Introduction
Integrating the proposal of ensuring that the US students take four years of foreign language in high school as a policy may elevate the current US education system as a globally amalgamated system. Among the notable advantages of the proposal include ease of communication, preservation of culture, indiscrimination of second language and simultaneous endorsement as students participating in bilingual trans-languaging are assured of preserved identity in the process of acquiring education. Therefore, this part of the paper explores the underlying solution and advantages of endorsing the proposal requiring the US students to take four years of foreign language in high school.
Solution identified
In order to turn the proposal requiring the US students to take four years of foreign language in high school in a policy, there is need to assimilate trans-languaging in the curriculum to promote appreciation of world culture and making the learning process more accommodating to minority cultures in the US. This may be achieved through a complete bilingual education as a form of instructional education where information is presented to learners in more than one language (Block & Camer, 2012).
Advantages of the proposed solution
Safeguarding social cohesion
Most programs in modern high schools are bilingual in the least literal sense. However, the scope has been limited to certain topics or classes. There is need to introduce the proposed second language policy in high schools since it has the benefit of minimizing discrimination, promoting diversity, and proactive preservation of all cultures as equal. For instance, the mainstream students will be given an opportunity to learn unique languages and reduce the gap in interaction within the minority language students.
Though young minority group members face a difficulty relating to fluent English speaking majority, they have a chance to present a lot in terms of diverse and preserved cultural background associated with unique pride which can be maintained, while at the same time, they have a chance to learn English effortlessly as a tool for interaction with the mainstream culture (Grosse, 2004).
Economic and cultural advantage
The proposal supports flexible trans-languaging as a means of making the US high students global citizens who can work in part of the globe. Therefore, flexible trans-languaging, which touches on identity, culture, appreciation of diversity, and simplification of the learning process, may be important in molding global citizens and manpower that if flexible to work and live in any part of the world (Medina, 2003).
Equitability
Trans-languaging policy guarantees that students participate in the consequential education process, despite belonging to diverse cultures. Through the proposed trans-languaging policy, it is easy for the high school administrations to implement the equality policies since they can be created in different languages that the learners use. If all learners can learn and speak various languages, they will learn to appreciate diversity without self-contempt. In the end, the majority and minority learners will both grasp the educational curriculum concepts while acquiring another language for future creative multilingual use (García, 2007).
Conclusion
Operating bilingual classrooms is the best alternative for effective methodology to relate curriculum to the high school students in the US Among the advantages include safeguarding social cohesion, equitability, and economic benefits. These benefits will improve the high school learning environment for the minority and mainstream learners who will learn to appreciate diversity and cultural integration in learning.
References
Block, D., & Camer, D. (2012). Globalization and language teaching. New York: Psychology Press.
García, B. (2007). Bilingual education: an introductory reader. Chicago: Multilingual Matters.
Grosse, C. U. (2004). The competitive advantage of foreign languages and cultural knowledge. The Modern Language Journal, 88(3), 351-373.
Medina, A. (2003). Bilingual education. California: Greenhaven Press.