Why Spanish Should Be Taught In Schools

Teachers are forcing kids away from taking specific classes due to bias opinions, which is why for many schools in the United States language is not looked at as a priority. Picture growing up in a small town, in Maine, which in the data table from Shin and Kominski’s report showed to be a state with the least amount of citizens that spoke a language other than English as their primary language, shows that for some people language is hard to see has being important. In High School some have found a passion in language but don’t receive the proper curriculum that would allow them to succeed. Instead of introducing language in High School, our school systems should focus on adding it into the curriculum that is taught in elementary school and middle school. By starting when you are young, the time you are graduating high school you can speak at least one other language and classify yourself as bilingual. Dianne Steinbach explained it as, “Something that many of us took for granted when we were younger people is now disappearing” (First Speakers:Restoring). Since there is such a large increase in language diversity

More young americans nowadays are being raised in homes speaking non-English, but these students are falling behind in schools where there is not a bilingual program available. According to the U.S. Department of Education, in schools without a bilingual education program, 71% of English speakers are at or above the basic requirements for fourth grade reading while merely 30% of non-English speakers reach this level. 35% of English and 8% of non-English speakers reach proficient reading levels while only 9% of English and 1% of non-English speakers perform at advanced levels. It’s evident that the availability of a bilingual program is crucial to the success of an individual who needs the resources that can be given to them through the use of bilingual education. The percentages of the non-English speaking students previously mentioned could undoubtedly be comparable to those percentages of the English speaking students if the education they were being provided with was cohesive to their comfortability, and the material being taught was in a language they could better understand.

It may be that ideals of strong American nationalism and pride stand in the way of bilingual education. “Opponents of bilingualism, and by extension bilingual education , see the use of multiple languages as a sign that the home country's culture is being diluted by the introduction of foreign languages, viewpoints, and traditions” (Ginsberg 1). According to a video posted by USA Today, even the current US president, Donald Trump, has expressed ideals against Americans conversing in languages other than English (Trump). But the anti-bilingual attitude held by some in America needs to be reevaluated because there are just too many benefits, and not enough evidence of harms, to keep students away from the privilege of knowing more than one

“Language is power. If you cannot understand or be understood you have no power. You are at the mercy of everyone.” – (Rudat, 1994, Stow, Dodd 356) Should Americans be required to learn Spanish as a second language? The construction of our nation stands on documents written in English, however English is not our official language nor has it ever been. America is a “melting pot” in which English is the most prominent language, followed closely by Spanish. Requiring Americans to learn Spanish is a great controversy; I strongly believe that it should be a requirement, because it improves academic achievements, career success, and cultural and social understanding. The controversy has great counter arguments such as the double standard Americans are held to, and further division of the country. Regarding the counterarguments, I still firmly believe that it should be a requirement because the integration of a second language in our schools is more beneficial to our country’s success as a whole.

Out of roughly 325 million people that live in the US, 37 million of them speak Spanish (Lopez). Which could seem like a small number compared to the 325 million but that number is growing rapidly. Since 1980 the number of Spanish speaking people has risen 233 percent and at that rate by 2020 there is bound to be 40 plus million people that speak Spanish (Gonzalez-Barrea). People of young age are the ideal to learn a foreign language and with the rise of Spanish speakers children should learn Spanish. Schools should make Spanish classes mandatory because taking Spanish in High School looks good on a resume, it looks good to colleges, and it expands the number of people able to communicant with each, not just in the US but traveling to other

There is always a debate surrounding the question of whether kids should be taught Spanish as a second language or not. There is the need to fully qualify our child for the world and yet, we hesitate in helping children reach their full potential. Studies have proven time and time again that the part of the brain responsible for learning language is most responsive at the age of 3-6. If we teach children to be bilingual we give the child a greater opportunity to expand his or her potential. Our country is a nation of immigrants and Spanish is a language spoken by a large sector of the population.

