Aria
Richard Rodriguez
Trying to learn another language can be very frustrating. I grew up in a family where we only spoke English but when I entered middle school and high school I took Spanish classes. I can't imagine what it was like for Richard and his family to have grown up speaking Spanish and being comfortable speaking Spanish until they were forced to learn the English language.
Last year when I took FNED the first time I was actually placed in another school in Providence and every time I attended I noticed that not many children in my classroom spoke English. The classroom was mostly in Spanish and the teacher would scold the kids in Spanish. I can also relate to this article because my grandmother who is 94 years old came to America from Italy many years ago but to this day her English is not the best and is very hard to understand. When we try and have a conversation with her sometimes she does not really understand what we are saying and she becomes frustrated and vice versa. I 100% that learning a second language can be very challenging. In a way I personally feel like it would make life much easier for everyone if everyone living in America spoke English but from reading this article I also got a better understanding of just how tough that may be no matter how young or old you are.
I have had many people tell me that it is actually good to know two languages because when you go to apply for a job chances are they are going to hire the person not only with the degree but the one that can speak two languages fluently especially in todays society where Spanish speakers is in such high demand.
link to the reading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-JcBFAuLc-0MW5DdnZyVnpGSHc/view
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