My Experience : The Importance Of Speaking Spanish

My entire family was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. After three and a half years of living there my family decided to seek a better future in The United States. My father would go to the United States back and forth to work and earn money to send to us in Mexico. Eventually my mother was able to get a visa and my brother along with my little sister had an alternate way into the United States. We lived in Dallas Texas and Atlanta Georgia before settling in Howard county Maryland in a very small apartment. Luckily we were doing pretty well with my dad being the only one knowing English at the time. My father was working two jobs and I was getting ready to start kindergarten. I was very excited because the education we would have received in Mexico was nothing compared to the education in Howard County. I was excited for what was to come, but there were disadvantages of knowing only Spanish. Being bullied because of my poor English had an impact on me. I was in completely separate classes learning things that were simple compared to the regular course. I was excluded from certain activities, field trips and assemblies. I was clueless at first though as I slowly learned the language I understood things a lot more.

I speak primarily English, and a little bit of Spanish. I grew up in an English speak household; thus, I naturally learned English. In high school, I took three years of Spanish. My third year was an honors class, and I was a part of the National Spanish Honor Society.

Looking back at my early childhood filled with many events and memories, I remember one in particular when my parents taught me my native language, Spanish, by reading books to me any chance they had. Beginning at the age of 8, I would bring home a variety of books from school eager to read them and learn new words. I spent a great amount of time reading that I eventually decided to move into short novels. This helped me improve so much that I never had trouble speaking Spanish. I vividly remember in my small class of 15 students, me speaking Spanish more fluently than any of my other classmates. Proud would be an understatement. This soon changed when I began second grade in the fall of 2006 with Ms. Magaña.

Living in the United States, a country whose primary language is English, is a struggle for many bilingual people. Knowing a second language can be something very resourceful; but being taught two different languages at the same time is something very intricate. My parents were both born in Monterrey, Mexico. They lived there up to the age of 24 and then they decided to have a new start. Having been in this situation myself, is something that till this day is a struggle for me.

One summer afternoon before my freshman year, I heard someone knocking on my door. When I opened the door, a woman started talking to me. I had no clue what she was saying since she wasn’t speaking English. I heard her use words like “no me gusta”, and “¿por qué?” After going on an online expedition to decipher those words, I discovered they were Spanish. In order to reduce the language barrier between me and my community, I decided that I would learn Spanish.

Spanish is my native language, however, my mother advised my siblings and I to speak only English. This was because she was afraid that we would be rejected from professional careers if our English wasn 't unaccented, fluent, and similar in refinement to the working class whites. With time, I became a fluent English speaker with a developed Central American accent but like, any other young girl, I thought nothing of it. That is until one event, in particular, occurred that would cast a shadow of embarrassment onto my Spanish language. This event not only led me to desert my entire native language but a sense of my cultural identity, as well.

As a native Spanish speaker and coming to this country five years ago from Colombia, It never crossed my mind that I would start learning another language. Even at home my mother would

Children gain great academics from learning Spanish in school. Many people are to limit what young non graduated students learn and impede them from being capable of learning Spanish. Why would they stop them from learning? Parents think that America should be an English only speaking country and wouldn’t appreciate a foreign language to be involved. I believe it makes you more intelligent in various ways. I say that for the sake of children learning Spanish at such a young age gives them a huge advantage in college. “ Studies on language development, however, show that the more exposure young children have to all languages actually gives them a distinct

Learn the basic things and then immerse yourself in Spanish - interact with native speakers, watch Spanish movies, listen to the radio, read

In my Spanish class I learned the top ten reasons to learn Spanish. One of the reason to learn Spanish is to be able to communicate in other countries. Like if you went to another country for vacation. And the people only talked in Spanish, you would feel more comfortable if you knew what there were saying. In social media you can also talk to somebody who only speaks in fluid Spanish. You could speak to that person and possibly make a new friend. Studying Spanish can make understanding English better. For example, taco, burritos, nacho and no are all Spanish words and also English words. The 4th reason is so that you have better job opportunities. You can speak to more people and understand them and then that means you would have more customers.

Learning Spanish can be challenging, especially if you aren’t already familiar with the language. However, doing so is very rewarding and can actually benefit you in a number of ways. Here are the top 7 reasons you should start learning Spanish today.

I was able to increase my knowledge of Spanish ever since my parents decided to enroll me at Osborn Two-Way Immersion program. Osborn Two-Way Immersion program is the main reason my Spanish and English improved. I was able to enhance my speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills in both Spanish and English. Due to Osborn's great program the school has been rapidly growing over these past few years. The school has made a huge impact in the community and in my education. Entering High School I was recommended to take AP Spanish language and culture. I learned that language and culture are intertwined in the sense of context. For example, if a student is learning a language without having cultural background knowledge, the student may use

When it comes to learning a new language, like spanish, it is very useful for many reasons. Not only does it add a second language to your arsenal, but it comes in handy to know how to be bilingual when meeting people of different descent and cultures. Other reasons include traveling to other countries and understanding and communicate with those who don’t understand English or don’t speak it fluently. Spanish is used in many other countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, El Salvador,Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Player, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It also comes in many different dialect, which

When I was a little girl, I remember the uneasiness that would wash over me when I had to speak Spanish. My flushed cheeks bloomed conspicuously when I had to speak my second language in front of my grandparents since it was their mother tongue. My family constantly picked out the words I mispronounced or misplaced in my sentences. On several occasions, my grandparents would give me an ultimatum: to speak Spanish or not to speak at all.

Throughout my entire life, I had always been taught to stay quiet and listen to everyone around me. Now, it is my turn to tell everyone what it is that I have learned during that time. Since I grew up with a Mexican family it was hard to attend school and transition from knowing my native Spanish tongue to English. I spent most of my time in an English school environment until I got to high school. In high school, I realized how important it was to embrace my native tongue. Not everyone does that, especially during high school, thus influencing my decision to go to college and major in Spanish. My plan is to graduate college, receive a teaching credential to teach high school students not only how to learn the language or improve on it but