Children gain great academics from learning Spanish in school. Many people are to limit what young non graduated students learn and impede them from being capable of learning Spanish. Why would they stop them from learning? Parents think that America should be an English only speaking country and wouldn’t appreciate a foreign language to be involved. I believe it makes you more intelligent in various ways. I say that for the sake of children learning Spanish at such a young age gives them a huge advantage in college. “ Studies on language development, however, show that the more exposure young children have to all languages actually gives them a distinct

The promotion of foreign language education in America’s primary schools is vital to a child’s learning process, cultural awareness, and future in the workforce. Although they are scarce, there are some elementary schools across the United States that incorporate foreign language courses in the curriculum. This is most common in areas bordering other countries and relative to the language spoken, as French is taught most often along the border of Canada and Spanish along the border of Mexico. The process of learning another language is beneficial the learning process of all subjects because the methods used combine teaching procedures present in every class. The broad learning capacity gained from learning a foreign language and the

Are you bilingual? Well, if you are not you might not be able to understand the statement above. Currently, Vashon freshman can not take spanish courses, but at my old school district they start teaching in the seventh grade. The country is changing and we need more bilingual people to work jobs. I believe the Vashon 9th grade academy should offer spanish because it creates responsibility, gives us various oppurtunities jobs and fields trips, and it impresses colleges.

In one point or another someone has written something they thought was the most extravagant thing in the world, only to have it be plagued with grammatical errors. I was that someone once; a person without grammatical err. But that was a fragile illusion meant to be shattered at a young age.

The statement “The children are our future,” is not just for Whitney Houston songs, it’s an accurate statement that should be kept in mind when making choices on a child's behalf, so when it comes time for the decision of mandatory education topics, I request that foreign language be added to the list. The study of a foreign language is necessary to a juvenile as math or science. Not only will this study vastly improve a child’s knowledge of language and culture, but it will benefit them in many other subjects as well. For example, bilingualism can offer a helping hand in developing and strengthening a child’s long-term learning skills. These skills will follow a child throughout their school years and into the rest of their life. This benefit is due to the fact that when studying another dialect a great amount of memorization is needed for a child's brain to fully absorb the knowledge and become fluent in a language

Why should people nowadays see languages as a big prize? A person speaks more languages have more opportunities are skewed to him because he benefits the profit comparing to a person who speaks only one standard language. It is time for globalization and its effects on children for speaking other languages as a must. In two articles “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” by Richard Rodriguez and “Whose Voice Is It Anyway?” by Victor Villanueva, the two authors both expressed their opinions on native language and how the assimilation impacts a child. However, Rodriguez believed that the assimilation was beneficial for him as he had grown up in the English-speaking world and he disliked bilingual education which created many controversy.

“The United States is the only industrialized country that routinely graduates students from high school who lack knowledge of a foreign language. Whereas 52.7% of Europeans are fluent...in at least one other language, only 9.3% of Americans are fluent in...another language” (Indian River High School n.p.). In most schools in the US, knowing more than one language is not required. Currently, there is no law that clearly states that a foreign tongue must be taught, so it is up to each county, state, and school whether or not a foreign language should be taught. Although there are many benefits of learning new languages, the government is doing nothing about this. Therefore, there should be a law passed in the United States for all schools to

The effect of teaching method and curriculum content in respect of the different institutions of government schools in language acquisition for the age group between 13-15.

Student name: Latifa Fahad.Academic number: 213173469 Under supervision of: Zahraa El-ShahatTable of Contents: Page Number Section 2 Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Literature review 4 Significance of Research 5 Research Question 5 Research Methodology 5 Ethical Considerations 5 Limitations of the study 5 Expected results 6 References 6 Appendix Abstract: The effect of teaching method and curriculum content in respect of the different institutions of government schools in language acquisition for the age group between 13-15 Introduction: The ways public schools use for teaching English are not right, forcing many to look for other ways to learn, some resorted to buying books, tapes or CDs. Some went to study in private institutions for a better