Language Classes

[aimeeandbeatles]

(our textbooks in school are 20 years old, but it seemed interesting enough)

One of the textbooks in school... it said something about parents fighting for ethnic language classes in school... (Students from a similiar culture would get classes in the language of the culture)

1. If they were after school, they didn't think it was fair for the student to decide betwen extra classes and sports/clubs/etc.

2. However, if they were during school hours, it's against the education act.

Your thoughts on this?

 

[Red Door]

I can't comprehend your post at all, can you do it in clearer English or in more detail?

 

[Xanikk999]

(our textbooks in school are 20 years old, but it seemed interesting enough)

One of the textbooks in school... it said something about parents fighting for ethnic language classes in school... (Students from a similiar culture would get classes in the language of the culture)

1. If they were after school, they didn't think it was fair for the student to decide betwen extra classes and sports/clubs/etc.

2. However, if they were during school hours, it's against the education act.

Your thoughts on this?

I think your my female counterpart on these forums.

You make too many threads!

Agree with alcosta... please rephrase.

 

[Urederra]

I think your my female counterpart on these forums.

You make too many threads!

Agree with alcosta... please rephrase.

I foresaw that the very moment she opened the "ask an asperger" thread, or something like that.

On-topic. You mean teaching math classes in Spanish for spanish immigrants? Sounds good if the school board or whoever who decides that has the money. Are you talking about the US or Canada? Because I recall reading that the US doesn't have an official language.

 

[Ansar]

Well, at my school there are two types of Spanish Language classes.

There is:

• Spanish for Spanish Speakers - which skips the part where you learn the vocabulary since the native speakers already know the vocabulary and can just focus on the grammar.
• Spanish - This is the version of Spanish for the non native spanish speakers. In this Spanish course, since there are no native speakers, the teacher can focus on teaching the vocabulary and grammar together so the non-native can learn spanish.

Programs like ESOL are installed at my school to help children from foreign countries learn English in a class which will go at a slower pace so they understand the language, step by step. Usually the class is composed mostly of hispanics and the minority is European/Haitian. Only for some students who are really bad in English, there is a translator who can help the student because he/she has serious problems in English and wouldn't learn even on their own because they would be having a really hard time.

Is that what you were asking?

You mean teaching math classes in Spanish for spanish immigrants? Sounds good if the school board or whoever who decides that has the money. Are you talking about the US or Canada? Because I recall reading that the US doesn't have an official language.

AFAIK, it is against the law to teach students in another language (even if the whole class doesen't know good English).

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I mean, that if you or your parents are from another country, you can take classes in that language

 

[Urederra]

That would be very expensive for a public school, but if the parents can afford it, I guess they can always send their siblings to a private school that teach in the language of their choice.

 

[Red Door]

As Urederra said, it'd be way too expensive to bring and hire teachers to do that. Besides, if you're in that country, you should be required to learn the language of the country you live in.

 

[Ansar]

I mean, that if you or your parents are from another country, you can take classes in that language

Well, if you are really bad in English, I think you're either assigned a human translator to help you with your work, but you can't just take your classes in another language.

 

[Bast]

This already happens in Australia. Students aren't necessarily encouraged to take their native language classes but most do because the opportunity to get better marks.