What is the preferred language in American schools?
Currently, there are over 3,000 different types of languages and major
dialects spoken in the world. However, standard English is the preferred
language in American schools even though only a few individuals speak
formal standard English. Most individuals speak informal standard, which
is dictated from the middle-class members of the dominant culture. This
produces conflicts with other cultures and social classes. For English
language learners, learning another language is similar to learning
another culture and may cause cultural conflict for that student.
Teaching a second language also requires that teacher to learn that
second culture. As we proceed through the course, we will discuss the
different types of language that are common for that specific culture.
