BLOGS!!! BLOGS!!! BLOGS !!! LOVE THEM !!!
Who can better speak their mind if not people like us who say their opinion at large and complain about the same things we complain and feel the pain we feel ? Well Ladies and Gents, this article created in Holland explains how multilingualism impacts 100% on your or your children's personality. I admire this article and would love if my research paper would look something like this.
Credits to : Pullum, G. (2013, September 17). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/09/17/keep-your-multilingualism-to-yourself/
Who can better speak their mind if not people like us who say their opinion at large and complain about the same things we complain and feel the pain we feel ? Well Ladies and Gents, this article created in Holland explains how multilingualism impacts 100% on your or your children's personality. I admire this article and would love if my research paper would look something like this.
Credits to : Pullum, G. (2013, September 17). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/09/17/keep-your-multilingualism-to-yourself/
Languages matter!
Thousands of languages are being spoken every day. Through languages we survive. This UNESCO article stands up for languages and even mentions which languages are endangered. Around 6000 languages spoken today will dissapear by the end of this centruty. But which languages are taking over? Is it possible that English could be one of them ?
Credit to: UNESCO Department of Languages and Multilingualism, (n.d.). Languages matter!. Retrieved from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/cultural-diversity/languages-and-multilingualism/
Thousands of languages are being spoken every day. Through languages we survive. This UNESCO article stands up for languages and even mentions which languages are endangered. Around 6000 languages spoken today will dissapear by the end of this centruty. But which languages are taking over? Is it possible that English could be one of them ?
Credit to: UNESCO Department of Languages and Multilingualism, (n.d.). Languages matter!. Retrieved from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/cultural-diversity/languages-and-multilingualism/
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FOR EVERY DAY LIVING
Some people read the bible every day to get inspired and learn how to go through struggles in life. This site can be used in the same contexts. One quote a day is enough to fulfill your soul's desire. Nayyirah Waheed's quotes are like pieces of gold that are based on culture and language. Some of these quotes, once read, can be never forgotten. Nayyirah Waheed shares with the world her quotes about cultural differences and languages.
Credits to: Waheed, N. (n.d.). Nayyirah waheed quotes . Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7145613.Nayyirah_Waheed
Some people read the bible every day to get inspired and learn how to go through struggles in life. This site can be used in the same contexts. One quote a day is enough to fulfill your soul's desire. Nayyirah Waheed's quotes are like pieces of gold that are based on culture and language. Some of these quotes, once read, can be never forgotten. Nayyirah Waheed shares with the world her quotes about cultural differences and languages.
Credits to: Waheed, N. (n.d.). Nayyirah waheed quotes . Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7145613.Nayyirah_Waheed
Some Countries Remain Resistant to American Cultural Exports
The New York Times provides information on how the American culture impacts the whole wide world, even if it's music, clothes or food. Many small countries like Scandinavia, are at very big risk to have hteir cultures overthrown and forgotten due to globalization. But do all countries accept the change? Unfortunately mostly the elders are patriots of their culture and language while the youth follows the society into the trap of globalization and discrimination of languages. Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University and co-author of a blog at www.marginalrevolution.com. This professor has great views on his works because not only is he focusing on national issues, but international as well.
Credits to : Cowen, T. (2007, February 22). Some countries remain resistant to american cultural exports . The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/business/22scene.html
The New York Times provides information on how the American culture impacts the whole wide world, even if it's music, clothes or food. Many small countries like Scandinavia, are at very big risk to have hteir cultures overthrown and forgotten due to globalization. But do all countries accept the change? Unfortunately mostly the elders are patriots of their culture and language while the youth follows the society into the trap of globalization and discrimination of languages. Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University and co-author of a blog at www.marginalrevolution.com. This professor has great views on his works because not only is he focusing on national issues, but international as well.
Credits to : Cowen, T. (2007, February 22). Some countries remain resistant to american cultural exports . The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/business/22scene.html
RISE AFRICA!
Nayyirah Waheed is a writer/poetess that started putting her feelings down on paper a few years ago. She was big on tumblr and then moved to different social networks. Here is her tumblr website. She wrote a book called "Salt" full of poems that focus on multiple identities, language, diasporic life & pain, the self, community, healing, celebration, and love. Unfortunately, the book is not in libraries yet. Nayyirah expresses the African beauty of the people and language through her tumblr account and she is a inspiration to many, especially to me.
One of her quotes that sank deep into my heart is: “You broke the ocean in half, to be here. Only to meet nothing that wants you.” This quote reflects a huge part of my paper, as I will be focusing a lot on immigrants that do not get what they really expected when entering a new culture and a new society.
Credits to: Waheed, N. (2013, August 17). [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://africaisdonesuffering.com/2013/08/nayyirah-waheed/
Header Picture credit: http://www.w3.org/2009/Talks/02wdn/slides#(1)