Spanish language

“Exile is more than a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room.” As this quote expresses, some people tend to have the feeling of not being a part of something; they assume the role of the outsider. Mexican immigrants, in particular, are frequently exposed to misjudgment. The immigrants tend to be misjudged due to stereotypical misconceptions about them and because people don’t take the time to truly get to know them. It is not easy to travel…

Throughout the memoir, A Question of Freedom written by him, Dwayne Betts had faced a lot of obstacles and limited choices/decisions behind bars in a Fairfax County Jail in Virginia. There are many reasons why others define Betts as a “felon”, but he describes himself as a “success”, Betts chose himself as a “learner”, others define me as “motivated” and to reflect based on challenges of defining an identity is, “failure to success”. Throughout the memoir, many people describe Betts as a…

the airport of El Salvador family members and friends greeted us. During our vacation we went to visit tourist places, but I did notice a couple of differences than the ones compared to California for instance; the food was different, and the Spanish language was spoken differently as well. Traveling to my parent’s hometown wasn’t just a beautiful memory, but a memory that we…

derived from the Spanish word that stands for Latin but which was a shortening from the English word latinoamericano, which translates to a Latin American in English(Andrews…

Furthermore, I expect to change the perception of students who think learning Spanish is difficult. I want my students to realize early on that learning a second language can actually be fun. Some of the most important things I learned, aside from inspiring students, is having strong classroom maintenance skills and just being comfortable to speak with large groups of people…

types foods that are served, housing, and more. Through the things that I would learn through the interview, I was able to point out differences between the Salvadoran and American cultures. This final lab also allowed me to analyze how I will use my Spanish and knowledge in the future, to further my career and successes in life. In El Salvador, Christmas, the independence of El Salvador, and La Semana Santa are holidays/ celebrations that are important to the Salvadorian culture. Christmas in…

United States has many different languages because our country was founded by immigrant, but the most official business language is English. Peru’s language is primarily Spanish. The United States has freedom of religion, but Peru has for a long time been Catholic. Both, the United States and Peru’s political systems are democracy. However, the United States…

perspective about the Hispanic culture and the language. I learned a lot through the assignments and some of the assessments. The DT challenges and the Culture, Connect and Compare assessment are just a few of how I have gained that new perspective. My favorite thing we did to learn about culture is the Culture, Connect, and Compare assessments because there was a separate part for culture. On the DT challenges translating helped understand the language. Every assingment and assesment helped me…

used that were not based on interpreters, but discussed other aspects of language barriers within healthcare. In addition, since the research was based on the reactions of patients and providers within health care, a limitation that could be associated with such research includes the issue of people within the study altering their behavior. For example within the research by Lor et al. (2016), a limitation was included that Spanish fluent providers could detect interpreting errors and would…

European Americans/Immigration Who Built America? Immigration reform was the big debate in this video. When immigrants were allowed to enter American territory, the reform opened eligible for people to work and continue to make money. Some key points discussed: Immigrants are 30% more likely to start up their own business in the US, 18% of all small business owners in the US are immigrants. In 2007 alone 4.7 million people were employed by immigrants who owned and operated a business. A total…