Personal Narrative: Language Barrier

Throughout the conversation, Susan did not inform me that the home was still in First Look and not open to investors at this time. Susan did not highlight any features of the home, nor did she talk about the neighborhood or the surrounding area. When asked, Susan paused to reference the property file and stated, "In looking at the pictures it appears that it needs interior paint, carpet, appliances, and a few windows, which the previous seller must have taken." She stated, "I don't know why they have to remove things from the homes." I asked, "Do you have offers?" She paused to check the property file and answered, "No offers." I asked, "Is the property behind the home farmland?" She paused to reference the property file and replied, "It appears

Being part of the Dual Language program is an experience I cherish because of how it molded me into the person I am today; someone who appreciates their two cultures. I was apart of the Dual Language club in high school, that was a club for bilingual students and for Dual Language students. Further, being part of a diverse program made me realize that I want to continue to celebrate and appreciate my two cultures. The Dual Language program exposed me to a culture embedded in my roots, for that I am thankful for it. Being active and part of two different cultures has impacted me more than any other experience.

My experiences as a writer have been both very engrossing and strenuous. I have learned a great quantity on both reading and writing, though, I continue to struggle on things that I have learned by this time, making the same mistakes that I do not even realize. Sometimes things are not so easy to understand when reading information, especially if the wording of an article is difficult for example. I love the idea of learning new things everyday. These past years as a writer have been very interesting, and I have learned and grasped many concepts I have been taught along the way.

Initially, I was not confident having my writing assessed by an online tool, as I was sure there would be numerous errors. Surprisingly, however, I received a lot of positive feedback. Firstly, Paper Rater (2014) found no mistakes in my spelling, grammar or punctuation; my sentences were all an appropriate length, and the use of transitional phrases made my writing flow nicely. Additionally, while reading Grellier and Goerke (2014), I realised I had used simple, direct language in my wiritng and avoided using clichés or redundant phrases. Finally, Writer’s Diet gave me an overall diagnosis of ‘fit and trim’, with a lean use of nouns, prepositions and words like it, this, that and there. These results were, pleasing; however, there were

“Same here with Spanish. I only know the common words but not all of them. If you want me to, then I can teach you German. It’s an easy language to learn. I can tell you that saying hello in German is saying hall with an O at the end: Hall-O.”

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.

My first main literacy who be my relationship with God, oh how I need him every day, I could write endlessly about this one, I feel strongly about my connection with the father and it makes me happy to even know the enjoy it has bought into my life .Oh how my soul rejoices every time I think about how much I need him every day he is the center of my peace and I could not start my day without him. He knows my name he is definitely my main literacy every day. The next main literacy would be my job and which I need that in order to live in this world and be a productive citizen in this society. To have money to sustain my lifestyle. My final literacy would be my whole family. They mean the world to me, there is nothing more important to me than

In May 2003, I was a Staff Sergeant serving as a squad leader in a Military Police Company. We deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in support of combat operations; I led a squad of 12 Soldiers. My squad’s primary mission was conducting mounted and dismounted patrols in a neighborhood called Al-Dura in the southern part of Baghdad. Soon after arriving in country and receiving our mission, all squad leaders reported to the Battalion Headquarters for introductions and assigning of interpreters to our squads. I had never worked hand in hand with an interpreter before, I was apprehensive about bringing someone I did not know into our team especially someone who would be serving such an essential role in the success of our mission. I had a distrust of all Iraqi people initially, knowing

With much haste, Beth began the sentence, correctly reading The, a sight word that is clearly recognizable to my student. This shows me that Beth has mastered a few sight words. As if gaining confidence with the first word, she quickly continues reading The dad bear….This is a big whoops. Beth recognized the last two letters in the word bad, however the initial letter made an unfamiliar word to my student. Thus she replaced the initial letter with a d, creating a sight word she was more familiar with, dad. I’m assuming that my student read bear correctly because of the illustration and sight word knowledge.

My love affair with Grammar was once an unstable, inconsistent one. It began in 12th grade, my senior year of high school. Mind you, it’s not that I met Grammar in high school; I knew him, well, for most of my life. I began reading at the age of three, and it can be rightly stated that Grammar and I began our relationship at that time. You see, I was a precocious early reader, who cracked the reading code, without formal instruction. I realized that there was a rhythm, cadence, and pattern to language, and as soon as I began writing manuscript letters, I began to practice placing words in their proper order.

The cultural background that I have come from is a rural agricultural farm. Farming is an industry that is not very easy and through working on my family farm I have come in contact with many struggles and hardships. I have also had hardships through the loss of loved ones. Having to deal with many of these trials in my life has helped me to become a stronger woman. I have also been able to show more dedication, hard work, commitment, and enthusiasm towards my leadership roles and the interactions that I have with others within my involvement of my job, clubs, and volunteer work.

Write a one-page (only one page, no smaller than 12-point font) piece that consists of the following: two voices and a conflict. No description, no commentary, no names. Only dialogue.

Being brought up in the city of Los Angeles has introduced me to various cultures and ethnicities ,while it has made me more understanding of other cultures and their beliefs , it has given me the false assumption that the rest of the country is as understanding as we are. I myself have been racially profiled at the airport , for my indian like appearance; however when they learned that i did not possess an accent they quickly excused my father and I. Although we were not offended by the experience , it questions how much people know about the cultures that they constantly encounter. The officer probably assumed that we were Muslim even though we are Christian , and as well assumes that the religion as a sector is violent and not only the jihadist. While we do have a lot of diversity around us, our ignorance towards these various cultures and religions obstructs our acceptance and creates stereotypes , that judges races as a whole instead of individuals. Each individual in every culture has the capacity to be peaceful or violent , but it is our pessimistic perceptions of these cultures that prohibit us from full acceptance and

How many times have people tell you “I am sorry I could not understand you, it’s because of the accent”? Unless English is your native language, this can happen pretty often. The reality is that learning a second language is hard. Specially with an inconsistent language such as English. Even after spending eight years learning it at my bilingual school in Mexico, I was prompted to fail the English I STAAR test. Which then led me to attend summer school so I could retake the test.

From elementary school to the beginning of middle school, I loathed reading and writing. It was undeniably my worst subject and my teachers could tell. With each piece of classwork and homework I turned in, they made notes on how I needed to be more descriptive, check my grammar, and try to engage my readers. I simply did not understand parts of speech, sentence structure, diction, and everything else involved with articulating sentences in the English language. As I continued getting criticism on my work, I decided that this subject was not for me. I felt defeated, and my plan was to do what it took to get by and accept my failure in English. This negative mindset continued until the middle of 6th grade when I learned about the Future Next program.