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bobbysung · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe how you would handle a second-language program in your local school system. Be sure to include how you would teach English to nonEnglish-speaking students and how you would go about introducing a second language to English-speaking students.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Examine the process of switching codes in speech. Define the two codes and offer a real-life example of each code. Under what circumstances would each code be typically used?

What will be an ideal response?

xiazhe · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The answer should include instruction in choice of formal or informal speech,
preservation of the dignity of the first language, an early start in working with the
second language, and the encouragement of communication in the new language
among children. Students might also consider the merits and drawbacks of the
various forms of bilingual education mentioned in the chapter.

Answer to Question 2

Switching codes is the process of changing from proper speech to a colloquial or
more informal form of the same language. The formal code is used in the classroom
and with most adults (for children), and the informal code is used with friends and on
the street. The codes used are dependent upon the social context. Examples of
code usage will vary and should clearly differentiate between formal and informal
speech.