Being From A Country Where There Are Multiple Languages

Being bilingual consist of two cultures and two languages, it builds into self identity. Spanish and English in America is seen as an advantage, and in Mexico it is seen as unique and educated. Due to past experience as a child and now as a young adult, I have seen both the disadvantages and advantages of being bilingual in the United States. Bilingual children in America are usually children of Mexican immigrants who learn no perfect Spanish, what they know is taught by their (most likely) uneducated parents. In school they are profited from learning the basics of their native language along with speaking it. Instead they are required to learn a new culture, a new language and new traditions. In other words, being Bilingual in America is

I am very fluent in Spanish now and I my young children are as well. So even speaking another language is helping us grow. Diversity in society helps us grow as individuals and opens our minds to different ways of life.

Having the ability to speak more than one language influences one’ life deeply. Speaking two or more languages can affect someone from being infants to old age. Bhattacharjee continues with, “The bilingual experience appears to influence the brain from infancy to old age (and there

Despite the difficulties of learning in a second language, being bilingual has provided me with a unique perspective. I am able to communicate with people who have vastly different perspectives than my own. Being a part of two cultures helps me understand

Growing up I never understood the value of speaking Spanish until I integrated myself several years ago. It has been a teacher and a home to me. It is the language of the people that I love and it has taught me that without it I would not be who I am. Beautifully, language comes in many forms. It does not have to be foreign. Language can merely be a dialect, an accent, a code or anything else that conveys meaning. It can even be a creation or a mix of two languages specific to the individuals speaking it. Language is an extension of us and it extends into our personality as well as our identity. The language that parents raise their children with is the language that forges the very identity and personality of a person. It is the building blocks of a person, creating a pre-existing foundation for morals, values and central teachings.

The famous author Gloria Anzaldua believes that every human being has a diverse set of languages that they use to make it through everyday life. I agree with her 100%, not only do we have those sets, but only one of them is our true voice. For me, my true language is the one I use when I am around my close friends and family. Who are we without our language; without our language? Language is a key factor in knowing who you are, where you come from and even who you want to be.

I believe that learning a new language is exceptionally helpful in so many avenues in our world. Raising awareness about language loss and language diversity will only be .... No single factor alone can be used to assess a language's vitality or its need for.It is very impressive that you speak so many different languages. It creates a commonality you share with many different

Bilinguals say that they feel like a different person when they use different languages because of the way to express their

Knowing a second language isn’t always a wonderful thing. Though my parents had as a supreme goal of their lives to teach me a language that I will probably never use again, I never liked being seen as the guy who also speaks another language. I am not saying that knowing a second language doesn’t have its perks, but it’s all the other things that made me want to erase it from my brain forever. I never liked it and I found it totally painful every time when my parents used me as a portable translator, every time when I had to meet with my relatives during holidays who don’t know any English, and every time I found myself being around people that were speaking this language, and they were speaking it just to bash the people around them who were not understanding a single word.

In chapter 12 “Language Diversity and Schooling” of Banks et al. (2012) talks about the US demographic changes in the last decade and the challenges this learners face in our educational system. They say that the new immigration waves are the primary sources of new linguistic diversity in the US. Additionally, they also state that immigration today is more diverse than ever, new immigrants are exhibiting a significant range in educational level, social class, and economic capital. Present immigrants are more likely than native-born populations to have family members who have graduated from college and “they are not just simply assimilated into mainstream society as was once assumed” (Banks et al., 2012, p. 221).

The gift from the birth for human beings are innate talents. There are many talents people are born with such as ability to move, to think and to express emotions. In every side of the world where the society is formed, people can communicate with unique language of their own. I was born in South Korea in 1993. The first language I was introduced with and caught on was Korean. However, as my parents had to go around the world I had to follow and live in many countries as well. Since from the young age, interacting with different language speakers helped throughout my life. In other hand I had to go through difficult time of adjustment. The language has affected in my life by offering a chance for me to survive in the new environment.

Nelson Mandela quotes “Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one can not share their hopes and aspiration, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs. I am bilingual which means I speak two different languages one is my native language which is Amharic while the other one is English. I learned English since I was in kindergarten. Language is something that is learned by putting all your effort in it, learning a language never stop it, allows you to think outside the box which means you get to see someone else's point of view. I learned English in kindergarten but it was still difficult for me to speak to different languages in the house.

There are over 6,000 languages spoken all over the world. Language is a form of communication that has existed for centuries. Humans communicate with one another using an array of languages, each differing from next in a variety of ways. Whether it is verbal or non-verbal communication, languages have a set of rules to connect words or ideas to form statements and questions. Learning different languages allows individuals to not only learn various ways of communicating, but it also helps individuals to learn about cultures and mannerisms. Since the beginning of freshman year in high school, I devoted myself to learning Spanish. Not only did my high school Spanish classes teach me the language, but they have taught me ways in which I can better myself. Taking Spanish classes, has helped me to step out of my comfort zone and start a new process of learning, which has influenced me to become a better writer in the English language and it has helped me to become a better communicator as well.

Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things. A bilingual person is more than one person. Whenever we are learning a new language, it means that we have started a new life with a different vision. If we learn a language, we understand much about culture or life of a country. If we know one language we are one person, if we know two languages, we are two people. As an instance; if there is a job vacancy that requires two people knowing two languages and you know two languages, then you are qualified for that job. Learning a new language seems like we are starting a new journey toward our future life. I am always passionate about learning a new language, and when I start learning a new language everything is changed.

I love the languages that I speak and the ones I don’t. Languages are not only a tool, they’re also part of our identity and that is why I adore them. I do not express myself the same way in English or in French and I think that is great. It doesn’t matter if a language is spoken by millions of people or just a few thousands. Every language is amazing and I think everyone should be aware of that. Learning a language is hard and requires a lot of effort but it pays off because it brings people together and it makes us better as individuals, learning a language allows you to unlock a new part of the world whether it is a new culture or new