passions. One of my passions is Spanish; I have always loved learning new languages and my newest edition to my collection is Spanish. Since Spanish II with Mrs. Chapman I have become passionate about learning this new language. It plays an integral role in my life‚ and I am excited to be able to eventually learn this amazing language. It first started in 6th grade Spanish at Ereckson Middle School in Mrs. Gutierrez’s class. I needed to take a language and thought that Spanish would be okay considering
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generation Latino and Spanish is my native language; Furthermore‚ enhancing my communication skills is always an ongoing objective. Studying a Spanish major has helped me with my ongoing objective in addition to expanding my prior knowledge of the language and the culture. The initial courses I took‚ Advanced Spanish Grammar and Spanish Composition‚ taught me about dialect and grammar. I also went on to take literature courses where I learned about important writers and texts. The Spanish Major also included
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History of Vernacular Language Unit 2 Individual Project Zoey Bullock American Intercontinental University Abstract This paper will discuss the origins of the Spanish language and describe how the language spread. Latin has significantly influenced the creation of the Spanish language as well as the development of many other Western languages. The ways in which Latin has influenced Western language development will also be explained. History of Vernacular Language Spanish has one of the richest
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Language is defined as the words‚ their pronunciation‚ and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community. It is all around us everyday‚ being used by each individual to communicate with one another. Without it‚ the world would be at loss. Although language can act in a uniting fashion‚ it can also be a divisor between poeople and society. Just like for the two people‚ Tanya Barrientos and Amy Tan‚ language was used to unite each of them with their family yet caused problems
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In this article‚ “Patterns of Development and Nationalism: Basque and Catalan Nationalism before the Spanish Civil War”‚ Juan Diez Medrano analyses the development and rise of nationalism in both the Basque County and Catalonia. Medrano developed two different hypotheses to support his argument. He first argues that‚ “traditionalist and separatist political nationalism was more intense in the Basque County than in Catalonia because Catalan peasantry and pre-industrial elites were better able to
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Public and Private language: A review of the essay Private Language‚ Public Language by Richard Rodriquez In Richard Rodriguez’s article Private Language‚ Public Language Rodriguez uses his introduction to language to show the difference‚ to him‚ between his home language‚ of Spanish‚ and that of what he considers public‚ that of English. Language as he says is separated by “Just opening or closing the screen door‚” it was the difference between being home in his own language and being in the
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Questions for Discussion 1. One way to read Richard Rodriguez’s essay is as a discussion of two discrete educational philosophies. What are they? The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him
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Should English Be Our Official Language? Current Language Use in the United States In the United States‚ there are 303 languages other than English that are spoken at home‚ these categories include; Native American languages‚ African languages‚ Chinese‚ other Asian languages‚ Pacific Island languages‚ and Indic languages. According to the US Census‚ in 2007 the number of people five and older who spoke a language other than English at home doubled in the last three decades. English
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discussions about making English the official language of the United States. And not only has there been discussions‚ but people are starting to act. There have been movements‚ unity acts‚ and even laws have been proposed to make this a reality. So why isn’t English our official language yet? To me the United states has always been a cultural diverse nation. And because it is diverse‚ it is the reason why America is what it is today. Holding a barrier to one language takes the flavor out of the world and
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The Spanish-American war arose in 1898 mainly as a result of the oppression of the Cuban people by the Spanish‚ and the conflict that started due to that. The U.S‚ concerned with the rebellions taking place‚ decided to get involved. Because of the war‚ the colonial rule of the Spanish was ended in the United States. In addition to this‚ the U.S gained new territories. The two main reasons for the Spanish-American war was the American’s support to the struggle that Filipinos and Cubans had against
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