English Language and Rodriguez

Speaking two or more languages is like a country having an atomic bomb during a war. The first situation is advantageous to a person and the second situation is advantageous to a country. “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” is a memoir of Richard Rodriguez’s bilingual childhood and it was originally published in Hunger of Memory in 1981. In Rodriguez’s memoir, he discusses why he disagrees with bilingual education. His audience is bilingual or anyone that has an opinion towards bilingual education

children have challenges of their own, moving to a new home, or the seemingly simple problem of the language barrier. Congress tried to overcome this challenge by passing the Bilingual Education Act (more commonly known as Title VII) in 1967, but it was met with strong debate. Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood by Richard Rodriguez is a strong argument against bilingual education. Richard Rodriguez is an American author born of two Mexican immigrant parents in San Francisco,

“Richard Rodriguez: A Bilingual Childhood” For more than 300 years, immigrants from every corner of the globe have settled in America, creating the most diverse and heterogeneous nation on Earth. Though immigrants have given much to the country, their process of changing from their homeland to the new land has never been easy. To immigrate does not only mean to come and live in a country after leaving your own country, but it also means to deal with many new and unfamiliar situations, social backgrounds

Languages are what we use to communicate with each other. Without communication there would be no society. Whether or not you are bilingual, that should not indicate discrimination, but for some speaking another language besides English, it makes them vulnerable to be treated unfairly and discriminated against. Although for others, learning English was a gateway to freedom and public identity. For Espada and Rodriguez, both bilingual and well known authors, these problems have affected them throughout

million Americans who speak a second language. The steady growth of bilingualism in America has made way for many debates surrounding the role of multiple languages in society and education. Martin Espada, a poet and advocate for the Spanish language, uses his works to defend the right of Latinos to speak their own language. He defines bilingualism as a link between people and culture, allowing them to adopt their cultural identities. Meanwhile, Richard Rodriguez holds a different viewpoint on the

Hanyong Na Michaela Vargas English 120-8669 7 October, 2012 Differences of Private and Public Language “I remember to start with that day in Sacramento when I first entered a classroom, able to understand some fifty stray English words” (Rodriguez 535). Richard Rodriguez, who is the author of the essay “Private Language, Public Language”, introduces how he was raised and lived as well as how he felt growing up in the States as an immigrant family. After reading the Rodriguez’s essay, there

“Our culture, our traditions, our languages are the foundations upon which we build our identity.” - Unknown. Bilingualism has many different interpretations and definitions and can cause problems in the community or unite it. The concept of bilingualism represents several different ideas, two writers, Martin Espada and Richard Rodriguez share in their essays their personal stories about being immersed into the English culture and learning the language. They share their views of what bilingualism

Is it okay for bilingual people to speak an uncommon language in public? Should everyone learn English? In the essays of Martín Espada, The New Bathroom Policy at English High School, and Richard Rodriguez, Hunger of Memory, these questions are answered. Both Espada and Rodriguez have very strong, contrasting ideas about bilingualism. To be bilingual you need to want to be a part of the new culture. It’s also important to know the common language to communicate with others. Espada’s definition of bilingualism

"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan and "Public and Private Language" by Richard Rodriguez are recollections of both of the author’s personal encounters and difficulties with the gap that was created between their families by differences in languages. These two writers grew up with bilingual families, in which English was not the primary language. Consequently, they had a hard time accepting and understanding the issues surrounding the different languages they spoke with their families at home, and within

Language Matters Rough Draft To become bilingual, must you lose a piece of your identity? Or can the cultures of language coexist in a person? In the essays by Martin Espada and Richard Rodriguez, the ability to maintain identity as a bilingual speaker is challenged. According to Espada, Spanish should be permitted everywhere to prevent losing a piece of one’s identity. However, Rodriguez believes that a piece of your identity must be sacrificed in order to be accepted into a new culture. For