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Bilingual Sestina By Julia Alvarez

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Every sacrifice has a greater outcome. Living in a country as an immigrant is difficult especially when there is a need to learn a new language. Living in the United States requires to at least understand English and if a person is trying to get into a well paying job it is necessary to know how to speak English. There are times when students have to give up their native language in order to succeed in their education. It was not until I read Bilingual Sestina by Julia Alvarez that I actually went in depth and realized how much a person can actually struggle as a bilingual. The following question then grew, How do Hispanic Bilingual Students Sacrifice their Native Language to Advance their Education? The following researches then helped me …show more content…

In the poem by Alvarez the author explains what it was like for her when she first started to learn and speak English “A child again learning the nombres of things you point to in the world,” to a person learning a new language is like being a child again (Alvarez). How the author explained how she learned English she kind of sets the idea being a child all over again who is starting to explore the world and the names of things.As the poem proceeds Alvarez then continues to explain how the process of learning English goes on. Eventually, after learning English and starts mastering it her main language starts to fade “Where palabras left behind for English stand dusty and awkward in neglect spanish,”this being said it goes back to how when the main focus is in one thing a person tends to forget what they began with. Bilingual Sestina is a perfect example of sacrifice, the author had to sacrificing Spanish language with that came the beauty of learning an amazing language such as …show more content…

This article explains how Mexican American students can succeed if schools focused on them “ Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language,” this sets up the idea that it is best if schools let their kids keep their language and culture (Mathewson). The article than continues to explain how students in this particular school in Boston are enhancing their education while keeping their language. With this being said these students do not have to choose between who they are and what they will become with education, they can have

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