This study aims at gaining insight into the effects of multicultural education in classrooms. The purpose of the study is to understand the effect of culture on education and the similarities and differences between learners’ experience in English classroom. The study will interview, Marathi student from India, and draw from the book Not for ESOL Teachers. Although the goal of education remains the same, that of imparting knowledge in order to improve life, increasing diversity is standardizing methods of curriculum content delivery in the world. This becomes evident in this study which looks into ESOL education by review of two sources: Not for ESOL Teachers and Interview with Marathi from India.
In multicultural education, it is important to consider that culture has a lot of influence on education process.
Culture influences education in different ways. As discussed in the book, culture defines the way educators and students perceive the value of education in their life (Ariza). Considering the cultural approach to education, there is a great similarity between United States and India. From the interview, it is evident that Indians value education. They worship education and it is even enshrined in their religion. Although they don’t teach specific religion in schools, the education system draws a lot from religion. They have a god saraswati, which mainly represents education. It is offensive in the country to kick a bag of books. Even accident contact between feet and books is avoided. This is evidence of the extent to which Indian culture holds education dearly. In line with this enshrined religious belief, students are also expected to work hard. They are expected to perform well in education in order to secure good employment. In a country with a large population, every one is expected to perform to their best in education in order to compete in the job market. This means that the culture of worshiping education and holding education high in their life has been one of the most important factors that have enabled Indian children to perform well in school. In addition, this is also manifested in the rate of drop out from school. Compared to United States, there are very few drop outs in India and children are expected to complete their education in time. It is very rare for one to drop out of school in India owing to the way in which the community values education and expects students to complete their education in time.As the phase of globalization takes root, the world is becoming a multicultural society. Increased multiculturalism in the world has had varied impacts on different segments of the society. From business to social life, increasing diversity is changing the norms and values in different aspects of life. One of the areas that have been affected by the increasing diversity has been the area of education. As the world become more diverse, classrooms are becoming more diverse and curriculums are being restructured in order to suit this diversity. From both sources, it is evident that the classroom is becoming more diverse. From the interview with Marathi, it becomes evident that the student has learned English language in India and is learning the same in United States. This is evidence of emergence of global languages, with English becoming the most preferred method of communication. This has a drive towards most people who are today enrolled in ESOL classes, as they are in these classes both for motivation and for investment at the same time. As English becomes the lingua franca of the world, most people see this as a motivation to remain in the mainstream society while other see it as a way of increasing their prospects for getting good jobs. In this respect, it is important that ESOL teachers should recognize the diverse needs of students in ESOL classrooms. For example, from the interview, it was evident that Marathi started learning English early in life from elementary classroom. This means that when this student is admitted to an ESL class in United States, the student will be taken same as the other student who has not stepped in an English language class. Therefore teachers need to be aware of the various needs of ESL students and consider these needs in curriculum delivery.
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This study aims at gaining insight into the effects of multicultural education in classrooms. The purpose of the study is to understand the effect of culture on education and the similarities and differences between learners’ experience in English classroom. The study will interview, Marathi student from India, and draw from the book Not for ESOL Teachers. Although the goal of education remains the same, that of imparting knowledge in order to improve life, increasing diversity is standardizing methods of curriculum content delivery in the world. This becomes evident in this study which looks into ESOL education by review of two sources: Not for ESOL Teachers and Interview with Marathi from India.
In multicultural education, it is important to consider that culture has a lot of influence on education process. Culture influences education in different ways. As discussed in the book, culture defines the way educators and students perceive the value of education in their life (Ariza). Considering the cultural approach to education, there is a great similarity between United States and India. From the interview, it is evident that Indians value education. They worship education and it is even enshrined in their religion. Although they don’t teach specific religion in schools, the education system draws a lot from religion. They have a god saraswati, which mainly represents education. It is offensive in the country to kick a bag of books. Even accident contact between feet and books is avoided. This is evidence of the extent to which Indian culture holds education dearly. In line with this enshrined religious belief, students are also expected to work hard. They are expected to perform well in education in order to secure good employment. In a country with a large population, every one is expected to perform to their best in education in order to compete in the job market. This means that the culture of worshiping education and holding education high in their life has been one of the most important factors that have enabled Indian children to perform well in school. In addition, this is also manifested in the rate of drop out from school. Compared to United States, there are very few drop outs in India and children are expected to complete their education in time. It is very rare for one to drop out of school in India owing to the way in which the community values education and expects students to complete their education in time.
As the phase of globalization takes root, the world is becoming a multicultural society. Increased multiculturalism in the world has had varied impacts on different segments of the society. From business to social life, increasing diversity is changing the norms and values in different aspects of life. One of the areas that have been affected by the increasing diversity has been the area of education. As the world become more diverse, classrooms are becoming more diverse and curriculums are being restructured in order to suit this diversity. From both sources, it is evident that the classroom is becoming more diverse. From the interview with Marathi, it becomes evident that the student has learned English language in India and is learning the same in United States. This is evidence of emergence of global languages, with English becoming the most preferred method of communication. This has a drive towards most people who are today enrolled in ESOL classes, as they are in these classes both for motivation and for investment at the same time. As English becomes the lingua franca of the world, most people see this as a motivation to remain in the mainstream society while other see it as a way of increasing their prospects for getting good jobs. In this respect, it is important that ESOL teachers should recognize the diverse needs of students in ESOL classrooms. For example, from the interview, it was evident that Marathi started learning English early in life from elementary classroom. This means that when this student is admitted to an ESL class in United States, the student will be taken same as the other student who has not stepped in an English language class. Therefore teachers need to be aware of the various needs of ESL students and consider these needs in curriculum delivery.
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