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This topic is very interesting for me as I received my undergraduate degree in political science. I understand that a universal language is required in order for people of a nation to communicate with each other, but I am extremely hesitant to denounce other languages from existing in a state (sovereign nation). In my opinion, I think that bilingualism should be encouraged in the classroom. I have been at a disadvantage throughout my life simply because I am only fluent in one language. Growing up, I never thought that other languages were important simply because it wasn’t heavily promoted in any of the schools I attended. The topic of culture is highly relevant when it pertains to languages. In fact, one of the topics in the video that …show more content…

Also, there is a difference between the context and the content of a message sent. In the textbook, we learn of a term called, “colloquialisms” (Gollnick, 2017 pg.158). Colloquialisms occur when the content …show more content…

I’ll contrast two different countries here: the U.S.A. (the book’s example) and India. First off, the U.S.A. is highly monolinguistic, but people in different areas use terminology in different manners according to the specific situation. From my own experience, I can honestly state that I have only used the term. “y’all” a handful of times in my life. I have only used it when describing Texas to people (as a stereotypical joke). When I worked in Texas a couple summers back, I did hear people say, “y’all” in many instances. An “accent” is also relevant when trying to understand someone (Gollnick, 2017, pg. 161). An accent for a non-native speaker may be hard to understand. In India, over one-hundred different languages are spoken, but the national language is Hindi. Even within Hindi, my friends sometimes have a difficult time understanding certain phrases of their fellow countrymen and often times, this is due to a specific “dialect” that a person may use (Gollnick, 2017, pg. 162). Dialects vary by region and/or social groups. This leads me to believe that language is ever evolving depending on many factors and instead of teaching the extreme formal version of a language, the U.S. should also promote teaching the slang form as well that various from region to

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