Spanish Vs Latinx

Unfortunately, I have not been placed for my pre-practicum yet. Therefore, I will be using demographic information from the DART data, as well as observational data from my previous pre-practicum experiences. According demographic data, the second largest racial/ethnic group in Northampton High are the Hispanic students that represent 11.7% of the school populace. I have also talked to several NHS teachers, who have all confirmed that there are many Spanish-speaking ESL students in the school. I'm going to focus this journal entirely on the Spanish language and dialectic differences between cultures, as well as the difference between Hispanic and Latinx. Spanish, and how it is spoken, varies greatly from region to region. There are 10 major Spanish dialects in the world. For instance, there are two major dialects in Spain, the first of which is Castilian Spanish, the official language spoken in northern and central Spain; The second is Murcian, which is spoken in the southeastern region of Spain. Another dialect is Llanito, found in the British territory of Gibraltar, located on the southern coast of Spain. …show more content…
This dialect of Spanish is similar enough in nature to traditional Castilian Spanish in that, if two people who each speak one dialect, will be able to understand one another. This can be compared to people who speak British English to American English. While our variations of English are not the same, we can easily understand one another, aside from a few differences in slang. The other two major dialects in the Americas are Caribbean Spanish, spoken in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, and Rioplatenese Spanish, found in Argentina and Uruguay. Caribbean Spanish is noted for omitting final consonants, and Rioplatenese Spanish is noted for using intonation in a way that resembles Italian more than