so I put up in a household immersed with the Spanish culture in the language and
the Spanish culture in the language and
the Spanish culture in the language and I loved it now when I got to my first
I loved it now when I got to my first
I loved it now when I got to my first day of high school Spanish class I sat
day of high school Spanish class I sat
day of high school Spanish class I sat down so you learn and my teacher goes
down so you learn and my teacher goes
down so you learn and my teacher goes grouse when we go around the room and
grouse when we go around the room and
grouse when we go around the room and say why are you here today
say why are you here today
say why are you here today why are you taking Spanish as your
why are you taking Spanish as your
why are you taking Spanish as your foreign language girls start going
foreign language girls start going
foreign language girls start going around the room and they start saying
around the room and they start saying
around the room and they start saying things like I was forced to be here
things like I was forced to be here
things like I was forced to be here Spanish is the easiest language or I
Spanish is the easiest language or I
Spanish is the easiest language or I didn’t feel like taking Latin so when it
didn’t feel like taking Latin so when it
didn’t feel like taking Latin so when it got to me it was awkward to say that I
got to me it was awkward to say that I
got to me it was awkward to say that I wanted to be there and I was excited
wanted to be there and I was excited
wanted to be there and I was excited learn after the class was over I walked
learn after the class was over I walked
learn after the class was over I walked out and I was wondering why did this
out and I was wondering why did this
out and I was wondering why did this happen
happen
happen and I realized because it was it’s
and I realized because it was it’s
and I realized because it was it’s because of a huge concept that most of
because of a huge concept that most of
because of a huge concept that most of you don’t even know of yet you’re all a
you don’t even know of yet you’re all a
you don’t even know of yet you’re all a part of and this concept is called
part of and this concept is called
part of and this concept is called English superiority an example of
English superiority an example of
English superiority an example of English superiority is a child who grows
English superiority is a child who grows
English superiority is a child who grows up in a house where there’s only English
up in a house where there’s only English
up in a house where there’s only English being spoken now this child goes on to
being spoken now this child goes on to
being spoken now this child goes on to elementary school middle school with
elementary school middle school with
elementary school middle school with only English being spoken to the child
only English being spoken to the child
only English being spoken to the child with no influences of any other
with no influences of any other
with no influences of any other languages so this kid grows up thinking
languages so this kid grows up thinking
languages so this kid grows up thinking that all he needs to know is English and
that all he needs to know is English and
that all he needs to know is English and doesn’t feel the need of another
doesn’t feel the need of another
doesn’t feel the need of another language and I mean nowadays you’re able
language and I mean nowadays you’re able
language and I mean nowadays you’re able to go anywhere in the world and there’s
to go anywhere in the world and there’s
to go anywhere in the world and there’s bound to be somebody who can speak
bound to be somebody who can speak
bound to be somebody who can speak English but how did it English get
English but how did it English get
English but how did it English get everywhere well in the 17th and 18th
everywhere well in the 17th and 18th
everywhere well in the 17th and 18th century there was something called the
century there was something called the
century there was something called the Age of Exploration and so countries were
Age of Exploration and so countries were
Age of Exploration and so countries were scrambling to get Lyn because with this
scrambling to get Lyn because with this
scrambling to get Lyn because with this land they were able to have more
land they were able to have more
land they were able to have more colonies and with more colonies was more
colonies and with more colonies was more
colonies and with more colonies was more people and with more people was more
people and with more people was more
people and with more people was more power to the country now Britain played
power to the country now Britain played
power to the country now Britain played a huge role in this in fact Britain
a huge role in this in fact Britain
a huge role in this in fact Britain Britain played a huge role of this in
Britain played a huge role of this in
Britain played a huge role of this in fact at one point Britain had 23 percent
fact at one point Britain had 23 percent
fact at one point Britain had 23 percent of the world’s population under their
of the world’s population under their
of the world’s population under their power and Britain was able to get a lot
power and Britain was able to get a lot
power and Britain was able to get a lot of power from these people Britain would
of power from these people Britain would
of power from these people Britain would go to these countries and they would
go to these countries and they would
go to these countries and they would force them to learn English which flash
force them to learn English which flash
force them to learn English which flash forward to today 83 countries have
forward to today 83 countries have
forward to today 83 countries have English as its primary language in a
English as its primary language in a
