Sunday, October 4, 2009

Multilinguism: Deception for future-generation Americans

I am new to this Blogger website. So, I have much to learn about blogging.

We all know that the United States has never embraced the concept of multilinguism. In today's globalized world, more employers are seeking candidates who speak more than one foreign language. As a Californian, I can personally say the Spanish has become the second language to learn in California, only displacing French. Regions around the world have seen it necessary to learn another language. For example, in Europe, multilinguism is virtually known everywhere. The European Commision has realized the importance of promoting multiliguism in a region know for its cultural and liguistically demarcated region. Therefore, it's not surprising that in September of 2008, published an article titled, "Multilinguism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment." This article emphasizes the need of encouraging Europeans to learn foreign language as a way to increase their prospect in the job market. Moreover, communication and mutual understanding have become important for the integration of other European states into the European Union (EU).
How is the U.S. any different from Europe? Well, I leave you with an article written by Dennis Barron and posted by Geoffrey Mess. It is titled, "The Legendary English-Only Vote of 1795."

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