learned English. First of all‚ she mentioned that she was born in the USA but her family moved to Dominican Republic and stayed there for almost 10 years. Therefore‚ the only language that she knew in that time was Spanish. Her aunts and uncle used to correct kids in Spanish to educate them but she said that she got their bad Spanish. In addition‚ her parents used to speak in English if they did not want their kids to understand them. For example‚ when they want to speak about a something important or
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senses‚ memories‚ experiences that have been dormant‚ or as Celaya‚ according to Gonzales‚ repressed for many years. As a child‚ raised by my mami‚ Tita (Cristina Ellen)‚ and my abuelita‚ Cristi (Maria Cristina)‚ Spanish was the only language spoken at home. Like Celaya‚ when spoken to in Spanish‚ I replied in English. Birthdays‚ we sang “Las Mañanitas‚” “The Little Mornings‚” instead of Happy Birthday‚ just as Celaya recalls in Caramelo. We celebrated “las posadas‚” the twelve days of Christmas with
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Juana Ines de la Cruz born in 1651‚ November 12‚ in San Miguel Neplantla‚ Mexico illegitimate daughter of a Spanish father and Creole mother(French settler) that’s is why she has this point of view about “marriage”. early years living with mother on her grandfathers property always hiding in grandfathers library to read books considered to be a child genius learned reading and writing at age of 3 wrote first poem at age 8 at age 8 when grandpa dies‚ she goes to Mexico city to stay with
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Spanish Colonialism on the History of Puerto Rican People Spanish Colonialism on the History of Puerto Rican People "Puerto Rico". The name immediately brings to mind images of a beautiful lush tropical island of enchantment. The name "Puerto Rico" usually does not conjure the image of Taino Indians or African slaves‚ yet these populations have great importance in laying the foundation for the notion of identity of Puerto Ricans. In contemporary debates of Puerto Rican identity‚ it is essential
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Wild Tongue”‚ Anzaldua introduces her own language Chicano Spanish to us. Because of 250 years of Spanish and Anglo colonization‚ Chicanos developed their own language‚ which was a combination of both English and Spanish. When Anzaldua was young‚ she was told Chicano Spanish was a bastard language and attacks on her native tongue continues throughout her lives. However‚ she didn’t feel ashamed of her language‚ and instead‚ she was proud to speak Chicano Spanish and wished it to be accepted. She believed
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Culture Every year my family and I take part in a Mexico Missions Trip that my church goes on‚ to help make a difference in the lives of others and their society. By doing this‚ my family and I get to see and learn a lot about other cultures and languages that people use to live by and communicate with. Viewing all of this at such a young age‚ has made more appreciative of things growing up and also helps me get a better global perspective. I am exposed to many new things and enviorments that most
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in any language without living in that country. Even though I have some significant experience with the Spanish language‚ I believe that studying in Santander would deepen my understanding of not only the language‚ but of the culture‚ the people‚ and their history. My immigrant grandmother worked as a realtor‚ helping Spanish-speaking people navigate the complex process of finding and financing their first home in the United States. She inspired me to consider making the Spanish language and culture
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Sociological Principle of Language Teaching and Language Learning Speech Act Theory A theory of language based on J. L. Austin ’s How to Do Things with Words (second edition‚ 1975)‚ the major premise of which is that language is as much‚ if not more‚ a mode of action as it is a means of conveying information. As John Searle puts it‚ "All linguistic communication involves linguistic acts. The unit of linguistic communication is not‚ as has generally been supposed‚ the symbol‚ word‚ or sentence
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American term use in USA to defined people who speak Spanish or their ancestors spoke Spanish at one point in their life. According to “U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts” “Hispanics or Latinos are those people who classified themselves in one of the specific Spanish‚ Hispanic‚ or Latino categories listed on the Census 2000 questionnaire” Therefore‚ sometimes people in general stereotype Hispanics in America as they all speak Spanish and have the same ethnic traits. Also People stereotype
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preceded to a neighborhood Roman Catholic school by an older brother and sister. But neither of them had revealed very much about their classroom experiences. Each afternoon they returned‚ as they left in the morning‚ always together‚ speaking in Spanish as they climbed the five steps of the porch. And their mysterious books‚ wrapped in shopping-bag paper‚ remained on the table next to the door‚ closed firmly behind them. An accident of geography sent me to a school where all my classmates were
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