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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Bilingualism Across the U.S. Infographic
I thought this infographic on bilingualism in the United States was interesting. Bilinguals/multilinguals have skills that we should take advantage of, rather than mock; some of these people can be future language teachers or translators.
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In ethnic and linguistic and terms, America has changed radically in the last few decades. Anyone who lives here knows it. But I was amazed that French made the list of one of the most-spoken-at home languages here. When I was growing up in the fifties and sixties, it was extremely rare for a non-native English speaking child to be in most schoolrooms across the country. Now it is becoming the norm. Great post.
Originally from Chicago, I lived in southern Sweden for nearly 5.5 years, and moved to southern Wales in September 2006. I completed a Ph.D. translation studies in June 2009 at Swansea University, with a dissertation on the translation of children's literature.
Now I live in Norwich, England, where I am a lecturer at the University of East Anglia, and I also work as a translator, writer, and editor.
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1 comment:
In ethnic and linguistic and terms, America has changed radically in the last few decades. Anyone who lives here knows it. But I was amazed that French made the list of one of the most-spoken-at home languages here. When I was growing up in the fifties and sixties, it was extremely rare for a non-native English speaking child to be in most schoolrooms across the country. Now it is becoming the norm. Great post.
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