How To Tame A Wild Tongue Analysis
In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua shares her feelings of social and cultural difficulties that Mexicans face living in the United States and In “Se Habla Espanol” Tanya Maria Barrientos tells of being Latina who doesn’t speak Spanish.
“How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, Anzaldua describes her growing up in two different cultures. One thing she was expected was to speak perfect and adhere to the English Language. Anzaldua describes, “Being Mexican is a state of soul not one of mind.” This comes about after a lifetime of enduring two cultures demands (Anzaldua ). “Se Habla Espanol”, Barrientos had a very difficult journey as a Latina woman living United States. Mainly because she had a hard time accepting that she is a Latina woman who spoke English and was not able to speak any Spanish at all. After taking many Spanish class Barrientos learned to speak Spanish and now calls herself “Spanish Challenged and pure Latina” (xxxxx).
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Knowing the English language can make you more desirable to employers when going for a job interview. For example Latinos who talk very little English make 31% more money than a Latino who knows no English (xxxx). But a Latino who can speak fluently English will make up to 67% more then one who does not speak the language at all (xxxx). English is used in all schools in the US to teach children so for parents to know English makes it easy to communicate with their children and the teachers since they bounce back and forth between their primary language at home and using English when in school. If you learn English, you won’t just have access to a greater proportion of the vast amount of knowledge available on the internet; you’ll be able to educate yourself still further by being able to read books and newspapers
“How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, Anzaldua describes her growing up in two different cultures. One thing she was expected was to speak perfect and adhere to the English Language. Anzaldua describes, “Being Mexican is a state of soul not one of mind.” This comes about after a lifetime of enduring two cultures demands (Anzaldua ). “Se Habla Espanol”, Barrientos had a very difficult journey as a Latina woman living United States. Mainly because she had a hard time accepting that she is a Latina woman who spoke English and was not able to speak any Spanish at all. After taking many Spanish class Barrientos learned to speak Spanish and now calls herself “Spanish Challenged and pure Latina” (xxxxx).
Parents spend big bucks on language lessons because they're investing in bigger paychecks …show more content…
Knowing the English language can make you more desirable to employers when going for a job interview. For example Latinos who talk very little English make 31% more money than a Latino who knows no English (xxxx). But a Latino who can speak fluently English will make up to 67% more then one who does not speak the language at all (xxxx). English is used in all schools in the US to teach children so for parents to know English makes it easy to communicate with their children and the teachers since they bounce back and forth between their primary language at home and using English when in school. If you learn English, you won’t just have access to a greater proportion of the vast amount of knowledge available on the internet; you’ll be able to educate yourself still further by being able to read books and newspapers