Which of the Following Pairs of Students Best Illustrates the Idea

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pairs of students best illustrates the idea of student diversity with respect to different dialects?

• A)Telly was born in Greece, and Fritz was born in Germany.Fritz has an easier time learning English than Telly does because German uses the same alphabet that English does, whereas Greek does not.
• B)Ralph speaks English as it is spoken in rural Mississippi; Kyle speaks the English of inner-city Chicago.
• C)Margaret speaks English fluently; Anna knows fewer words and speaks in simpler sentences because she immigrated from Romania only six months ago.
• D)Elena speaks Spanish and Maria speaks Portuguese-two languages with similar vocabulary and syntax because of their shared Latin roots.

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Definitions:

Understaffed Groups

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Here And Now

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Industrial Tragedy

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Intervention

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