Learning a second language can be very fun and it can help you in many ways. But unfortunately there aren't many foreign language options in Valley Center schools. And we think that should be changed. No matter whether it’s French, Spanish, German, Russian, or Chinese, all languages can be beneficial for you to learn. Valley Center needs more language classes, because foreign languages can help you to interact with people from other countries, enhance your vocabulary, and, most importantly, get a better job in the future.
You can interact with a lot of people from other countries by learning a second language. "Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages," (Barry "Why Should I Learn a Language?"). Having a foreign pen pal can help you with your translation of the other language. You can interact with them daily and they can help you learn their language and you can teach them yours. In fact this says..in russian, привет! меня зовут Эмма, и это приятно встретиться с вами. ( hello! my name is emma and it is nice to meet you. ) You would know exactly what that says if you spoke Russian, but 1.9 million out of the 313.9 million living in the USA only speak English (Badger "Where 60 Million People in the U.S. Don't Speak English at Home").
You can further improve your vocabulary by learning another language. "The more languages you know, the more you are human," (Masaryk "Why Should I Learn a Language?"). If you have had a background of language classes you will have it easier in the long run. Improving your vocabulary will improve your life in many ways. And on...
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...class. But I also don't think this would be a problem, since it wouldn't be hard to get students to sign up for an alternate language class because I'm sure a lot of students at Valley Center would like to learn another language besides Spanish.
As you can see, you can greatly enhance your life in a lot of ways by learning a second language, such as communicating with people from other countries, expanding your vocabulary, and it will help open more doors to greater jobs in the future. And it's not just benificial for students to learn another language, it can be beneficial for every one. It will open up more doors for people in the future. Whether it's here in the US or other parts of the world, learning a second language can be very beneficial for you to learn. So, we should get more language classes here in Valley Center schools to help benefit the students.
Right now, imagine a person in a future job. More than likely that person will encounter somebody speaking a language besides their native tongue. If someone would find themselves in that position, would they be prepared? There is a growing need for translators and other jobs that require a different language other than English. Demands for bilingual workers have doubled in the past five years, and employers say that job is now one of the highest requests by employers when applying for a job opportunity in the US. The Army, NYPD, and the State Department all can’t get enough workers with this important job skill (Kurtz). A second language should be mandatory in American schools because it makes employees more marketable, creates social interaction with different cultures, and increases cognitive skills.
When we asked these teachers whether they supported or were against the bilingual education system, they each shouted their answer as if it were instinctive. Although they had different reasons why, each and every one of the teachers said they supported the system without a doubt. We were given a multitude of reasons why bilingual education is advantageous. Ms. Velez stated that she supports bilingual education because, first and foremost, she is a product of it, and second because she believes the program allows the children to earn credit and learn the language at the same time. She said that if the non-English speaking child were immersed in the English mainstream classes they will fail, and as a result the already high drop out rate of Latinos would increase. Ms. Harrison felt that the bilingual education program would be even stronger and more effective if it served more of the ethnic groups in Hartford. The Vietnamese, Lao, and Albanian students are often put in transitional classes because there are not enough in that particular ethnic group to create a bilingual class that will help them to learn English, while maintaining their primary language. Presently, the state requires twenty students who need assistance in the same language to hire a teacher to create a class for them. She also stated that the students in bilingual education classes have just as many difficulties in academics as do the students in mainstream education, and that the bilingual education program is often used as a scapegoat for those students not achieving.
Image if while visiting a small town everyone there speaks one language, unfortunately you are not fluent in that language. Communicating with anyone in that town would be frus...
In all, it is important for students of all abilities to learn a foreign language. Not only
Due to the U.S. massive Latino population a third group has developed which oscillates between the monolingual Spanish and English student. The bilingual student or heritage language learner has been integrated into many DLI especially in the southwest part of the country (Howard, 2002).
Language may vary reflecting the historic, demographic, economic and political factors unique to a region. While all cultures revolve around a language and all languages are insufficient to fulfill all communicative cultures, bilingual has emerged for the better perception looking towards world. When we learn to speak a different language; we learn to see a bigger world. Bilingual education has become an umbrella to expand into courses in the areas that focuses on the theoretical foundations and methods of language arts often used to refer to “program designed for language minority students.” (Feinberg 1).
