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immigrants of differing ethnicities came to the U.S. and were "stirred" together by educators, with the result being a homogenous result that was labeled an "American." Contemporary educational literature shows
that this idealistic image was (and is) wrong on a number of levels, as multiculturalism, immigrant experience and language education are much more complex and nuanced than the paradigm created
by the "melting pot," which is certainly no longer accurate and it is debatable if it ever was accurate. First of all, there is a distinct difference between "acculturation"
and "assimilation," although these terms are often used as synonyms. "Acculturation" refers to the processes by which immigrants adopts the "culture...behavior patterns or practices, values, rules symbols," etc. of their
adopted country (Kumaravadivelu, 2008, p. 66). "Assimilation" refers to the processes by which immigrants move out of "formal and informal ethnic associations" and into the non-ethnic associations possible in their
adopted country (Kumaravadivelu, 2008, p. 66). In essence, newcomers can experience acculturation if they so wish, but assimilation requires the cooperation of the mainstream culture (Kumaravadivelu, 2008). This
writer/tutor found it interesting that Kumaravadivelu addresses immigration as a feature of American society after 1790, as she writes that the population of the country grew from a "mere 4
million in 1790 to 300 million in 2005" principally due to immigration (Kumaravadivelu, 2008, p. 69). However, while it is true that the U.S. gained official status as a nation
in the late eighteenth century, its culture predates this considerably and all colonials, with the sole exception of Native Americans, originated in Europe. In other words, all Caucasian Americans are
also of immigrant stock. Which is why John Quincy Adams, in the nineteenth century, called on his fellow countrymen to cast off their "European skins" forever (Kumaravadivelu, 2008). In
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