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Languages, languages, languages etc.
Spanish along with English were both my first languages as my parents enforced that I learn both when I was younger, another reason being my Mexican heritage. In my household we mainly speak Spanish to each other in order to practice and fluently speak the language. When I began high school I decided to take introductory Italian and ended up taking and passing the AP Italian class and exam my senior year, while also earning the senior standout award for Italian. Italian came easy to me because I already spoke Spanish fluently, and these languages belong to the same family, which is the Romance language family. This family currently also includes French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Catalan. The results of these languages belonging to the same family include similarities in phonology, semantics, morphology, and even syntax.
Example of phonological/semantic similarities and differences in Spanish-Italian:
Italian/Spanish: Verde-Green
Rosso (Italian) Rojo (Spanish)- Red
Example of syntax similarities in Spanish-Italian (Noun before adjective):
Italian- La macchina verde…
Spanish-El carro verde…
English: The green car…
Spanish-Italian Comparison: How are they similar?
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/letchfoa/comparison/comparison.htm
Italian vs. Spanish: Listen to the differences and similarities (may want to skip to about 2:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unCmwgnE59o
Romance Languages Overview: what are they?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_languages#Modern_status
Comparison of the Romance Languages: how are they similar?
http://www.nativlang.com/romance-languages/grammar/syntax.php?e=0
Learning the Romance Languages: Curiosity helped the cat learn new languages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoaoDTY4FuU
Map of the Romance Languages: Where in the world?
http://indoeuro.bizland.com/tree/ital/rom.html
Translator…Maybe?
Over time I have come to realize that I have a sort of passion for languages although I do not speak many. I believe that learning other languages create bridges between cultures while also destroying borders. Because of my passion for languages, I am planning on learning all the Romance languages, along with many others. The language I am planning to focus on aside from the romance languages is Mandarin Chinese, because apparently it’s the “language of the future”. Also, due to my passion for languages I have highly considered to go through with it as a career. Some careers include translator, interpreter, or even teaching a language. Learning other languages may also help in different career fields such as marketing in global business. Ultimately understanding different languages are important in the world because it makes communicating far easier. As stated before, with my background in Spanish and Italian, the Romance languages will hopefully come easier due to my understanding of the phonology, semantics, syntax, and morphology.
Languages: Building Bridges, and fighting borders
http://lingqcentral-en.lingq.com/learning-foreign-language-bridge-cultures
Mandarin Chinese: Is it the language of the future?
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17105569
Careers: Language-based careers?
http://www.omniglot.com/language/careers.htm
Careers: What is translating? What is interpreting?
Careers: Language can come in handy
UK and languages:
http://southendgirls.school-site5.net/?_id=622
Blog 1
Learning new languages has always been a passion of mine. I was born to bilingual parents whom raised me speaking both spanish and english. At home I primarily speak spanish to both my parents and my seventeen year old sister. I began studying bilingually at Nestor Elementary School in San Diego; this school is widely know for having a dual-immersion program where students study both in english and spanish. After elementary school I continued in a dual-immersion program at Rancho del Rey Middle School in Chula Vista, where I took a math class in spanish, as well as history, and actual Spanish language classes. After middle school i attended Olympian High School, where i did not continue in a dual-immersion program, however I proved my comprehension of both the english and spanish language by enrolling in AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP English Language and Composition, and AP English Literature and Composition, and passing each AP exam. Along with these classes another language I learned throughout my 4 years in high school was Italian, as i became fluent and passed the AP Italian exam, as well as earning the school-wide senior standout Italian award. As of now I am currently trying to learn both French and Portuguese, and over time I hope to learn many more languages. My love for languages translated towards my college years as I plan to double major in Spanish as well as earning a minor in Italian.
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