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Translation Dictionaries From Countries Around the World

My students need 10 copies of Uzbek-English and English/Urdu dictionaries, 2 copies of Turkmen/English and 3 copies of Persian/English dictionaries to help them translate from their primary languages into English.

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Mr. Bernardi Franklin D Roosevelt High School
Brooklyn, NY Grades 9-12

My Students

Uzbekistan, China, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Poland, Georgia, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Ukraine, Tibet, Honduras, Spain, Turkey, Russia, Latvia, Dominican Republic, etc. This a list of the countries of my various 9th grade students and each comes with their own language.

My school has over 3,500 students and qualifies as a Title One school with over 46% enrolled in ELL courses.

We are one of the most diverse schools in the city. Most of the students in my classes qualify for both of the above listed designations. The school is experiencing budget cuts and there are no funds to purchase dictionaries from so many distant countries. Unfortunately many of my students will have difficulty purchasing these texts on their own. There is a limited number of dictionaries in the school library for the school to share.

My Project

In order for my kids to succeed and graduate in 4 years they need to be able to take content area courses while they study English. This means that many will face an uphill battle as they struggle to learn English (one of the most complicated languages in the world to master) and the various classes they are required to take. Luckily for some we have bilingual classes in which courses are offered in Chinese and Spanish. But are we to do with students from Poland, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Georgia. These students can not benefit from classes taught in Thier native tongue and it pains me to see them struggle. Dictionaries that provide translation are not easy to come by, especially from countries that have only just begun to enter the United States in any real numbers. Uzbek, Tibetan, Tajik, and Turkmen dictionaries are a rarity in our school and the number of students coming from these areas and other of the more remote areas of the world are growing.

Helping me to provide dictionaries from hard to find areas will help my students acclimate to the linguistic culture of the United States.

It will help them learn the language with less difficulty and excel in their courses. It will show them that the United States public education system is the best in the world and can help every child succeed and realize the American Dream!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 3 donors
Mr. Bernardi Franklin D Roosevelt High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

100 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Uzbek-English/ English-Uzbek Concise Dictionary Kamran M. Khakimov • Barnes and Noble $11.48 10 $114.80
Oxford Picture Dictionary: English/Urdu Jayme Adelson-Goldstein (Editor), Norma Shapiro (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $15.34 10 $153.40
TURKMEN-E/E-T D & P Nicholas Awde, William Dirks, Amandurdy Amandurdyev • Barnes and Noble $10.75 2 $21.50
Persian-English English-Persian Learner's Dictionary Yavar Dehghani • Barnes and Noble $18.00 3 $54.00

Materials cost

$343.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$383.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.36

Total project goal

$441.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $441.22

2 Donors

-$441.22

Donations toward project cost

-$383.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.36

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