English Congregation

the other listed songs from the 1940s, with most of them becoming Latin jazz standards and some even being translated, such as “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas” in the form of “Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps” by Desi Arnaz in 1948. The 1950s continued to see English versions of successful Spanish songs, such as “Quien Sera” becoming “Sway” by Dean Martin. By this point, there was also a crossover musical influence over the language barrier, as exemplified by the…

unique language identity. There are many people who say that the English language does not play a major role in the identity of those from different countries. In fact, language…

language is accepted other than english as it is believed that it’s the official language. Ignorance can interfere with the fact that there are 311 languages spoken in my country yet only one is respected. Out of the 311 languages, I fluently speak 2. Spanish is the native tongue of my family, it was the first language I learned to verbally communicate in. In 2004, as pre-school neared around the corner, my mother—who only spoke spanish—decided to teach me english. Every night she would read to…

flag depicting Catholic elements: a chalice used in communion and the “Wounds of Christ,” and everyday objects: a plow and a cattle horn. These items represent the unity of the Pilgrimage of Grace and what its supporters believed in (Doc 3). The English weren’t going to abandon a religion they had followed their whole lives and become Protestant just because Henry VIII declared…

Colleges should cut off some of their classes in the English programs for international students, consider internships as college credits, or reserve a time in four-year timeline just for doing internship. The students do not have to spend a whole semester just for studying English. When the college decides to cut off classes, they can insert those classes into undergraduate student’s schedule. Writing, speaking, listening are all English skills which should be connected together in order for…

The Symbolic Interaction Theory in the “Can You Lose A Language You Never Knew?” is the importance of speaking Spanish. In the article, the author explains that as she was going up, she was taught that learning the language of your home country was the “utmost importance.” According to research, “ 71 percent of self-identified Hispanic adults said that you don't need to speak Spanish to be considered Latinx,” but when she explains to people that she cannot speak Spanish, in the view of many…

Many forms of spoken English are not always acceptable in written English and the opposite is also true. The only time that spoken English would be acceptable in the written form is when the writer is writing dialog. For example, sentence fragments are used frequently in conversations and are perfectly acceptable to use when writing dialog, but not in formal writing (Clark). In written English, it is best to avoid slang such as awesome or common expressions such as really (Really?) that is…

My group and I propose that our school should add American Sign Language as another foreign language option to choose over Spanish. I believe that we should implement some ASL in the younger children's curriculum, as in an immersion school. The students would keep up their Spanish curriculum in addition to ASL. Once they get into 5th grade, we will allow them the option to continue learning Spanish, or to continue ASL as their only foreign language. The learning of American Sign Language is…

discrimination of people who does not speak English, and I am not talking only about Latinos I am talking in general because sometimes well most of the time people is being discriminate because they can not say words or they just do not understand what are the other people saying. The way that I would change it is like teaching English to the people who needs it and Spanish who the people that needs to learn it, this benefit is not only for the people who does speak English is also for the other…

My name is Alejandra Granados and I am from Colombia. I have been living for eight years and a half in Canada. Right now I'm in my last semester of Tourism and Travel at Mohawk College. I am fluent in speaking and writing Spanish and English with basic ability to speak and understand Italian and basic French. Being able to communicate in different languages has enabled me to connect with a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds. I am a very patient and calm person, and can handle even the…