Reasons to Learn English Essay

Everyone speaks a language, but some people speak more than one language. To learn and understand a new language can be troublesome when first starting to learn said language. Both Amy Tan and Barbara Mellix experience these struggles. Tan’s multicultural Chinese- American life explains why Tan worries about the misunderstanding and stereotypes about the Chinese language. Tan explains in her essay, “The Language of Discretion”, how these misunderstandings and stereotypes affect her life. On the…

multilingualism in America when he had to move to Manhattan for hospital treatment with no one speaking Spanish there, forcing him to never speak spanish again for 10 years. Dorfman uses his books and articles he has written to try to show and explain reasons for why America should adapt to a second language.…

in one's life. There are many different forms of speech, but the most debated language is Black English. While some argue that Black English is a true form of speech, others say Black English is not a language at all and the only true language is the American English we all speak today. Black English came from low income African Americans around 400 years ago. Known as "the slave language" Black English became a way for African Americans to speak without getting interference from the white…

in the UK The UK is one of the most popular countries among the oversea students. From 2013 to 2015, the numbers of oversea students coming into the UK in average are just over 218,903 per year and more than 200 nationalities (HESA 2015). The reason that they choose to study in the UK may not only because of the high standard of education or the qualification is recognized by all over the world, but also the UK 's unique culture and join in a international community. Therefore, they may…

preservation festival several years ago. The young man I have talked with had told me that they are demanded from the government to adapt the endangered Cherokee culture into their everyday lives, which include their younger generations to learn Cherokee languages along with English. Languages are not only a way to communicate, they also represent different cultural identity and the extent of human diversity. Some people consider language loss alike to specie loss in a way of idea mislay and…

sky rocketed. Tan learns from her mother's English that people pretend to not understand by not listening with her accent, it is her second internal language and passion. People pretend to not understand, what this basically means is that people who have a language barrier are sometimes belittled. They are made fun of and just used. People use other people at their own expense. "People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants…

should be a language or correct language and what it should not be a language or correct language. English language is one clear example of these processes of the language. English is the language of millions of people around the world, it is derived from "England" according to the Routledge. Some dictionaries defined it rather than that, for example, the Champers Dictionary (11th edition) defined the English language as…

her language by English speakers but by some people within her own culture.Her own mother had told her that without learning to speak English without an accent she would never be able to amount to anything worthwhile in this country. “ I Want you to speak English…….Que vale toda tu educación si todavía hablas ingles con un ‘accent’,”(Anzaldúa 35). Her mother truly believed in order to be a better person , a person with a future, she had to be “americanized.” Not only…

Two Languages, two cultures, one self: Between Polish and English “But as I struggled to transfer this thought from Polish into English, I realized that it was not possible to do so… So the only practical solution was to change the intended message…" (Wierzbicka, 97). This is an example of the classic expression of “getting lost in translation”. Even though the message is conveyed, the entire context may not be. Lots of misunderstandings take place. The teacher that is involve with this type…

Ethiopia by their first language. The reason for that is because most of the subjects we learn at school are by our language. We only have one English class and we focus to learn how to read and write in English when we are in middle school. My English reading story begins when I was in 6th grade. It was in sixth grade when I had an interest in learning English. My English teacher was my favorite of all my teachers because he was the one who gave me a way to learn how to read. His name was…