Sentences with phrase «language students because»

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Such a system had serious drawbacks because the teaching materials were several centuries old, the study of Arabic — and no Chinese — was inadequate, so the students could read only a limited amount and could not speak the language, there was no general educational background for the religious courses, and the freedom allowed to the students often led them to form bad habits.

Are science and philosophy truly indulged because they «provoke wonder at God's creation,» the study of music pursued «so that we can offer a sacrifice of praise,» languages taught «so that students can gain a more accurate grasp of the Word»?

I'd invite my freethinking students to add more to the discussion, but because they had just been shamed, and because no one had ever before taught them how to articulate beliefs outside the party line in reasoned language, they usually demurred, leaving me to represent an unpopular idea alone.

McCluskey said Spanish was chosen because students at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn choose to study Spanish over other languages offered.

The test scores that the Success network touts, Mantell said, «would not be valid» because the network does not educate its fair share of English language learners, students with disabilities and students with behavior problems.

You can also note that the UK charges extra fees to non-EU citizens precisely because English is the world's most popular language and therefore they have no issues with attracting willing students.

While P.S. 130 has strong test scores, TriBeCa parents were concerned about the school's stricter rules, including a requirement that students must wear uniforms, and parents also worried their children would have trouble making friends because 70 percent of incoming kindergarteners at P.S. 130 do not speak English as a primary language.

PhD students can now elect representatives to a national students» council and to the academic senate of an increasing number of universities, enjoy economic benefits similar to those of undergraduate students, choose to write their thesis in a foreign language, appeal following a failed defence, and hold their title right after a successful defence, because all further bureaucratic requirements like filing copies of the thesis to the national libraries have been transferred to the universities.

The scholar was visiting his department to give a talk in an area with seemingly very little connection to Reddi's expertise, but he cornered him nonetheless, because «as a doctoral student I had made it an issue to attend talks in areas other than mine and to cultivate learning from people who didn't speak the same language as I do,» he recalls.

«The results are still relevant, because as they progress through the Spanish educational system these students are going to be evaluated in Spanish, and they need to not only have certain knowledge, but to be able to express that knowledge in this language.»

«Assessing the readability of campaign speeches is a little tricky because most measures are geared to the written word, yet text is very different from the spoken word,» said Maxine Eskenazi, LTI principal systems scientist who performed the analysis with Elliot Schumacher, a graduate student in language technologies.

So far, gaining access to universities in their host countries has been very difficult for Syrian students, because of money issues, language barriers, and laws that don't allow them to enroll in local universities or leave the refugee camps if they live there.

This job differs from my ECSE job greatly because of the needs of my students, the language development of my students, and their ages and sizes.

It's also beneficial for English as a Second Language students, because the site can translate questions into eight languages.

I'm afraid that if you think it is to replace a teacher (or the facilitator if you love your business jargon), we are not doing a very good job.The reason I say this, is because I have found throughout my 8 years of teaching English as a second language, the majority of online material or courses that I have used with my students has been sadly lacking in replacing the need for me.

«This approach is also easy for teachers to use because it reflects how they approach the use of bad language and other student behavior that is inappropriate.»

The use of graphics is paramount because students entering the U.S. will have a rough transition to the American way of learning a second language.

Unfortunately students can struggle to learn a language in traditional classroom settings because they are completely isolated from the culture of the language.

Instead, the gap begins primarily because of differences in enrollment rates of students who have a speech or language disability, many of whom receive services within district schools prior to kindergarten.

That language is a bit confusing, because Title I is a formula grant program where districts receive fixed allocations based on the number of poor students they serve, as well as the overall funding levels in the state.

This step is important because it requires a student not only to make revisions, but also to use the language of the revision process to illustrate understanding of why the change (s) were made.

In part because students share a common language and culture, Csar Chvez students tend to be a close - knit group, said Santoscoy, the social worker.

Judge Robert B. Freedman agreed with the plaintiffs in Valenzuela v. O'Connell that students who have failed the test — especially English - language learners — have not had a fair chance to learn the material because they were more likely than others to attend overcrowded schools and have unqualified teachers.

State efforts at carrying out requirements to test English - language learners under the No Child Left Behind Act are receiving increased scrutiny, as hundreds of schools across the country fail to meet goals for adequate yearly progress at least in part because of such students» scores.

In addition to funding for ELL students, Michigan has a small program for bilingual education, with the goal of fostering both English and another language, but funding for the program was cut in half a few years ago because the state legislature had other priorities.

The sweet spot for Rosetta Stone Korea is in serving students who are in Grades 1 to 4 because they are young enough that the parents are less focused on how the language learning will prepare students for the suneung, or the College Scholastic Aptitude Test.

Because of these funding limitations, says Yassine, «very few districts in the entire state have a model that supports both English and the student's home language.»

