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Zoey63294

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According to your text, the U.S. educational system freqently
 
  a. pressures immigrant children to develop their English skills, and it does not emphasize the value of children retaining their first language.
  b. values children who retain fluency in a first language such as Vietnamese, Portuguese, or Arabic.
  c. makes great efforts to encourage simultaneous bilingualism.
  d. believes that a student's attitude toward people who speak a foreign language is much more important than his or her skill in speaking that language.

Question 2

Sara has spoken English all her life. In high school and college, she takes French and eventually becomes fluent in that language. This is an example of
 
  a. simultaneous bilingualism.
  b. sequential bilingualism.
  c. the dual-route approach
  d. multilingualism.



matt95

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: a

Answer to Question 2

Ans: b



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