¿Por qué ser bilingüe?
Why be bilingual?
Foreign Language
Students often wonder why they are required, by law, to take at least two years of a foreign language, in order to graduate from high school. The answer is simple. Knowing another language, other than your mother tongue, allows you to become a bilingual person. What is "bilingual" you ask? A bilingual is somebody who can speak and be fluent in two different languages. By becoming a bilingual, you open up the many doors of opportunity because your value increases!! Being bilingual is considered a major asset to the workplace because you can do the "thinking" of two people at once! Learning new languages allows you to become connected to those outside your norm. If you make it your hobby, you could eventually even master more than just those two languages and connect to the rest of the world!
Bilingualism
WordReference describes "bilingualism" as the ability to speak two languages.
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Benefits of Being Bilingual
According to the website livingbilingual.com, being bilingual not only allows you to know two different languages, but it can help give you more decision-making abilities as well as internalize negative states of mind.
¡Entérate!
Inform yourself!
Click on the following link to read and learn more about Bilingualism in America's near future!!
http://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/spanglish/threat/
Another useful link for learning more about bilingualism:
Watch the video and determine for yourself if being bilingual could benefit you!
Victoria Soto
Email: victoria.soto@pampais.net
Location: Pampa Junior High School, Bad Cattle Company Road, Pampa, TX, United States
Phone: (806) 669-4900