Speaking a language other than your mother tongue opens a door onto the world. Becoming proficient in a foreign tongue equates to a wider range of options in love, career, and friendships.
Speaking to someone in their native language is a great complement to that person. Most people do not care enough to learn the language of the country they are visiting. Some travelers expect the people to already know their language to the place that their traveling to. This being said, the ones who actually know the language to the place that they are traveling to, can hold a special place in the local heart. If a child grows up learning two languages, he/she will have a greater appreciation for, not just one, but both languages that they grew up learning, knowing and respecting. This can also be beneficial for school, homework, and tests. If that child knows both English and Spanish, and if they are discussing something that is related to Spanish, like history, that child could be interested since he/she g...
Being able to speak more than one language is proving to be a valuable skill in modern society. Many children across the world are at least bilingual, leaving many American parents wondering if they too, should learn to speak another language. While this debate remains ongoing, many adults are seeking to learn a second language either to communicate with a new client base or to attain higher status within a corporate setting.
Foreign language skills can be useful in promoting American foreign interests. In a global economy, doing business abroad is paramount, but language barriers can be a burden. Opponents of a foreign language requirement in education would argue that most foreign businessmen already speak English. Admittedly, most foreign competitors do speak English, but only out of necessity. They learned to speak English in an effort to better communicate with their American counterparts and take advantage of the money making potential of doing business in America.
Today there are between six and seven thousand languages being spoken around the world. Millions of children all over the world are learning a second or even third language beginning before they reach high school. For instance, China has more than two hundred million students studying English in elementary school, while the United States has a mere twenty-four thousand learning Chinese (Glod 1). The lack of bilingualism has become an ever-increasing problem in the United States’ ability to compete globally with other economically powerful countries. Satellite programming, increased international travel, and the use of the Internet in different parts of the world have created a global community. No single country can produce all the goods and services that are needed to exist autonomously. Because of this, children have the opportunity to become powerful political and business leaders of the future. Therefore, the need for a second language has become progressively more imperative. Through many studies and reports, experts have determined that the best time to learn a foreign language is during elementary school. However, according to the U.S Department of Education, in the United States only 24% of public elementary schools report teaching a foreign language during this time.
Therefore, this is able to encourage the ability to communicate and appreciate the depth and diversity of the world. Communication with two different countries, or three, or four, will further bring the world closer together, in hopes of closing the divide between some countries. By learning a second language, it can significantly broaden your native language as it gives you stronger vocabulary skills, improved literacy skills and a better understanding of the grammar and construction of your own native language. Furthermore, this can help you in other educational studies. Though it is possible to travel to another country without acquiring the native language, the experience you will have is greatly diminished as you will not see beyond the surface of their culture. Additionally, knowing the native language makes travelling easier, by being able to order meals in restaurants, ask and understand directions. Additionally, it makes it easier to find accommodation, it’s more enjoyable, informative and more satisfying. You are able to further understand and appreciate international literature, music and films, by being able to understand word plays, innuendoes, cultural references, metaphors and further improve your ability to speak the
This situation was no longer allowed. While over ten percent of the total adolescent education systems contain emergent bilinguals, a whopping sixty percent of those students are educated in only English (Bale). Maria Estela Brisk, a Boston College Education professor, believes, “schools have wasted much energy in the search for a "perfect" model and the best way to learn English” when they could just focus on providing “quality education” to every student in the system (1). Teachers’ main priority should consist of effectively teaching their students to prepare them for the future, but currently there is a lack of certified bilingual education teachers.
It’s hard to deny that multilinguals tend to make more friends than unilingual people do. Multilingual ability allows people to make not only local friends, but also foreign ones. To multilingual speakers,
() Moreover, people who are learning foreign languages develop self-confidence. Multilingual people tend to attract people because of their skills. You can overcome your fears and doubts, become more intelligent, meet new interesting people and travel to places you would have never dared to visit before. This means that if you learn foreign languages, this is likely to improve your ability to solve financial difficulties, for example.