Diversity (Religion & Language)

Diversity (Religion)

EDU 290

​December 1st, 2021

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How would you define religion?

​What is religion?

​Here are some students giving their perspective on what religion means to them.

​​What is religion?

• an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a God or group of gods

​What is the purpose of religion?

• According to Richard Swinburne's article, Faith and Reason, found on Oxford Scholarship Online..."The purposes of the practice of a religion are to achieve the goals of salvation for oneself and others, and (if there is a God) to render due worship and obedience to God. Different religions have different understandings of salvation and God. "

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What do you think is the purpose of religion?

​When describing a religion in class...

• ​we should use academic language

• ​when describing the being that different religions worship, you can use the word deity

• deity: a god or goddess

​How it all began...

• ​a relationship of devotion or fear of a God or gods

• ​religion includes a belief system of holy, divine, or sacred objects and beings

• ​almost all religions include a community of believers held together by common practices and ethical codes

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What does "religious tolerance" mean to you?

Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

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​To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world. — Chinese proverb.

Military families are particularly likely to come into contact with a range of languages.

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​https://www.virtuallabschool.org/focused-topics/lang-diversity-mg/lesson-1

​Benefits of Language Diversity and Exposure to Multiple Lanuages

• ​Children who learn multiple languages learn to be sensitive to their conversation partners; they make word and language choices based on their knowledge of others. These are sophisticated social decisions that show advanced social skills.

• ​Bilingual children also show stronger executive function skills (attention, flexibility, memory, self-control) than children who learn only one language

• ​Exposure to multiple languages helps children build healthy cultural identities.

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​How Children Learn Languages

• ​Simultaneous bilinguals learn two or more languages at the same time during the first three years of life. ​

• Sequential bilinguals learn a primary language first and then learn a second language before the age of 3.

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How would you respond?

Dana is very excited about helping young children learn multiple languages and talks often about how this age is an important time for language learning. However, you have noticed that she is trying to only speak in languages other than English, but it is clear that she is learning these languages from the internet and is not fluent.

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How would you respond?

Tisha expresses concern about Alisha, a preschooler who has just enrolled at your center, where most of your staff are predominantly monolingual English speakers. Alisha had been cared for by her Spanish-speaking grandmother until the family moved last month. Tisha tells you Alisha never talks. She won’t make a sound. Tisha is concerned that Alisha may have a language impairment.

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How would you respond?

Tim expresses frustration that a group of boys insists on only speaking Spanish with each other and hanging out together. He is concerned that they are excluding other youth. He’s also worried that they are missing opportunities to practice English.

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True or false? Exposing children to multiple languages will confuse them.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is a common behavior for bilingual children?

• Writing instead of speaking

• A “silent period” in which they don’t use the second language

• Using online translation websites to communicate

• Asking lots of questions

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Which of the following is not a benefit of multiple language learning?

• Stronger executive function skills

• Stronger social skills

• Improved communication skills

• Improved handwriting