English as its primary language in a hundred and five other countries /
hundred and five other countries /
hundred and five other countries / regions have English
regions have English
regions have English it’s one of its main languages so by the
it’s one of its main languages so by the
it’s one of its main languages so by the time that we get to here today so with
time that we get to here today so with
time that we get to here today so with the five 105 languages that’s a lot now
the five 105 languages that’s a lot now
the five 105 languages that’s a lot now here’s a little side note a language to
here’s a little side note a language to
here’s a little side note a language to culture or country is very important
culture or country is very important
culture or country is very important because it’s what’s holds its culture
because it’s what’s holds its culture
because it’s what’s holds its culture together for example China isn’t famous
together for example China isn’t famous
together for example China isn’t famous for speaking Italian they’re famous for
for speaking Italian they’re famous for
for speaking Italian they’re famous for speaking Chinese Sweden is a famous
speaking Chinese Sweden is a famous
speaking Chinese Sweden is a famous famous for speaking Icelandic but
famous for speaking Icelandic but
famous for speaking Icelandic but they’re famous for speaking Swedish so
they’re famous for speaking Swedish so
they’re famous for speaking Swedish so let’s say an example where a country was
let’s say an example where a country was
let’s say an example where a country was to lose their language it would be
to lose their language it would be
to lose their language it would be devastating and it would they would lose
devastating and it would they would lose
devastating and it would they would lose their sense of culture and their sense
their sense of culture and their sense
their sense of culture and their sense of pride for the country and so what has
of pride for the country and so what has
of pride for the country and so what has to happen if the opposite happened a
to happen if the opposite happened a
to happen if the opposite happened a country was to gain more speakers and
country was to gain more speakers and
country was to gain more speakers and more people and more culture and now
more people and more culture and now
more people and more culture and now what I believe is that we’ve gained a
what I believe is that we’ve gained a
what I believe is that we’ve gained a lot of pride but I believe that we’ve
lot of pride but I believe that we’ve
lot of pride but I believe that we’ve gained a little bit too much pride and
gained a little bit too much pride and
gained a little bit too much pride and let me ask you a question do you feel as
let me ask you a question do you feel as
let me ask you a question do you feel as if learning a second language you lose a
if learning a second language you lose a
if learning a second language you lose a sense of your patriotic pride now let’s
sense of your patriotic pride now let’s
sense of your patriotic pride now let’s get into some data there are the three
get into some data there are the three
get into some data there are the three most known languages in the world
most known languages in the world
most known languages in the world English is third Spanish is second and
English is third Spanish is second and
English is third Spanish is second and chinese is first now I just said that
chinese is first now I just said that
chinese is first now I just said that Chinese is the first most known language
Chinese is the first most known language
Chinese is the first most known language yet from a young age Chinese students
yet from a young age Chinese students
yet from a young age Chinese students are required to learn English yet I’m an
are required to learn English yet I’m an
are required to learn English yet I’m an English speaker and I’m not required to
English speaker and I’m not required to
English speaker and I’m not required to learn Chinese so about 600 million
learn Chinese so about 600 million
learn Chinese so about 600 million people about are learning English today
people about are learning English today
people about are learning English today and 200 to 350 million of those people
and 200 to 350 million of those people
and 200 to 350 million of those people are from China according to a Canberra
are from China according to a Canberra
are from China according to a Canberra study so I was wondering how how they
study so I was wondering how how they
study so I was wondering how how they felt about being forced to learn English
felt about being forced to learn English
felt about being forced to learn English and I’m lucky to go to in a school where
and I’m lucky to go to in a school where
and I’m lucky to go to in a school where we host international students and one
we host international students and one
we host international students and one of the students ginseng she’s a freshman
of the students ginseng she’s a freshman
of the students ginseng she’s a freshman and she grew up in China and I asked her
and she grew up in China and I asked her
and she grew up in China and I asked her you know how is your Spanish class was
you know how is your Spanish class was
you know how is your Spanish class was easier was it hard and she told me that
easier was it hard and she told me that
easier was it hard and she told me that the class was hard due to the difficult
the class was hard due to the difficult
the class was hard due to the difficult grammar reading and pronunciation of the
grammar reading and pronunciation of the
grammar reading and pronunciation of the English language I then asked her how
English language I then asked her how
English language I then asked her how did she feel about being forced to learn
