D ANIEL M INOT EDU 542 F OREIGN L ANGUAGE II L ANGUAGE L
EARNING A DVOCACY P ROJECT
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L ANGUAGE OF THE F UTURE ! J OBS /E MPLOYMENT C OLLEGE A
DMISSION H IGH S CHOOL R EQUIREMENT T RAVEL E XPERIENCES / S TUDY A
BROAD U NDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD A PPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES E
XPAND V OCABULARY B ETTER UNDERSTANDING OF E NGLISH I NCREASES YOUR
I NTELLIGENCE !
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S PANISH S INFLUENCE IN THE U NITED S TATES AND AROUND THE
WORLD IS LITERALLY GROWING EACH AND EVERYDAY. S PANISH IS THE 4 TH
MOST SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD AND 21 COUNTRIES CLAIM S PANISH
AS THEIR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE. I T IS SPOKEN BY ALMOST 400 MILLION
PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ! H ALF OF THE POPULATION IN THE W ESTERN H
EMISPHERE SPEAKS S PANISH, MAKING IT THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE FOR AS
MANY PEOPLE AS E NGLISH IN THIS REGION OF THE WORLD. T HE S PANISH
- SPEAKING POPULATION IN THE U NITED S TATES HAS SKYROCKETED IN
RECENT YEARS, MAKING PROFICIENCY IN THE LANGUAGE ALL THE MORE
IMPORTANT !
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S PANISH CAN BE AN INCREDIBLY MARKETABLE SKILL AND ASSET THAT
CAN GIVE YOU A SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE OVER THE COMPETITION IN OUR
GLOBAL ECONOMY. D UE TO THE INCREASE IN THE S PANISH - SPEAKING
POPULATION IN THE U.S., KNOWING BOTH E NGLISH AND S PANISH WILL
CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE AND MORE VALUABLE IN THE JOB MARKET. I
NDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BILINGUAL HAVE MORE CAREER CHOICES AND CAN MAKE
MORE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
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L EARNING S PANISH CAN HELP YOU TO ACQUIRE PROMOTIONS AT YOUR
JOB OR CAN PAVE THE WAY FOR YOU TO MOVE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO OTHER
CAREER PATHS. J UST HAVING A REFERENCE ON YOUR RESUME THAT YOU CAN
SPEAK S PANISH CAN OFTEN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR RESUME
WINDING UP IN THE TRASH OR ACQUIRING THE CRUCIAL INTERVIEW ! W HAT
KINDS OF JOBS CAN YOU GET IF YOU SPEAK A SECOND LANGUAGE ? T
RANSLATOR I NTERPRETER T EACHER R EPORTER T OUR G UIDE F LIGHT A
TTENDANT B USINESSMAN L AWYER D OCTOR S OCIAL W ORKER . A ND MANY
MORE !
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Y ELLOW S PRINGS S CHOOLS RECOMMENDS AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF A
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATION FROM H IGH S CHOOL. N OT ONLY IS
PROFICIENCY IN S PANISH IMPORTANT FOR GRADUATION, IT IS ALSO
SIGNIFICANT FOR ADMISSION TO COLLEGES ACROSS THE U NITED S TATES. I
NCREASING NUMBERS OF COLLEGES ARE REQUIRING 2 TO 4 YEARS OF F
OREIGN L ANGUAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL AS A PRE - REQUISITE FOR
ADMISSION.
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M ANY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE WORLD OFFER STUDENTS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY ABROAD TO LIVE, TRAVEL, AND TAKE CLASSES
IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR A SEMESTER OR EVEN A YEAR. K NOWING A
SECOND LANGUAGE SUCH AS SPANISH INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
IMMERSE ONESELF IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. S TUDYING ABROAD
ALLOWS YOU TO DEEPEN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANGUAGE WITH MORE
SPEED THAN IN THE CLASSROOM, AND BROADEN YOUR LIFE PERSPECTIVE
WHILE DISCOVERING AND APPRECIATING THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURE AND THE
DIFFERENCES IN THE WORLD AROUND YOU.
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I N C OLOMBIA, I EXPERIENCED LANGUAGE IMMERSION AND CULTURAL
DIVERSITY, WITNESSED SOCIAL CLASS DIVISIONS FIRST - HAND, AND
CHALLENGED MYSELF IN WAYS I HAD NEVER IMAGINED. EACH DAY I GREW
MORE AND MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE S PANISH LANGUAGE. I TOOK ON AN
ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS COURSE LOAD AND TOOK CLASSES WITH BOTH C
HILEANS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS. I TAUGHT E NGLISH TO C HILEAN MIDDLE
SCHOOL STUDENTS, TRAVELED ACROSS S OUTH A MERICA, AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, DEVELOPED A RESPECT, APPRECIATION, AND GREATER
UNDERSTANDING OF FOREIGN CULTURES AND WAYS OF LIFE. I FEEL
INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH, LEARN, AND
LIVE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, AND I WILL CARRY MY EXPERIENCE WITH ME
FOREVER.
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L EARNING ABOUT RESPECT, TOLERANCE, AND CULTURAL D IVERSITY ARE
SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AND LASTING BENEFITS FROM STUDYING IN
A FOREIGN COUNTRY. S TUDYING ABROAD ALSO GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BECOME EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOODS, MUSIC, RELIGIONS,
AND BELIEFS IN GENERAL AND RESPECT FOR THESE DIFFERENT VIEW MAKES
YOU A MORE WORLDLY, KNOWLEDGEABLE, AND WELL - EDUCATED CITIZEN OF
THE WORLD.
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L EARNING SPANISH ACTUALLY HELPS TO INCREASE, EXPAND, AND
IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY. H OW IS THIS POSSIBLE ? T HERE ARE
MANY WORDS THAT LOOK, SOUND, AND MEAN THE SAME THING IN E NGLISH
AND S PANISH. T HESE ARE CALLED COGNATES. C OGNATES ARE IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THEY ALLOW US TO EXPAND OUR VOCABULARY IN S PANISH AND MAKE
MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BOTH LANGUAGES.
