Language Barriers In Schools

There are many bilingual students, people, and adults in the United States now and they are growing rapidly but why is it that people are trying to stop this. There are many reasons, from everyone should all assimilate to fit in, to English is the national language of this country. Another reason why this should be is because immigrant children or children from immigrant families that do not speak English. Some say that there are already schools and things of that nature helping but is it enough? Not just the children need the help but also the parents of the students. Curriculum that offers students to become bilingual should be offered to them at a young age in a way that helps them learn the language. People should try to learn a second …show more content…
A worker named Jose Adame came from Mexico 9 years ago and he said he was not able to find a steady job because of the language barrier (Language Barriers Cause Problems). Many others beside him have experienced these kinds of hardships in the workplace. People have to speak English in the work place so they are able to understand what the boss is saying to them. And the lack of communication can lead to multiple things such as the person not completing the task properly, being fired, or just simple misinterpretations. And if they work in a job that involves interacting with the public knowing another language can come in handy whether that person is the customer or not are the customer or the worker. If the person is the customer they will be able to not give much trouble to the worker and not make their job as stressful. Or if that person is the worker they may be able to understand the customer and save themselves from all the stress and the client from all the embarrassment. This seemingly trivial task of learning a new language may seem useless to most people around but it will come in handy, whether they choose to believe it or