did she feel about being forced to learn
did she feel about being forced to learn English and she did said that she didn’t
English and she did said that she didn’t
English and she did said that she didn’t feel as if she was forced she felt as if
feel as if she was forced she felt as if
feel as if she was forced she felt as if there was a need
there was a need
there was a need and wearing look English because it was
and wearing look English because it was
and wearing look English because it was everywhere in America is a huge force
everywhere in America is a huge force
everywhere in America is a huge force and she is right America is a huge force
and she is right America is a huge force
and she is right America is a huge force but we are lacking in our foreign
but we are lacking in our foreign
but we are lacking in our foreign language education system today in fact
language education system today in fact
language education system today in fact Arne Duncan Secretary Arne Duncan said
Arne Duncan Secretary Arne Duncan said
Arne Duncan Secretary Arne Duncan said of the foreign language summit that the
of the foreign language summit that the
of the foreign language summit that the United States is a long way from being a
United States is a long way from being a
United States is a long way from being a multilingual society that many of our
multilingual society that many of our
multilingual society that many of our economic competitors are today so
economic competitors are today so
economic competitors are today so America is the biggest link of the
America is the biggest link of the
America is the biggest link of the biggest country with America with
biggest country with America with
biggest country with America with English as its first primary language so
English as its first primary language so
English as its first primary language so if we’re teaching children if so we have
if we’re teaching children if so we have
if we’re teaching children if so we have bad education system with our children
bad education system with our children
bad education system with our children with foreign languages we’re basically
with foreign languages we’re basically
with foreign languages we’re basically telling them that it’s okay that you owe
telling them that it’s okay that you owe
telling them that it’s okay that you owe me that no another language we’re the
me that no another language we’re the
me that no another language we’re the biggest country and we have a huge force
biggest country and we have a huge force
biggest country and we have a huge force so why is the need so in America we also
so why is the need so in America we also
so why is the need so in America we also have the requirement in high school
have the requirement in high school
have the requirement in high school about to take two years of foreign
about to take two years of foreign
about to take two years of foreign language but I believe that the reason
language but I believe that the reason
language but I believe that the reason why we also may be lacking is because in
why we also may be lacking is because in
why we also may be lacking is because in high school it’s too late due to the
high school it’s too late due to the
high school it’s too late due to the fact of something called the critical
fact of something called the critical
fact of something called the critical age hypothesis the critical age
age hypothesis the critical age
age hypothesis the critical age hypothesis is basically a hypothesis
hypothesis is basically a hypothesis
hypothesis is basically a hypothesis that states that after the age of
that states that after the age of
that states that after the age of puberty h-12 it is hard and sometimes
puberty h-12 it is hard and sometimes
puberty h-12 it is hard and sometimes very difficult for the brain to deal
very difficult for the brain to deal
very difficult for the brain to deal with learning a second language so if
with learning a second language so if
with learning a second language so if you start high school at age fourteen
you start high school at age fourteen
you start high school at age fourteen there’s some clashes right there and in
there’s some clashes right there and in
there’s some clashes right there and in fact in an article written by Penn State
fact in an article written by Penn State
fact in an article written by Penn State it states that the critical age
it states that the critical age
it states that the critical age hypothesis states that there is a
hypothesis states that there is a
hypothesis states that there is a critical age before puberty that one
critical age before puberty that one
critical age before puberty that one must learn a language and if one has not
must learn a language and if one has not
must learn a language and if one has not learned how to speak this language
learned how to speak this language
learned how to speak this language before puberty it is sometimes difficult
before puberty it is sometimes difficult
before puberty it is sometimes difficult and sometimes impossible to learn this
and sometimes impossible to learn this
and sometimes impossible to learn this language and speak it in a meaningful
language and speak it in a meaningful
language and speak it in a meaningful way so as I said that once we get to
way so as I said that once we get to
way so as I said that once we get to high school we have these teenagers
high school we have these teenagers
high school we have these teenagers learning this language and getting
learning this language and getting
learning this language and getting frustrated and I’m a teenager I can say
frustrated and I’m a teenager I can say
frustrated and I’m a teenager I can say this whenever I’m frustrated I get angry
this whenever I’m frustrated I get angry
this whenever I’m frustrated I get angry whenever I’m angry I blame something and
whenever I’m angry I blame something and