But whenever the rate at which students were excluded from the NAEP because of a disability or lack of language proficiency moved in the same direction as that state's NAEP scores (in other words, an increase in test scores coupled with an increase in test exclusions), Amrein and Berliner declared the results contaminated and simply tossed out the state as inconclusive.

Second, because there is no guarantee that a waivered class can be assembled for the next grade in the following year, teachers in bilingual - education classes told me they were preparing their students for the possibility that they would have to go into an English - language classroom because there were no bilingual - education classrooms available.

Because of different math backgrounds, learning strengths, reading skills, and English language proficiency, students have varying levels of achievable challenge in different math topics, so flexible groupings should be designed so students can move easily between them, depending on their mastery of specific math topics.

Here are some recent quotes from a variety of people who have used these resources: «using these resources sprung me back into life... Going to school is a pleasure now» «got me excited about being in school again... long time since that's happened» «shows you don't need to be a bruiser, basher or battle - axe to be a success» «the inspectors were surprised at how quickly we had improved» «the union reps suddenly came to life when I started using these resources» «these have saved us thousands at SLT and made our school a much better place» «best resources I have used in over twenty years of CPD» «we use these ideas when recruiting new staff... it works, it really does work» «really useful in framing staff and student feedback» «rich and valuable... helps develop the language and the decisions we make» «my students relate to these ideas and now it's a beautiful class to be in... at last» «gives you splendid ideas you can work in your own classes» «I was never any good at visualising what success might look like... now I can see the bright lights» «extremely helpful» «inspectors praised our use of these resources and commended our progress» «genuinely helped get my Mojo back... my colleagues and classes have also noticed the new me» «just had some of my best days at school because of these resources» «there is nothing better at this price»

These are some of our most high - risk students because they face language and cultural barriers in addition to needing basic school skills, yet there's not a lot of easily accessible information to help teachers support SLIFEs.

Because math and science concepts tend to be more concrete, they can be communicated more readily through hands - on activities, which help students in developing language proficiency and conceptual understanding.

Because this site features languages and ideas shared by children from around the world, it can be used by teachers, parents, and students in a number of ways.

An especially intense spotlight had been trained on the scores of students whose native language is not English — largely because of Proposition 227, the ballot initiative passed last year that curtailed bilingual education in the state's classrooms.

Unfortunately, even today, Nyeu's struggles are all too common for other Hill Tract students, who continue to drop out because of the language gap.

Because writing is so flexible and powerful, and because the natural programming language makes it interactive, my students think of programming as «creative coding» in the same way that they used to think of storytelling as «creative writing.Because writing is so flexible and powerful, and because the natural programming language makes it interactive, my students think of programming as «creative coding» in the same way that they used to think of storytelling as «creative writing.because the natural programming language makes it interactive, my students think of programming as «creative coding» in the same way that they used to think of storytelling as «creative writing.»

That's because they're interactive and focus on the four domains of language — reading, writing, speaking, and listening — which all students need support in developing.

The number of students who have felt unwelcome or rejected by a particular group because of their academic ability, athletic ability, beliefs, ethnicity, family income, gender, hobbies / interests, home neighborhood, primary language spoken, musical interest, personal appearance, race, sexual orientation, or style.

Because they feel equal to their peers, English - language learners, as well as students with special needs, feel welcomed in these types of spaces.

Because Maine's standardized tests focus heavily on mathematics and language skills, Salm said, middle school students would start taking their core courses every day instead of every other day as they have done in the past.

That's in part because schools» accountability for the progress that English - learners make in learning the language is now integrated into Title I, the federal program under which the performance of all other students is scrutinized.

Whether it be language around growth or fixed mindset, a better understanding of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, or strategies for deliberate practice or improved focus, we have found that students respond very positively to this work because they better understand their role as agents in their own learning.»

This language was necessary because of the unfortunate United States Supreme Court decision in Grove City College v. Bell in 1984, which held that colleges that accepted students participating in the federal Pell Grant program were recipients of federal funds and therefore subject to federal oversight.

Two peeves — many videos just disappear (because they come from youtube and are deleted) and sometimes 2nd language students have poor keyboard skills.

Hispanic children do not experience this widening test - score gap relative to otherwise similar white students; indeed, they systematically close the gap, perhaps because their initial scores are artificially low due to the relative inexperience with the English language among some immigrants and their children (see Figure 2).

Because of the success of the first year's implementation as an after school program, the program is now being implemented as a language arts elective for middle schoolers designed to provide enrichment for students at all levels.

The Common Core standards wouldn't even be relevant if we didn't have the ELD standards to meet the needs of our students, because there are so many different levels of language.

In schools, the analog to such policies is a «zero tolerance» discipline code, in which school officials crack down on even «low level» offenses such as defiance, minor physical contact, and inappropriate language, because of the potential consequences of such behavior on other students and their learning.

It says such segregation of students who are learning English handicaps their progress because they lack exposure to native speakers of the language.