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    Quiz 6 Question 1 0 out of 1 points The first Spanish language television station in the United States was established in Los Angles in the mid 20th Century‚ as the city’s population was mostly Mexican Americans‚ Latinos‚ and Mexican immigrants. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: False Question 2 0 out of 1 points According to the author‚ in the 20th Century‚ the working class community among Mexican Americans was responsible of making sure many of the newspapers continued

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    Hope for a Future In today’s society‚ Chicano Spanish speaking people are targeted to conform to the standard Spanish speaking language and culture. Gloria Anzaldua was exposed to this conformity at a young age when her teacher did not appreciate the way Anzaldua pronounced her Spanish name and said‚ “If you want to be American‚ speak ‘American.’ If you don’t like it‚ go back to Mexico where you belong” (Anzaldua 374). Gloria Anzaldua who was a sixth generation Tejana and prolific writer wrote the

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    unfortunate by-products. The Xicano (Chicano) was able to evolve and retain their cultural identity and ethnicity by creating a border dialect or language (a Patois) which supports the view of the essayist Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” This dialect is viewed as sub-cultured jargon in their homeland (Mexico) where Standard Mexican Spanish is spoken and the Working Class English is demanded by their adopted host north of the border‚ America. Ultimately‚ the appropriation and assimilation

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    families that have lived within the United States for over 400 years‚ some not as long‚ and others have just recently emigrated to the U.S. from Mexico. The Spanish of Mexicans is influenced by the Spaniards who occupied Mexico and a heavy Latin influence as the policy of linguistics‚ a sort of lingua franca‚ was greatly influenced by the Spanish Crown who was often at odds with the Catholic Church in this regard‚ which also reveals quite a bit about the religious influences of Mexican-Americans‚ who

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    do not receive the same opportunities as American students. Hispanic students who come from a different country lack speaking the English language causing less understanding when it comes to speaking or listening. Hispanic students who go to school in the U.S‚ have a school dropout rate that is increasing due to the lack of understanding the English language in the United States. In the U.S Multicultural Education Hispanic students are being discriminated and are being limited on how much Hispanic

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    The U.S. Census Bureau defines Hispanic as "a person of Cuban‚ Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ South or Central American‚ or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race". The term Hispanic is a blanket term to cover large very different cultures that have little in common. In the United States‚ the Hispanic culture ranks individuals against each other to show how connected they are to their origins. Albert Einstein’s quote‚ "You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better

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    meant by appropriateness (or appropriacy) in language use? Kevin Speck Word Count: 1407 words. Date: 12th November‚ 2014. Appropriateness of language means tailoring the language you use so it is appropriate for the age‚ perceived social status‚ form of communication‚ and the context of the occasion. These factors by themselves assume that the person you are communicating with is a native speaker of the language. Teachers of English as a second language need to take into account all the above factors

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    Language and Knowledge about Disability Language is useful for the humankind to communicate with each other. In Malaysia with a multi-ethnic group and a diversity of language use by the society to communicate especially each ethnic group also have their own mother tongue. Consequences‚ using a specific language to reflect the disability according to their indigenous knowledge will have make sense. Supported by Hosking (2008) review that a community will use a local language to reflect the concept

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    My Journey To Guatemala

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    to not only learn the language‚ but also fully immerse myself in the culture and create life long relationships. My friendships‚ family and connecting with new people are all special to me. I feel comfortable talking to anybody and value sharing my cultural experiences with those I meet. I have traveled to numerous foreign places such as Greece‚ Mexico‚ London‚ and the Bahamas. I am grateful to have had these opportunities to travel. My passion

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    Professor Gray Mar. 13‚ 2015 Why Only English “Speaking Spanish does not have to be a crisis in the United States” (Rodriguez‚ 346). In his essay‚ “Slurring Spanish‚” Luis Rodriguez highlights the difficulties of bilingual speakers‚ specifically Spanish speakers‚ in America. He concentrates on the challenges that Spanish speakers face in school from having English forced as the language to be spoken at all times‚ moreover Rodriguez points out two Spanish-speaking students that experienced the hardships

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