whenever I’m angry I blame something and what’s the first the blame the first to
what’s the first the blame the first to
what’s the first the blame the first to blame is why we’re in the language if
blame is why we’re in the language if
blame is why we’re in the language if I’m not going to go to this country why
I’m not going to go to this country why
I’m not going to go to this country why learn the language if I’m not going to
learn the language if I’m not going to
learn the language if I’m not going to live there when I get older but that’s
live there when I get older but that’s
live there when I get older but that’s the one thing ladies and gentlemen that
the one thing ladies and gentlemen that
the one thing ladies and gentlemen that our education systems today are
our education systems today are
our education systems today are forgetting to teach us it’s that you
forgetting to teach us it’s that you
forgetting to teach us it’s that you don’t need to learn a language because
don’t need to learn a language because
don’t need to learn a language because you’re planning on traveling to this
you’re planning on traveling to this
you’re planning on traveling to this country but to learn a language so that
country but to learn a language so that
country but to learn a language so that we can have a sense of a world culture a
we can have a sense of a world culture a
we can have a sense of a world culture a sense of you can learn somebody else’s
sense of you can learn somebody else’s
sense of you can learn somebody else’s culture and you can identify with
culture and you can identify with
culture and you can identify with somebody just across the world and that
somebody just across the world and that
somebody just across the world and that is what the systems are forgetting the
is what the systems are forgetting the
is what the systems are forgetting the teachers today and since they don’t now
teachers today and since they don’t now
teachers today and since they don’t now we just have frustrated teenager stuck
we just have frustrated teenager stuck
we just have frustrated teenager stuck in classes so I wondered if this
in classes so I wondered if this
in classes so I wondered if this affected my high school and out a poll
affected my high school and out a poll
affected my high school and out a poll that I conducted at a northwestern
that I conducted at a northwestern
that I conducted at a northwestern all-girl mayor oh hi oh high school 82%
all-girl mayor oh hi oh high school 82%
all-girl mayor oh hi oh high school 82% of the girls said that they enjoyed
of the girls said that they enjoyed
of the girls said that they enjoyed taking the Spanish class they’re taking
taking the Spanish class they’re taking
taking the Spanish class they’re taking the foreign language class 57% said that
the foreign language class 57% said that
the foreign language class 57% said that they would take that they they are
they would take that they they are
they would take that they they are taking the class because they wanted to
taking the class because they wanted to
taking the class because they wanted to and not because they were forced and
and not because they were forced and
and not because they were forced and another 72% of the people taking a
another 72% of the people taking a
another 72% of the people taking a foreign language class said that they
foreign language class said that they
foreign language class said that they would still take it if it was a
would still take it if it was a
would still take it if it was a mandatory now that was probably really
mandatory now that was probably really
mandatory now that was probably really confusing that what I just said didn’t
confusing that what I just said didn’t
confusing that what I just said didn’t support what I just said what I stated
support what I just said what I stated
support what I just said what I stated previously but it’s to tell you that a
previously but it’s to tell you that a
previously but it’s to tell you that a small number doesn’t generate a big
small number doesn’t generate a big
small number doesn’t generate a big number and although it’s not happening
number and although it’s not happening
number and although it’s not happening and I’m very happy that it’s not
and I’m very happy that it’s not
and I’m very happy that it’s not happening at my high school that English
happening at my high school that English
happening at my high school that English superiority is happening across the
superiority is happening across the
superiority is happening across the world in mostly in America now it’s time
world in mostly in America now it’s time
world in mostly in America now it’s time to give you some bad news what is our
to give you some bad news what is our
to give you some bad news what is our future if we continue on this path in
future if we continue on this path in
future if we continue on this path in our future with this doesn’t look too
our future with this doesn’t look too
our future with this doesn’t look too good if you don’t want English to be the
good if you don’t want English to be the
good if you don’t want English to be the only language left we can see English
only language left we can see English
only language left we can see English being the only language left due to
being the only language left due to
being the only language left due to three reasons reason number one
three reasons reason number one
three reasons reason number one technology now today you are able to put
technology now today you are able to put
technology now today you are able to put on headphones where I can say something
on headphones where I can say something
on headphones where I can say something to you in English and it spits out
to you in English and it spits out
to you in English and it spits out German within the next second so if we
