Bilingual Errors

Considering these numbers, it would be advantageous to have employees that are bilingual. It should not be required but should be strongly preferred since there is a large population of Spanish speaking individuals and would be an asset to the organization.

There are many different industries where a bilingual person may be employed and on average a person who is bilingual will get between five and twenty per cent more salary than a monolingual person. Employing a bilingual person will save company money in the long term by eradicating the need for translators for documents and interpreters for conversation. Below are some examples of bilingual careers;

When someone is bilingual it means they’re fluent in two languages. For Martin Espada this definition goes deeper. For him bilingualism means speaking two languages, but also letting the two languages become a part of him. When a part of someone’s identity is threatened, they don’t just sit back and let it happen, they fight back. This is the same for Espada. He’s been fighting back for the right to speak Spanish because for him he finds that “the best way for me to maintain Spanish is to fight for the right to speak Spanish” (17-18). He stands up to oppressors that don’t want him to speak Spanish, and keeps fighting.

“Our culture, our traditions, our languages are the foundations upon which we build our identity.” - Unknown. The concept of bilingualism represents several different ideas, two writers share their personal stories about learning being immersed into the English culture and learning the language. They both share their views of what Bilingualism means to them personally and make arguments about the importance of the concept.

Students of English Composition Course often make fatal mistakes. For example, students are not reading carefully an instruction to the assignment could miss some important parts of their job. Another instance of mistakes could be ignoring some assignment like writing replays in the Discuss Forum. All of these and much more could lead to a lower degree and fail in the final.

For example, a previous student of R.H King Academy who finished high school was going through university received an internship in Belgium where she was to work and improve her french, it was originally a three month internship, however when her employers learned that she could also speak Spanish, they tested her level of Spanish and she scored very close to fluency, this allowed her to stay in Belgium for a six month fully paid internship to practice her french and also her Spanish. This gave her a huge advantage over other people because she is from Canada and studied in Canada and got the opportunity to use her bilingual skills somewhere else in the world, she improved her skills and earned more money while doing it. Bilingualism does not only help in the job market, but it can also help the

I am really proud of myself and happy with the result of the essay because it is not a bad paper. There are a few grammers mistake, but it was less than what I was expecting. The sentences structure are clear and it is understandable to the reader. Overall, I am very proud of how my paper turn out and I am happy with the first grade.

If a company is looking to expand to international markets or have customers that speak various languages, having bilingual employees or those with various cultural backgrounds can make communication easier.

According to The Washington Times “The direct cost of translators and bilingual education alone are billions, and many of these costs are borne by local governments. In Los Angeles in 2002, $15 million, or 15 percent of the election budget, was devoted to printing ballots in seven languages and hiring bilingual poll workers. Los Angeles county hires over 400 full-time court interpreters at a cost of $265 per day. In 2000, President Bill Clinton signed into law Executive Order 13166, which forces health care providers who accept Medicare and Medicaid payments to hire interpreters for any patient who requires one, at the provider's. own expense.” Just because people come from Spain,Europe, Australia,Asia,etc they don't know much english but a lot of people are surprised that they know as much english. Many people go in debt due to not having enough money to pay for all the medical bills and other expenses they are also need to be paid off, take over 50 plus years so get out of debt unless you pay them off since you got the money and everything . “On the other hand,Opponents of official English remind us that without legislation we have managed to get over ninety-seven percent

Bilingual in the eyes of society seem to be more intelligent and better educated, and with a higher social status. Therefore, in the world, multilingual people are more often sought after in the labor market. The participant also confirms this assumption, said "bilingual people have more job opportunities and usually more financial offers in work". Thanks to the knowledge more than one language, bilingual people offer more extensive opportunities in terms of their duties, for example, unexpected translation. In the United States, the request for multilingual people has changed over the years, causing disturbances in the smooth development of multilingualism. However, along with the development of technology and international trade American employers increasingly need to employ multilingual people despite that, Americans use the most universal language in the world – English. For my interlocutor, bilingualism was also an advantage in finding a job. Because she is fluency in Polish and English, it enabled her to take up work as a medical insurance assistance. Every day, she helps people explaining complexities of insurance in both languages, depending on the need. Maintaining the first language gave her the opportunity to take a quiet job for a good salary and not requiring excessive physical effort. According to 2006 Census data, the demand for bilingual employees in The United States is constantly growing.

There are different services I found at the National Association for Bilingual Education. There are different memberships costs, such as the Lifetime Package, for $445.00, Platinum Package, for $585.00, Premium Package, for $515.00, Choice Package for $445.00, Saturday-Only Package, for $285.00 and Parent/Student Package for $310.00. National Association for Bilingual Education is a non-profit membership organization that works to advocate for educational equality and excellence for the bilingual/multilingual student in global society.

The issue of bilingual education is a very controversial issue and many people have different views concerning this subject. "Bilingual education began in 1968 as a small, $7.5 million federal program to help Mexican-American students, half of whom could not speak English well when they entered first grade" (Chavez 23). In addition, it began 23 years ago as a historic order for busing students to schools to achieve racial integration. One would believe that the supporters of bilingual education are Latino's but in actuality they are black and white professionals who know the advantages of their children being bilingual. It has been proven that students who are enrolled in

The way I would answer my research question is by finding information on bilingual people and whether or not they had any struggles knowing or speaking two languages. I can also look up articles in social justice and literacy to give me a vivid background on both topics to tie it to my topic I chose. I will also be using the two articles by Tan and Anzaldua because they were both bilingual and both having interesting experiences they shared with the readers and these articles will help answer my question. I plan on finding all my resources through the library’s catalog and also looking up online to find articles, personal stories, statistics, or any website that will provide me more information on my topic. Some fields I can use are psychology,

The Spanish speaking population is growing. On most job applications, it is preferred that you are bilingual. Most employers will also pay you more, if you know Spanish and English. There is a growing demand to know Spanish. I recognize it can help so many of my future clients. To be able to speak in the language, that my client understand, can help improve my therapy sessions. Sometimes dealing with the Spanish speaking community, the caregivers of the child only speak Spanish. I would like to communicate with them

The use of grammar has been my weakness on most of my papers. Since I start taking courses in Montgomery College, I have been working hard on my grammar usage. Although I have made some improvements, I still struggle with using the preposition and having missing words. Missing words are my main struggle throughout the course. For instance, on the Nature essay, before the draft due, I proofread it, and went to writing center a couple times; however, I still had some missing words on my paper that my instructor point out. Although I tried super hard to get the concept of it, I still have the difficulty of missing words on my essays. However, When I did the revisions, prof. Michael comments really helped me to see what I did wrong. My other area