Essay #2 – Benefits of Being Bilingual: Every person knows one language‚ which is the language that you learn during your childhood. In “My Spanish Standoff‚” Kuntz writes‚ “my daughter is frustrated by the fact that I’m bilingual and have purposely declined to teach her to speak Spanish‚ my native tongue.” The information given as well as the information in “English Only‚ but Where” and “English-Only Classrooms‚” has been brought to my attention that being bilingual has advantages. Language is
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multiple languages is almost a necessity. The United States is largely monolingual. Only about 15-20% of Americans consider themselves bilingual‚ compared to 56 percent of Europeans surveyed in 2006 by the European Commission.The advantages of being bilingual is practically never ending if you think about it. We live in a multilingual universe. This universe depends on being able to find and build the bonds and bridges that connect us across our diversity. Language can separate us beyond belief‚ but multilingualism
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In this modern era‚ majority of the world’s population is characterized as being bilingual. This is in most cases is manifested as a result of cross movement and interactions by people and societies which initiates the need to fit in and survive. The trend is seen as an important emerging perspective as it facilitates cross-cultural communication and positively affects cognitive abilities. Research shows that the bilingual brain can have better attention and task-switching capacities than the monolingual
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speaking about the benefits and advantages of being bilingual. As a native Spanish speaker who had to learn English I am much familiarized with this subject. I was born and raised in Cuba and in 1997 at the age of 13 I came to the states. For the past 18 years I have been around others who like me have had to learn English as a second language and I can attest for many of the benefits. What are the benefits? • Expand vocabulary more easily. Individuals who are bilingual will benefit academically in
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becoming bilingual. Society tends to use language to communicate and identify with other cultures. Language is also used to communicate with everyone around the world. Imagine the possibilities that being bilingual would bring to others. Bilingual Education brings many positive outcomes to children and even adults. Although‚ it may be expensive to teach others a second language‚ being bilingual has many great benefits. If people were to get bilingual education‚ everyone would see the benefits themselves
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hear being spoken in our daily lives‚ spanish‚ arabic‚ farsi‚ and portuguese are just a few you may hear. Imagine being able to communicate with these people of different tongues than you? How much could you know? How many things could you accomplish‚ in your personal and professional life? Language is powerful‚ and being able to expand your horizons with language can have endless rewards. In the article “ Ten proven benefits of Being Bilingual” by Meredith Nudo‚ she discusses the many benefits of
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people who hear me speak Spanish (my mother tongue is English) that I am fluent in it. That alone should be enough for me to call myself bilingual. However‚ I have encountered numerous situations over the years where I felt completely lost in Spanish. So‚ if I am so fluent‚ why would this happen to me? The answer is a simple but often overlooked one. Bilinguals usually acquire and use their second ( or third or fourth) language for specific purposes and when they get outside of this specific linguistic
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Writing 5 Advances to being bilingual Speaking two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an globalized world. Many countries in the World has demanded that every student has to take foreign language. Today‚ many companies around the World is also require their employees have to know more than one language. In recent years‚ scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with
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Advantages of Being Bilingual In today’s society‚ twenty percent of the United States citizens are bilingual which demonstrates that America is rapidly growing. With all this growth‚ people are becoming fast learners when it comes to accumulating multiple languages. With the good comes the bad‚ therefore not all people are fortunate enough to learn and develop another language. By understanding and comprehending two languages you have achieved a big accomplishment. Being bilingual is important
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students by developing bilingual education. Bilingual education refers to the academic instruction of two languages‚ which include the students’ native language and their second language. In the past few decades‚ there has been a debate over the implementation of bilingual education and many organizations have opposed bilingual
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