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