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Banks Model

Banks Model. Contributions approach. Teacher makes reference to culture ’ s heroes, holidays, food, costumes (thru festivals, performances, and celebrations). Additive approach.

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Banks Model

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  1. Banks Model

  2. Contributions approach Teacher makes reference to culture’s heroes, holidays, food, costumes (thru festivals, performances, and celebrations)

  3. Additive approach Literature, concepts, or themes are added to curriculum. Curriculum is not changed, but broadened to include more info

  4. Transformation approach Structure of curriculum is changed so students view concepts from variety of viewpoints

  5. Social action approach Students are encouraged to give opinions, make decisions, and take action on subject. Students take active role in curriculum.

  6. The United States has no official language.In fact, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, it can be considered discriminatory to fail to provide access to government services or information to individuals with limited English proficiency.

  7. The United States has no official language.In fact, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, it can be considered discriminatory to fail to provide access to government services or information to individuals with limited English proficiency.

  8. 60 million people in the U.S. speak a language other than English at home. This means that for every 5 people watching the Superbowl, at least 1 was probably speaking a language that wasn't English. In fact, many viewers were watching in another language too, thanks to the first-ever Spanish-language Superbowl broadcast.

  9. There are 381 languages that are commonly spoken within U.S. borders. The most popular are Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Arabic, per the latest American Community Survey data.

  10. America was multilingual long before English was spoken here. Of the 381 languages spoken here today, 169 of these languages are Native North American languages. While the ancestral languages of American natives are often forgotten, there are still 372,000 people speaking them today.

  11. Many of the founding fathers were multilingual. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams all spoke multiple languages. In fact, of 44 American presidents, at least half could speak or write a language other than English.

  12. Nearly everyone is the product of immigration. With the exception of those who can claim Native American ancestry, everyone else in America is the product of foreigners.

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