Spanish language

Spanish is one of the most popular spoken languages around the world. In the U.S Spanish is the second most spoken language other than English and it’s the most popular foreign language learned in US secondary schools (Zentella, 182). From past experience a lot of jobs require knowing a second language and most often the two languages preferred are Spanish and English. One of the reasons this may be is because of the abundant Spanish speakers in the U.S and it’s most likely why Spanish is most commonly

I didn’t grow up into one language. I was taught and spoken to in English; I danced and listened to Spanish. I spoke little of either tongue, feeling as if neither quite belonged to me. My mother, a proud Peruvian, did her best to raise me with her native tongue and surround me with her Hispanic culture. My father, coming from Canadian Immigrants, believed that the state on my certificate bounded me to a culture I was just pale enough for; this family insisted that English was my native tongue.

informant’s language of Spanish can affect the grammar of English Acquisition. For example, Part Four focused on phonetics. Distinguishing different languages by using phonetics is important because it allows teachers to examine the differences between the sounds of source and target languages and explain this difference to learners. In Part Four, we noticed one of the dialectical differences between the English language and the Spanish language. The difference is that the Spanish language has accent

minutes that I would have to endure every week in Spanish III. Taking my third year of Spanish was at first a challenge, but I later overcame my fears of studying the language. Before I started high school, I always had a fascination for the Spanish language. My family encouraged me to pursue learning French, but I decided to not take that route. I have been taking Spanish since the tender age of twelve, and five years later, I am still speaking the language. As expected, the more advanced my grade level

large percentage of Spanish speaking parents in the United State do not teach their children or supply them with resources to better or maintain their Spanish language? Due to such high percentage of children not speaking, writing, or reading Spanish, is declining tremendously. Therefore, Bilingualism plays a big role among the Hispanic societies and provides our future generation with better employment opportunity, but due to parents lacks of involvement, the percentage of Spanish speaking youth are

that approximately 37.6 million people living in the United States spoke Spanish in their homes(Gonzalez-Barrera and Lopez). While that may not seem like much keep in my mind the fact that, this number reflects around 10% of the total American population; and the number of Spanish speakers coming to this country is ever-increasing. All of this being said some people, in the government or elsewhere, would see the Spanish language marginalized or even totally forgotten in our national identity. I’m here

6909 verbal languages spoken worldwide, not including other methods of communication such as sign language. We all use language our daily lives to express feelings, bring across ideas, and to communicate with one another. What makes language so unique is that each one of them comes with their own culture, customs, and significant meaning. Language is so complex that a simple look or gesture can send a faster message then speaking. In a Mexican American household the language of Spanish is an important

Spanish is one of the most common languages in the world. Many people can read and write in Spanish, but some people aren’t able to speak in Spanish such as me. Even though I struggled with Spanish, I overcame it by practicing every day and getting help to speak it correctly. Back in high school, I did well in all my classes including Spanish. I understand the meaning and grammar of some Spanish words, but I struggled to speak it. My teacher wanted us to present in Spanish. I heard that I was worried

taught Spanish at a very young age. I spoke only Spanish until I began kindergarten. My school only permitted English, thus I was placed in an English Language Development course that helped me learn English. My parents spoke English and Spanish, so I was able to practice my English with them as well. I was in the E.L.D course from first to fourth grade. Slowly but surely I was able to communicate effectively, I still struggle with the English grammar. Due to the drastic change from Spanish to English

“... heavy English ‘accents’ in Spanish are perfectly acceptable for Whites, even when Spanish speakers experience them as ‘like a fingernail on the blackboard’”. Reading this sentence draws heavy attention to the degree by which White privilege is tolerated in the Spanish speaking community. Spanish speakers face discrimination every day in many aspects of their lives, including job interviews, parent-teacher conferences, public speeches, and even ordering food at a restaurant. The list goes on