German within the next second so if we
German within the next second so if we have this then English speakers will
have this then English speakers will
have this then English speakers will continue to grow up they mean that there
continue to grow up they mean that there
continue to grow up they mean that there is no need to learn another language
is no need to learn another language
is no need to learn another language because we have all this technology so
because we have all this technology so
because we have all this technology so why bother reason number two according
why bother reason number two according
why bother reason number two according to the UN es co or the United Nations
to the UN es co or the United Nations
to the UN es co or the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural
Educational Scientific Cultural
Educational Scientific Cultural Organization they state that
Organization they state that
Organization they state that by the end of the century we will have
by the end of the century we will have
by the end of the century we will have lost a lot of languages and so
lost a lot of languages and so
lost a lot of languages and so metaphorically we are losing language
metaphorically we are losing language
metaphorically we are losing language every 14 days so if you do the math and
every 14 days so if you do the math and
every 14 days so if you do the math and you keep on crossing off there soon to
you keep on crossing off there soon to
you keep on crossing off there soon to be a day where we are left with one
be a day where we are left with one
be a day where we are left with one language and I believe that is to be his
language and I believe that is to be his
language and I believe that is to be his English due to my third reason the power
English due to my third reason the power
English due to my third reason the power of our language the English language is
of our language the English language is
of our language the English language is called the world language the business
called the world language the business
called the world language the business language in the universal language
language in the universal language
language in the universal language French used to be called the world
French used to be called the world
French used to be called the world language but as you can tell them
language but as you can tell them
language but as you can tell them English knocked that right off the table
English knocked that right off the table
English knocked that right off the table and because of that now more and more
and because of that now more and more
and because of that now more and more people are learning the ink learn are
people are learning the ink learn are
people are learning the ink learn are starting to learn English which causes
starting to learn English which causes
starting to learn English which causes again more people thinking that there is
again more people thinking that there is
again more people thinking that there is no need to learn another language
no need to learn another language
no need to learn another language because everybody knows English but we
because everybody knows English but we
because everybody knows English but we can change this because there’s two
can change this because there’s two
can change this because there’s two things that you can do you can teach and
things that you can do you can teach and
things that you can do you can teach and you can learn teach others would I have
you can learn teach others would I have
you can learn teach others would I have told you teach our new generations tell
told you teach our new generations tell
told you teach our new generations tell them that you don’t need to learn
them that you don’t need to learn
them that you don’t need to learn language because you’re planning on
language because you’re planning on
language because you’re planning on going to this country or that you’re
going to this country or that you’re
going to this country or that you’re planning on living there but to be able
planning on living there but to be able
planning on living there but to be able to learn some new culture be able to
to learn some new culture be able to
to learn some new culture be able to identify who knows there could be
identify who knows there could be
identify who knows there could be somebody just like you across the world
somebody just like you across the world
somebody just like you across the world but a language barrier is what hole is
but a language barrier is what hole is
but a language barrier is what hole is holding you guys together and to learn
holding you guys together and to learn
holding you guys together and to learn go out and learn a language go out and
go out and learn a language go out and
go out and learn a language go out and learn Swedish and go and talk to
learn Swedish and go and talk to
learn Swedish and go and talk to somebody in Swedish because you because
somebody in Swedish because you because
somebody in Swedish because you because I want to leave you off with this
I want to leave you off with this
I want to leave you off with this question and think about it how would
question and think about it how would
question and think about it how would you feel if hundreds and hundreds of
you feel if hundreds and hundreds of
you feel if hundreds and hundreds of years from now why we spoke in languages
years from now why we spoke in languages
years from now why we spoke in languages like today like French and German or
like today like French and German or
like today like French and German or foreign memories and are gone how would
foreign memories and are gone how would
foreign memories and are gone how would that make you feel thank you for
that make you feel thank you for
that make you feel thank you for listening to me
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