Aria by Richard Rodriguez was an article that
definitely piqued my interest. This is an argument post. Rodriguez argues that
although those who learn a public language lose a sense of individualism, they
can gain a different sense of individualism by becoming one with what is already
public knowledge. I really think that the main point was that although Rodriguez
felt less close to his parents, and a kind of language barrier was created
between them, he grew closer to society and the public by learning a language
that was more popular in the public eye. Rodriguez disagrees with current
educators who study bilingual students; because they say that they lose
individuality when they become part of a society. Rodriguez argues that there
are two type of individuals. Both private and public, and when one is lost, the
other is gained. That is the point that Rodriguez is trying to make, and the
point that he thinks that educators are missing today. These children are not
just losing out on something, they are also gaining something that Rodriguez
refers to as “public individualism”.
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/BilingualChildren.htm
The attached link has much more information
about teaching bilingual children and answers many questions regarding children
who speak two languages or are multicultural.
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/papers/keith.html
The link above is a resource I found that is
directed toward multicultural education (I found it very interesting, so you
guys should check it out!)
:)
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