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Re: Spanish speaker needed...Another reason California is going
off the rails....
By: SHL Date: March 29, 2019, 2:18 pm
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[quote author=Irena link=topic=935.msg13822#msg13822
date=1553885957]
[quote author=SHL link=topic=935.msg13818#msg13818
date=1553885253]
A kid born in Huntington Park of Spanish speaking parents (even
if the parents speak very little English) will grow up speaking
both Spanish and English because they will be exposed to both.
I`ve always noticed that. The native born child ends of speaking
accent free English and Spanish simultaneously of the fact the
schools are mixed and they get the Spanish at home. They have
always had ESL classes (English as a Second Language) for those
who just arrived and know little English, but kids pick this up
fast. They just grow up 100% bilingual. Consider them lucky.
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Thank you. So, the problem gets solved in one generation. There
are lots of problems that are far more difficult to solve.
As for your ex-SIL, well, she does speak English, doesn't she?
Not as well as you'd like her to, but you can still talk to her.
Human adults are simply not that great at learning foreign
languages. It takes quite a lot of work, and what helps are a
good memory, solid anlytical skills, and a good ear. Not
everyone has those.
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Irena,
Yes, my former SIL speaks English, but itīs obviously with some
effort and not as easy for her as Spanish, and I understand
that. But she gets by.
She came here as an adult in her 20s is why. I don`t know if she
ever took English classes, but she`s worked here for 40 years or
more, and is retired now. She is a delightful person and I
really like her, but I think she just prefers Spanish. And, she
still is very much into the culture of Mexico (even though I
think she did get US citizenship at some point). She owns a home
and is a good person. She`s helping raise my granddaughter and
itīs all very traditional Mexican in culture. She dresses her
like a little girl in Mexico, she celebrates her birthdays with
Piņatas and traditional Mexican food and treats. They actually
might as well be in the middle of Mexico someplace, but I know
my granddaughter will just grow up bilingual Spanish/English and
I think she`s lucky frankly.
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Re: Spanish speaker needed...Another reason California is going
off the rails....
By: Truman Overby Date: March 29, 2019, 2:33 pm
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[quote author=Irena link=topic=935.msg13826#msg13826
date=1553886470]
[quote author=Beard Brain link=topic=935.msg13823#msg13823
date=1553886075]
It's easy to say "no big deal" if you aren't paying taxes to try
and fix the problem. I'm sure that not all Californians are
crazy about this disaster they're paying for.
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Re: Spanish speaker needed...Another reason California is going
off the rails....
By: Irena Date: March 29, 2019, 2:41 pm
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[quote author=SHL link=topic=935.msg13827#msg13827
date=1553887138]
Irena,
Yes, my former SIL speaks English, but itīs obviously with some
effort and not as easy for her as Spanish, and I understand
that. But she gets by.
She came here as an adult in her 20s is why. I don`t know if she
ever took English classes, but she`s worked here for 40 years or
more, and is retired now. She is a delightful person and I
really like her, but I think she just prefers Spanish. And, she
still is very much into the culture of Mexico (even though I
think she did get US citizenship at some point). She owns a home
and is a good person. She`s helping raise my granddaughter and
itīs all very traditional Mexican in culture. She dresses her
like a little girl in Mexico, she celebrates her birthdays with
Piņatas and traditional Mexican food and treats. They actually
might as well be in the middle of Mexico someplace, but I know
my granddaughter will just grow up bilingual Spanish/English and
I think she`s lucky frankly.
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That's great, Steve. Your granddaughter is lucky. :)
And it's very rare for people to feel more at ease with a
language that they learned as adults than with the language they
grew up speaking. Really, those are exceptional situations.
Sometimes, they are trauma related.
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