The Impact of Monolingualism on English Speakers Today
Recent globalization and technological advancements have made English the dominant language globally. However, the decline in foreign language learning has resulted in a prevalence of monolingual English speakers, depriving them of opportunities to learn, think, and engage with diverse cultures. This essay explores whether monolingual English speakers are at a disadvantage in today's interconnected world.
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AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION LESLEE MEEK LESLEE MEEK LESLEE.MEEK@GMAIL.COM LESLEE.MEEK@GMAIL.COM 16 YEARS TEACHING ENGLISH 5 YEARS TEACHING AP LANG/COMP 2NDYEAR AS A READER (Q1/Q3)
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO READ GIVEN 15 MINUTES TO READ SOURCES/PROMPT SOURCES/PROMPT MUST DEVELOP MUST DEVELOP AN ARGUMENT AN ARGUMENT MUST USE AT LEAST 3 SOURCES MUST USE AT LEAST 3 SOURCES
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING SIX SOURCES, INCLUDING CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING SIX SOURCES, INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION FOR EACH SOURCE. THEN THE INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION FOR EACH SOURCE. THEN SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION FROM AT LEAST THREE OF THE SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION FROM AT LEAST THREE OF THE SOURCES AND INCORPORATE IT INTO A COHERENT, WELL SOURCES AND INCORPORATE IT INTO A COHERENT, WELL- - DEVELOPED ESSAY THAT ARGUES A DEVELOPED ESSAY THAT ARGUES A CLEAR POSITION ON WHETHER MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH SPEAKERS ARE AT A WHETHER MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH SPEAKERS ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE TODAY. DISADVANTAGE TODAY. CLEAR POSITION ON
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION 1. ARGUMENT SHOULD BE THE 1. ARGUMENT SHOULD BE THE FOCUS FOCUS OF THE ESSAY OF THE ESSAY 2. DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENT BY USING SOURCES/EXPLAIN THE 2. DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENT BY USING SOURCES/EXPLAIN THE REASONING FOR IT REASONING FOR IT 3. CITE THE SOURCES IN THE ESSAY 3. CITE THE SOURCES IN THE ESSAY
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION 1. FOCUSED ARGUMENT 1. FOCUSED ARGUMENT ARGUMENT NOT FOCUSED: EVER SINCE MAN HAS STEPPED FOOT ON THE LAND WE CALL THE UNITED EVER SINCE MAN HAS STEPPED FOOT ON THE LAND WE CALL THE UNITED STATES, ENGLISH HAS BEEN IT S [SIC] DOMINANT LANGUAGE. IT S [SIC] DOMINANT LANGUAGE. STATES, ENGLISH HAS BEEN ARGUMENT FOCUSED: ARGUMENT FOCUSED: RECENTLY, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY GLOBALIZ RECENTLY, THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY GLOBALIZED. WITH THE HELP OF THE INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, ENGLISH HAS BECOME THE D INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, ENGLISH HAS BECOME THE DOMINANT LANGUAGE IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATION. HOWEVER, THIS HAS LED T INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATION. HOWEVER, THIS HAS LED TO THE DECLINE OF STUDENTS LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, MAKING MONOLINGUALISM INCRE STUDENTS LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, MAKING MONOLINGUALISM INCREASINGLY PREVALENT IN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES . THUS, MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH SPEAKER ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES . THUS, MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH SPEAKERS ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF ALL THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO LE TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF ALL THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, TO THINK, AND TO GAIN FROM THE ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES. FROM THE ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES. ED. WITH THE HELP OF THE OMINANT LANGUAGE IN O THE DECLINE OF ASINGLY PREVALENT IN S ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE ARN, TO THINK, AND TO GAIN
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION 2. DEVELOP 2. DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENT BY USING SOURCES/EXPLAIN THE REASONING FOR YOUR ARGUMENT BY USING SOURCES/EXPLAIN THE REASONING FOR IT IT SOURCE HEAVY RESPONSES DID NOT DEVELOP A VOICE OR INTEGRATE SOUR SOURCE HEAVY RESPONSES DID NOT DEVELOP A VOICE OR INTEGRATE SOURCES WELL: CES WELL: WHEN TRADING OR ANY OTHER DEALS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES, THERE W WHEN TRADING OR ANY OTHER DEALS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES, THERE WILL HAVE TO BRING IN SOMEONE WHO KNOWS BOTH LANGUAGE. AS IN (SOURCE B) IT S BRING IN SOMEONE WHO KNOWS BOTH LANGUAGE. AS IN (SOURCE B) IT SAYS THIS IS THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE, COMMERCE, GLOBAL POLITICS, AVIATION, POPULA LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE, COMMERCE, GLOBAL POLITICS, AVIATION, POPULAR MUSIC, AND ABOVE ALL, THE INTERNET. (SOURCE B) ABOVE ALL, THE INTERNET. (SOURCE B) ILL HAVE TO AYS THIS IS THE R MUSIC, AND REASONS WHY THEY ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE ARE, ONE, LANGUAGE LEAR REASONS WHY THEY ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE ARE, ONE, LANGUAGE LEARNINGS IS NOT JUST TECHNICAL MASTERY OF GRAMMAR BUT RATHER, IN HIS WORDS : (SOURCE TECHNICAL MASTERY OF GRAMMAR BUT RATHER, IN HIS WORDS : (SOURCE A), TWO, EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE TO LEARN ENOUGH SPANISH TO SPEAK TO THEIR EM EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE TO LEARN ENOUGH SPANISH TO SPEAK TO THEIR EMPLOYEES (SOURCE C), THREE 225,505,953 TOTAL PEOPLE SPOKE ONLY ENGLISH A (SOURCE C), THREE 225,505,953 TOTAL PEOPLE SPOKE ONLY ENGLISH AT HOME (SOURCE E). NINGS IS NOT JUST A), TWO, PLOYEES T HOME (SOURCE E).
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION 2. DEVELOP 2. DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENT BY USING SOURCES/EXPLAIN THE REASONING FOR YOUR ARGUMENT BY USING SOURCES/EXPLAIN THE REASONING FOR IT IT MONOLINGUAL SPEAKERS ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE OF THE MANY MONOLINGUAL SPEAKERS ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE OF THE MANY BENEFITS WHICH ACCOMPANY LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, SUCH AS LEARNING THE CULTU ACCOMPANY LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES, SUCH AS LEARNING THE CULTURE OF OTHER COUNTRIES. RUSSELL BERMAN (SOURCE A) CRITICIZES HAASS ARGUMENT COUNTRIES. RUSSELL BERMAN (SOURCE A) CRITICIZES HAASS ARGUMENT THAT FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHOULD BE TAUGHT AND MASTERED FOR THE SAKE OF NATIONAL LANGUAGE SHOULD BE TAUGHT AND MASTERED FOR THE SAKE OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND GLOBAL ECONOMY. GLOBAL ECONOMY. BENEFITS WHICH RE OF OTHER THAT FOREIGN SECURITY AND ENGLISH CAN THEORETICALLY BE USED, BUT KNOWING