There were three best ideas that occurred during the free writing exercise; the first one refers to the necessity of a language mentor for immigrants who have issues with language barriers. It might be reasonable to provide these immigrants with such kind of support that lies in everyday easy conversations on various themes via calls, texting, and real-life meetings. Tan depicted the immigrants’ problems in such a manner that I fully realized the fact that they need the described help.
The second idea is about the conditions that should be given to immigrant children at schools. I suppose that their curricular is to include some extra classes on the English language – at least, during the first year of adaptation. However, in order not to make it unfair, teachers of other disciplines may give them less homework than others. The article presented Tan’s awful personal experience, so I understood that the conditions at a school are to be changed.
Finally, the third idea is related to the impact that authorities may put on citizens regarding their attitude to immigrants. Governments can conduct a number of public companies and create some TV shows that would reveal the language hardships faced by immigrants. It might have a good influence on society, as well as encourage people to support immigrants in their language struggle during the process of adaptation.
I might assume that the article contains a number of notable and relevant issues that should be covered during the investigation. Thus, they have to be highlighted in the thesis statement appropriately. It might be as follows, “In this paper, founding the arguments on the article of Amy Tan, problems that come from language barriers – with the emphasis on the related immigrants’ hardships – will be discussed.”
Reference
Tan, A. (1990). Mother Tongue. The Threepenny Review, 43(7), 7-8.