Bilingual and multilingual citizens are useful for many reasons. Firstly, they are useful to ease communication between people who speak different languages. Additionally, being capable of communicating with as many people as possible means that one can hear from different backgrounds and perspectives. In college, knowing multiple languages can result in new opportunities such as studying abroad. Learning another language is seen as impressive, because it can be very difficult after early childhood and requires serious dedication
Generally, when one is heard speaking a language other than English in an American public environment, the implication is that that person cannot speak English. Not speaking English is regarded as lazy and irresponsible. Speaking more than one language can be incentivized by being able to communicate with more people. The more people you can talk to, the more you will know about people from different backgrounds.
The work in this class will likely be useful for me because it will allow me to express myself in more than one language. Learning another language is useful for college and job opportunities in the future.
Generally, when one is heard speaking a language other than English in an American public environment, the implication is that that person cannot speak English. Not speaking English is regarded as lazy and irresponsible. Speaking more than one language can be incentivized by being able to communicate with more people. The more people you can talk to, the more you will know about people from different backgrounds.
The work in this class will likely be useful for me because it will allow me to express myself in more than one language. Learning another language is useful for college and job opportunities in the future.