THE COUNTRIES NAT ENGLISH CAN THEORETICALLY BE USED, BUT KNOWING THE COUNTRIES NATIVE TONGUE WILL GET YOU MUCH FARTHER AND OPEN YOU UP TO CULTURAL CUES AND OTHER GET YOU MUCH FARTHER AND OPEN YOU UP TO CULTURAL CUES AND OTHER THINGS MONOLINGUALITY WOULDN T HAVE AT ALL (SOURCE F). EVEN CRITICS OF MONOLINGUALITY WOULDN T HAVE AT ALL (SOURCE F). EVEN CRITICS OF BILINGUALITY SUCH AS THOMAS CONCEDE ON THE IDEA THAT LEARNING A COUNTRIES [SIC] FI AS THOMAS CONCEDE ON THE IDEA THAT LEARNING A COUNTRIES [SIC] FIRST LANGUAGE WILL HELP US DO BETTER IN OUR BUSINESS THERE, SUCH AS SPEAKING MANDAR HELP US DO BETTER IN OUR BUSINESS THERE, SUCH AS SPEAKING MANDARIN IN A CHINESE MARKET (SOURCE B). MARKET (SOURCE B). IVE TONGUE WILL THINGS BILINGUALITY SUCH RST LANGUAGE WILL IN IN A CHINESE
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION 3. CITE THE SOURCES IN THE ESSAY: 3. CITE THE SOURCES IN THE ESSAY: 1 SOURCE COULD NOT RECEIVE HIGHER SCORE THAN A 2 1 SOURCE COULD NOT RECEIVE HIGHER SCORE THAN A 2 2 SOURCES COULD NOT RECEIVE HIGHER SCORE THAN A 4 2 SOURCES COULD NOT RECEIVE HIGHER SCORE THAN A 4 NO BONUS FOR USING MORE THAN 3 SOURCES NO BONUS FOR USING MORE THAN 3 SOURCES ISSUES ON SCORES 5 AND BELOW: ISSUES ON SCORES 5 AND BELOW: A. DID NOT DEVELOP AN ARGUMENT BUT USED THE SOURCES TO MAKE THE A. DID NOT DEVELOP AN ARGUMENT BUT USED THE SOURCES TO MAKE THE ARGUMENT B. DID NOT EXTEND THE ARGUMENT AFTER THEY QUOTED OR TIE IT TO TH B. DID NOT EXTEND THE ARGUMENT AFTER THEY QUOTED OR TIE IT TO THEIR MAIN PREMISE C. FOCUSED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE INSTEAD OF THINKING GLOBALLY C. FOCUSED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE INSTEAD OF THINKING GLOBALLY D. CLAIM D. CLAIM- -EVIDENCE EVIDENCE- - IMPACT/REASONING IS THE NEEDED PATTERN FOR UP IMPACT/REASONING IS THE NEEDED PATTERN FOR UPPER SCORES ARGUMENT EIR MAIN PREMISE PER SCORES
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION TAKE AWAY FROM READING: TAKE AWAY FROM READING: 1. MANY STUDENTS MISREAD THE TONE OF SOURCES 1. MANY STUDENTS MISREAD THE TONE OF SOURCES- - MISUSED IN ESSAY 2. HAVE STUDENTS PRACTICE THE SYNTHESIS WITH NO SOURCES FIRST T 2. HAVE STUDENTS PRACTICE THE SYNTHESIS WITH NO SOURCES FIRST TO LEARN HOW TO DEVELOP THEIR ARGUMENT FOR THE PROMPT, THEN GIVE THE SOURCES AND DEVELOP THEIR ARGUMENT FOR THE PROMPT, THEN GIVE THE SOURCES AND HAVE THEM INTEGRATE THE QUOTES INTO THE ESSAY INTEGRATE THE QUOTES INTO THE ESSAY 3. PRACTICE THE BIG PICTURE 3. PRACTICE THE BIG PICTURE- - HIGH SCORES WERE MORE PHILOSOPHICAL HIGH SCORES WERE MORE PHILOSOPHICALLY ARGUED 4. AVOID LETTING THE SOURCES SPEAK FOR YOU, SUMMARIZING THE SOUR 4. AVOID LETTING THE SOURCES SPEAK FOR YOU, SUMMARIZING THE SOURCE AND SAYING I AGREE AGREE MISUSED IN ESSAY O LEARN HOW TO HAVE THEM LY ARGUED CE AND SAYING I
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION QUESTION 1: SYNTHESIS QUESTION WHY BECOME A READER? WHY BECOME A READER? 1. BEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1. BEST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT- - HANDS ON SCORING MAKES YOU AN EXPERT EXPERT 2. THE 2. THE AP AP LANGUAGE SESSION IN 2017 IS IN LANGUAGE SESSION IN 2017 IS IN TAMPA 3. COLLEGE BOARD PAYS FOR AIRFARE/MILEAGE/FOOD/HOTEL, AND YOU G 3. COLLEGE BOARD PAYS FOR AIRFARE/MILEAGE/FOOD/HOTEL, AND YOU GET A STIPEND A STIPEND 4. AP LANGUAGE/COMPOSITION IS THE FASTEST GROWING 4. AP LANGUAGE/COMPOSITION IS THE FASTEST GROWING AP NEED MORE READERS NEED MORE READERS HANDS ON SCORING MAKES YOU AN TAMPA!!! !!! ET AP COURSE COURSE- - WE WE
