I think that the high school students should not be required to study a foreign language. Learning a foreign language can be frustrating, the information is hard to retain, and the lessons are tedious. When I was in middle school, I had to take Spanish as a foreign language to graduate. However, I did pass the class but it was very difficult. Even, after passing the class, I still have a very difficult time reading or understanding someone who is speaking it. I discovered that what I learned was little or no use to me when I tried to use it in the real world. I’m sure, based on my experience, that I’m not the only one that had a problem with learning a foreign language. My friend Michael from middle school said to me “I wish I don’t have a take a foreign language in high school to graduate”. I struggled to learn Spanish and I know a lot of people including my friend Michael who had to retake Spanish numerous times to graduate. So, with that being said, I don’t believe everyone is even capable of learning a foreign language.
People who oppose my opinion would say learning a foreign language is not that hard. The truth is that anyone can learn another language. It just takes dedication and hard work or maybe it’s that you had a bad instructor and you feel like you don’t have an aptitude for learning another language. And, maybe that one language may be hard but another may be easy. Maybe, that’s why it’s not required for you to learn a specific foreign language. You can choose which one you are interested in learning which makes learning easier.
Learning a foreign language should be a personal choice when you are in high school. When I was in high school, I was given an alternative to either take a foreign language ...
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...who speak English. Most of the stores around me are owned and operated by Latinos. Products in the store are now in both English and Spanish, if not all Spanish. By having to learn Spanish this way, kind of reminds me of the metric system. We were supposed to adapt to the metric system. However, we still have not got use to using it. So, I can understand why the U.S. Department of Education are debating whether or not taking a foreign language should be a requirement to graduate in all high schools. Slowly, I believe that in the near future all high schools will make it a mandatory to pass a foreign language class.
I considered the pros and cons and people other points of view and came to the conclusion that learning another language is helpful but it just not that important, if you not going to use it in the future. It should always be a personal choice.
To start, a second language should be mandatory in American schools because it makes employees more marketable.For example, 4 out of 5 new jobs in the US are created by foreign trade; therefore, foreign language is imperative for the future (Latimer). Also, when applying for a job position a person is more likely to get a job if he has previous foreign language skills because this makes him a more valuable employee to their potential
Everybody can still learn their native language, but they also have to learn the other language, so people could talk to non-native people, and they can talk back. People might bring up how hard it would be to let people decide on just one language. Yes, this would be a big issue, but the language should be one that is written and spoken like when Mcwhorter says “ Japanese is enshrined as the language of not only speech but education, literature, and journalism…”(434). He is saying that this language will be around “As long as there are Japanese people meeting and raising children in Japan” (Mcwhorter 434). There are a lot of people speaking it, it 's written, and spoken that’s why it won’t die anytime soon. If people still don’t agree with, that then the United Nations could get together and decide for everybody. Any language would be hard to learn, according to Mcwhorter that “ Each language is hard in its own way”( 433). The younger you learn the language the easier it would be to learn because it 's easier for a kid to learn a language than someone that is
In my opinion, people should be given the right to speak and read in any language that they wish. Although, it may benefit them to be knowledgeable in the speech that is being taught and spoken in the common country, everyone has their own cultural background and each has the right to be literate in the way that they desire. They were given the right to freedom of speech through the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and therefore, have the right to speak in their own native language. Literacy plays a major role in the lives of humans today. It gives us the power to read, speak and write and is therefore a valuable asset to society and the development of its economy.
For years, English was the dominant language of the United States. Now, demographers are predicting that in the year 2030, English language scholars will only be approximately 40% of the schools population in the United States. California has already surpassed that amount; 60% to 70% of the students speak a language other than English for their main language. Many think that Hispanics is the fastest growing group, in the United States, but they are actually the second highest, next to the Asian population.
