languages. One language 427 million people use is spanish. Children and people of all ages should learn how to speak spanish as a second language. If you learn spanish you can communicate with spanish speaking U.S. citizens, it’s a big help for traveling purposes and it’s healthy for you. According to an article from Pew Research Center they stated that “With more than 37 million speakers, Spanish is by far the most spoken non-English language in the U.S. today among people ages 5 and older.”…
America 's responsibilities of leadership in the free world. And yet, the American people generally are deficient in foreign languages” (Shaffer). Spanish is the official language of more countries than any other language excluding English. With the rapid increase of Spanish speaking minorities, more employers are going to ask that potential employees be able to speak and understand Spanish so as to appeal to Spanish speaking clientele. Many schools across the United States incorporate…
am still interested in taking courses that will help me become a fluent speaker in another language, like Spanish. I have taken Spanish classes in high school, and I am very excited to continue my study of Spanish at the College of Charleston. I would like to receive a minor degree in Spanish at the College of Charleston to enhance my competitiveness in the job-seeking world, connect with people from different cultural backgrounds and to thoroughly prepare for my career…
particularly in my spanish writing and speaking skills. Being part of a spanish speaking family allowed me to believe I was already great in spanish, however, to my surprise AP Spanish Language taught me I had much more to learn. Through the class, I was able to enhance my spanish speaking skills, that allowed me to be able to talk to my peers in spanish, which was something kinda new to me since most of the time I spoke to them in English. I became quite fluent and confident about speaking…
to take Spanish, because I thought it was going to be super easy. My first language is Spanish, thus I was confident because I have lived in Peru for almost twelve years and I speak Spanish at home. The first week of class was easy for me, but once we started learning about grammar I noticed that I was not good at it. I feel like I am good at speaking in Spanish, because I have to speak Spanish every single day because my mom does not understand English, but I do not have to write in Spanish…
as though the U.S. needs to enforce the Spanish language into education, along with the English language. Allowing students to learn Spanish at a younger age will allow them to become proficient in both English and Spanish. In order to enforce bilingual education programs, certain reforms will have to take place. Innovative models such as dual language, bilingual immersion and developmental bilingual education could be enforced to help students learn Spanish. These programs are designed…
Why Studying Spanish is Important Studying Spanish is helpful in very ways, learning Spanish can allow you appreciate Hispanic Cultural Contributions. For many people, developing a deeper understanding of Hispanic culture is becoming more and more important. Another reason why Spanish is important because it will expand your universe, according to Austrian Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, “the limits of my language are the limits of my universe.” There is no doubt that learning Spanish will…
Useful hacks for learning Spanish Faster Are you just starting to learn Spanish? Well, learning Spanish can appear to be overwhelming at first particularly if you are very keen to learn Spanish. Several individuals often get nervous that learning Spanish will take too long, be too tricky or that they have left it too late. Although these are general worries, they do not have to affect your ability to learn Spanish. Of a truth learning Spanish takes time, but there are a few ways to speed up the…
as quotes from other people to contribute to the passage. This along with the tropes and schemes anaphora, polysyndeton, metaphor, simile, allegory, alliteration, and erotema develop a powerful message. Under the oppression of the dominant cultures of the United States and Mexico, Chicanos find themselves forced to suppress their dialect of Spanish. This and an overall pride…
essentialism which, by playing into Spanish prejudice, was often deployed by Andeans. That is, since her Spanish captors would expect her to be ignorant, she could easily plead ignorance.”(Penry, 226) Argument: The author, S. Elizabeth Henry, is arguing that the Andeans were able to take advantage of the stereotypes the Spaniards had of them. The Spaniards saw the Andeans as ignorant, uncivilized pagans. They believed that because lack of civilization among the people of Andes resulted in them…