The author in the article uses a lot of personal experience to further his claim that bilingualism is a waste of time and should have never become a program of the U.S. He is the son of an immigrant Ukrainian who came to the U.S. not knowing any English, but when he came he came with the knowledge and the realization that if he was coming to the U.S. that he would have to learn English. The author later uses an example of how his young son learned English in Prague even though he had very little experience in English before he went to school, and the reason he learned it was because that was the only language that was spoken there in school. The author speaks six languages and his wife is from Argentina, and he concludes that bilingual education only hurts immigrants, and it is something that they don’t even want.
Monday, March 8, 2010
English Should Remain the Primary Language of the United States
Hewko, John "English Should Remain the Primary Language of the United States."At Issue: Bilingual Education. Loreta Medina. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2003. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Brigham Young University - Utah. 8 Mar. 2010
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The author in the article uses a lot of personal experience to further his claim that bilingualism is a waste of time and should have never become a program of the U.S. He is the son of an immigrant Ukrainian who came to the U.S. not knowing any English, but when he came he came with the knowledge and the realization that if he was coming to the U.S. that he would have to learn English. The author later uses an example of how his young son learned English in Prague even though he had very little experience in English before he went to school, and the reason he learned it was because that was the only language that was spoken there in school. The author speaks six languages and his wife is from Argentina, and he concludes that bilingual education only hurts immigrants, and it is something that they don’t even want.
The author in the article uses a lot of personal experience to further his claim that bilingualism is a waste of time and should have never become a program of the U.S. He is the son of an immigrant Ukrainian who came to the U.S. not knowing any English, but when he came he came with the knowledge and the realization that if he was coming to the U.S. that he would have to learn English. The author later uses an example of how his young son learned English in Prague even though he had very little experience in English before he went to school, and the reason he learned it was because that was the only language that was spoken there in school. The author speaks six languages and his wife is from Argentina, and he concludes that bilingual education only hurts immigrants, and it is something that they don’t even want.
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