[MCP] Question for Felix, Jimmy, and Others
Vun Hiew
vun.hiew at gmail.com
Wed Mar 14 16:12:21 EDT 2007
Why would the student be confused? As I've mentioned in another thread, many
European countries have more than one official language and in Malaysia,
where I was born and raised, it is RARE to find anyone who's not at least
bilingual. As a child, I learned Malay and English in school, spoke Chinese
(Hakka and Mandarin) and Indonesian at home, and spoke Chinese Cantonese
with all my friends and some other family members. My little cousin, at the
age of 4-5, spoke English with her dad, Mandarin with her mom, Indonesian
with her Indonesian nanny, and Hakka with my grandma. We weren't confused
when we were little and we aren't confused now as adults. We have a clear
sense of our cultural identity and racial/ethnic heritage. And we're
definitely proud of who we are and where we came from.
On 3/14/07, Sandusky Ativia (16K035) <ASandusky at schools.nyc.gov> wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> Students can benefit from learning English, however isn't the student
> getting confused when he is learning English in school and speaking his
> native language at home?
>
> Ativia S. Sandusky
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> From: mcp-bounces at edchange.org on behalf of Marni Rabin-Marron
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> To: Multicultural Pavilion's discussion group on equity, social
> justice,and multicultural education.
> Subject: Re: [MCP] Question for Felix, Jimmy, and Others
>
>
> If a student is not literate in his own language, then we may as well
> begin teaching him in English, no? What is the point of translating
> subjects into another language the child does not understand? Of course,
> verbal translation is another issue. Many students might benefit from
> hearing subjects in their mother-tongue, even if they are unable to read it.
> tom
>
> "Sandusky Ativia (16K035)" <ASandusky at schools.nyc.gov> wrote:
>
> Hello, I am a seventh grade English Language Arts teacher in
> Brooklyn, New York. Yes, I am taking a Multicultural class this semester
> that reqiures me to join a discussion group. Schools are responsible for
> student progress. Many english language learners are not literate in their
> native lanugauge. How does the state and the city expect students to
> progress if they have trouble understanding their own language? What is your
> position on this?
>
> Ativia S. Sandusky
> MS 35
> 272 MacDonough Street
> Brooklyn N.Y. 11233
> (718) 574-2345
> (718) 452 -1273 (fax)
> Seventh Grade ELA Teacher
> "Creating a Community of Life Long Learners"
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: mcp-bounces at edchange.org on behalf of Paul C.Gorski
> Sent: Tue 3/13/2007 8:43 AM
> To: 'Multicultural Pavilion's discussion group on equity, social
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> Subject: [MCP] Question for Felix, Jimmy, and Others
>
>
> Hello.
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