Languages of the United States

However, Puerto Rico has its a history just as old and unique as the United States. That history combined with historical friction between the nations present some barriers that are not insurmountable. There are two official languages in Puerto Rico, English and Spanish however, Spanish is dominant. While English is taught as a second language from primary through secondary school, few people are proficient in the language. However, CK Products already has a diverse set of managers and…

Bilingual education in the United States today is becoming more prevalent as there are thousands of different types of bilingual programs being implemented in elementary schools. The people who are pro bilingual education say it is beneficial for children with the cognitive and psychological benefits it provides; however, there is also a group of people who are completely opposed to bilingual education and think that it’s detrimental because children might stay in the program longer than they…

Hindrance in communication alone highlights the importance for immigrants to learn the dominant language in any country they move to, more specifically, the necessity of learning English in the United States. The Importance of English Proficiency Among Immigrants Among the various challenges and expectations that immigrants are faced with when moving to a new country, the importance of second language acquisition supersedes the majority of issues when dealing with cultural assimilation.…

examine the language, toponymy, and history of Phoenix, Arizona. Arizona is located in the southwestern United States. As we know from history it “became a part of the U.S. as the 48th state to be admitted into the Union on February 14, 1912” (Almanac, 2015). The state, itself historically was known for “copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate which served an important role in the economy, with many jobs in agriculture, ranching, and mining” (Almanac, 2015). Probing to the center of the state…

the composition. Despite the different Asian group have different languages, different ethnic, different cultural backgrounds, but share a common experience in the United States. When Thomas’s mother just came to the United States, she suffered discrimination from the local people, which manifested in many ways. Language barriers and different cultural backgrounds led her life has become particularly difficult. In the United States, the first group suffer discrimination and exclusion are…

What will the future typography look like in the US Introduction What do we know more about typography? This is a process that utilizes an art or a technique that arranges the type of written language. The purpose is to create legible, appealing, and readable texts that allow readers to appreciate the words as well as the context they are reading. Typography has been created in order to formalize a certain writing or letters so that it provides a readable way for individuals to…

Culture: United States and China There are several cultures across the world but there are all different from one another. Culture is the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society. (According Kendall Diana, 2014, Sociology in Our Times 10th Edition). The two cultures that I chose are American and China cultures. I chose American and Chinese because I want to learn more about…

of immigrants coming to the United States, all of which who speak a multitude of languages, conflicting beliefs and policies regarding language has greatly influenced legislation and judicial actions. (Diaz-Rico, 2014). Congress and the state and federal courts have supported bilingual education and provided legal protections for the rights of non-English- speaking students around the United States. However, according to the Florida Department of Education, the state of Florida was in need of…

Hawaiian language is a language that has one form associated with it and all communities found within Hawaii have spoken this same language since the land was first discovered by Polynesians in the island of Ni‘ihau (the forbidden island). The Ni’ihau community is what I will be focusing on in this paper, since it is known to be the first island in Hawaii that was Goddess Pele’s first home (Ni`ihau Cultural Heritage Foundation). After the islands were inhabited by the early Polynesians,…

There are many languages that die out like the mysterious Peruvian language or the Egyptian hieroglyphics. The Native Americans’ language might be the next extinct language because of how endangered it is. There are many groups that are trying to keep the language from being endangered and some statistics show that have the language around, rather than extinct would prove to be more beneficial. An article that was found on the web, titled “Saving America’s Endangered Languages” uses different…