Learning a new language is most difficult things an individual can do but, if someone wants to a new language the best time to do so is at a young age. I was born in the United States but when I turned five years old I moved to Mexico. The only language I knew was Spanish. Spanish is one of the easiest
I grew up going to a bilingual school where most of the students were Latinos. Since it was close to the border, it was reasonable that most of the kids were Latinos because a lot of them came from Tijuana, Mexico. My first speaking language was Spanish, so it was hard for me as well as the kids that cross the border to understand English. As I grew up going into junior high my classes were all English and with no Spanish. I certainly believe that we, the bilingual kids are lucky enough to know two languages. Yes, it’s America and the spoken language is English, but because it’s only English, then we shouldn’t discriminate against Spanish speaking. Many laws have passed that state that the bilingual classes should be cut, by either spending less time teaching Spanish or just offering for one or two years. Bilingual classes should stay and have more support from the federal government to fund more classes. Being bilingual has many benefits because not only do you know two languages, but you have more of a chance to get a higher position in a job because of the s...
Theres many languages you could learn its up to you which one you will choose. They all give you an advantage over all you monolingual friends. There are Forty-one million people in the USA who do not speak english as their first language(American Public Health
Language is an important part of our lives. I remember when I arrived to USA I could speak a little English. I went to school to improve my language, reading and writing skills; even now I am learning my second language, without English I cannot survive in this new environment. Now I am raising my own kids and I want them to have this important skill, this privilege of knowing a second language, language of their parents and grandparents. By looking at studies of bilingual children, research shows how important it is for a child to learn a second language. Raising a bilingual child is a benefit because it improves social skills, academic proficiency, introduces child to a different culture, and prepares for the future.
"By emphasizing the importance of a common language, we safeguard a proud legacy and help to ensure that America's future will be as great as her past." Ronald Reagan described it best. A vital part of any culture is language. Without language, there would be no communication, no conversation, no debate. I believe when immigrants come to America, a crucial part of their acceptance is whether or not they know the English language. In a census done by the US Census Bureau in 2011, it showed that 79% of the population speaks only English at home while only 21% spoke a language other than English at home. Meanwhile, of that 21%, 58.2% spoke English very well (Ryan). This shows how vital the English language is to American culture and how it is imperative for English to be a requirement for immigrants when they come to America. Not only when people immigrate here, but to other countries as well, I believe that it is, in some ways, a common courtesy to learn the native language. In comparison to other countries you can immigrate to, America is one of the best. America
Bilingual education is important to enforce in schools because it not only helps students but their parents as well. Since their first language is not English, bilingual education will really help them because it not only helps them succeed in mainstream classes that give instructions in English, but also aims to preserve the native language as on is mastering English; they cannot learn if they do not understand what the teacher or professor is saying.
I feel like it would be pretty fun to learn another language other than english. It would be pretty hard also to learn it. I say that because we are not used to speaking that other language.I would probably print out some papers before i went in there alone to learn how to speak spanish. I would like to speak that language because I would want to understand what people are talking about when they are speaking spanish.
Should they be taught using English only or should the first language be used along with the English? Many studies indicate that there are benefits to bilingualism and teaching the students in two languages. English only supporters feel that bilingual education keeps the students from learning English which they need to be successful in school and that immersion in English is the way for them to improve. However, in looking at ELLs scores five or more years after anti-bilingual legislation was passed in California (Proposition 227), Arizona and Massachusetts, there is no marked improvement; the achievement gap still exists.
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.
First group is personal benefits. Learning foreign language, people develop their brain`s capabilities, in particular your memory. The researchers from University College London has shown that learning other languages altered grey matter – the area of the brain which processes information – in the same way exercise builds muscles.() 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.
I truly think that multilingual education will be worthwhile, especially with the critical period to consider, just as mentioned above. People are still able to think if multilingualism fits them while trying multilingual education; yet, once the kids miss the golden period for this, it would be harder to acquire the language fully. Moreover, even though might be some doubts to think about, multilingualism still seems to do more good than harm. There is no persuasive reason to stay monolingual instead of being multilingual, so I’ll suggest that it is time to embrace multilingual