority of voters don't think children can learn proper English and hold on to a foreign language and culture at the same time." That contradicts what we learned about bilinguals having an advantage in both languages.
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