1. Literacy - Advantages and Disadvantages
... making this comment Richard Rodriguez urges those who are in the same situation as he was to not let education affect his home life. "I think my mother's English almost had an effect on limiting my possibilities in life as well...And I believe that it affected my results on achievement tests, IQ tests, and the SAT" (Than, 420-421). In other words, Amy Tan believes ... that having a native language has negative effects on learning English. This is very true. I myself am an immigrant and it's hard having to come to school and speak English and go home to speak my native language. Amy Tan'...
- Word Count: 1991
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School