InNewYorkCitypublicschools176differentlanguagesarespokenamongthemorethan1millionstudents.For160000childrenEnglishisnottheirfirstlanguage.NewYork'sDepartmentofEducationmakeslearningbetterforthesestudentsbypr

　　InNewYorkCitypublicschools176differentlanguagesarespokenamongthemorethan1millionstudents.For160000childrenEnglishisnottheirfirstlanguage.NewYork'sDepartmentofEducationmakeslearningbetterforthesestudentsbyprovidingdual-languageprogramsinwhichstudentsaretaughtintwolanguagesEnglishandanotheronelikeRussianorChinese.Mathsocialstudiesscienceandallotherregularcoursesaretaughtinbothlanguages.Andtheylearnaboutthecultureoftheothercountry.

　　MiladyBaezDeputyChancellorofEnglishLanguageLearnersandStudentSupportsaysthesedual-languageprogramswillhelpchildrensucceedinthefuture.“Thejobsofthefuturerequirethatourstudentsknowmorethanonelanguage.Theyaregoingtobetravelingabroad;theyaregoingtobecommunicatingwithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thiswillopendoorsforthem.”

　　Middle-schoolersmightnothavejobsontheirmindsyet.ForKequingJaingshelikeskeepingupherfirstlanguageMandarin.“ItmakesmefeelthatIamhomebecauseIcantalkinChinese;learninChinesewhilelearninginEnglish.SoitmakesmefeelbetterandmakesmeunderstandmoreaboutthetaskI’mlearning.”.Com]

　　AnastasiaHudikovacametotheUnitedStateswhenshewas2yearsold.ShesaystheRussian-Englishprogramkeepsherconnectedtoherheritageandherparentshappy.“They’rereallyhappyabouttheprogram.TheyarereallyhappythatIcanpreservemycultureandmylanguageandthatIcanspeakitfluentlyinschool.”

　　TheNewYorkschoolsalsoofferdual-languageprogramsinsevenotherlanguages:ArabicFrenchHaitianCreoleHebrewKoreanPolishandSpanish.Thereareplanstoaddevenmorelanguagesinthefuture.

　　Whilethesedual-languageprogramsarepopularsomeorganizationsintheU.S.sayteachingEnglishcomesfirst.U.S.StudiesshowthatchildrenwholearnEnglishearlywillbemoresuccessfullater.

　　4.Dual-languageprogramsinNewYorkaimto__________.

　　A.helpthestudentslearnbetter B.ridthestudentsofhomesickness

　　C.attractmoreinternationalstudents D.preventthestudentsforgettingtheirculture

　　5.Whomaynotquiteagreewithdual-languageprograms?

　　A.MiladyBaez