Jazzlyn LaNier
English 1100_35
September 16th, 2015
Professor Young
Your Native Tongue
Yes, I believe students should have the right to use their own language in an academic setting. Allowing a student to be able to open up and explore every opportunity that is given is a beautiful thing. Now adding that they can feel comfortable and supported in their own skin and speak their native language will only give them more confidence and encourage them to be proud of their backgrounds. In the article Students' Right to Their Own Language it states “As English teachers, we are responsible for what our teaching does to the self-image and the self-esteem of our students. We must decide what elements of our discipline are really important to us, whether we want to share with our students the richness of all varieties of language, encourage linguistic virtuosity”. This mainly saying teachers may either support us or choose to keep us down. Support us into wanting to identity ourselves from everyone else. Allowing the students to speak their native tongue will allow them to become more creative , more determined to be successful knowing that they no longer have to hide their true selves. Incorporating their own language into academics may possibly help them understand more and be able to relate and let others in on their way of thinking. Allowing students to feel free will always open more doors and have more opportunities than a student that is not allowed to express themselves in a controlled environment.
English 1100_35
September 16th, 2015
Professor Young
Your Native Tongue
Yes, I believe students should have the right to use their own language in an academic setting. Allowing a student to be able to open up and explore every opportunity that is given is a beautiful thing. Now adding that they can feel comfortable and supported in their own skin and speak their native language will only give them more confidence and encourage them to be proud of their backgrounds. In the article Students' Right to Their Own Language it states “As English teachers, we are responsible for what our teaching does to the self-image and the self-esteem of our students. We must decide what elements of our discipline are really important to us, whether we want to share with our students the richness of all varieties of language, encourage linguistic virtuosity”. This mainly saying teachers may either support us or choose to keep us down. Support us into wanting to identity ourselves from everyone else. Allowing the students to speak their native tongue will allow them to become more creative , more determined to be successful knowing that they no longer have to hide their true selves. Incorporating their own language into academics may possibly help them understand more and be able to relate and let others in on their way of thinking. Allowing students to feel free will always open more doors and have more opportunities than a student that is not allowed to express themselves in a controlled environment.
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