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Spanish People Should Learn English Language In School

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How many times do you think kids in school have complained about having to learn Spanish when they don’t even want to? I’ve heard it quite a lot being in a Spanish class myself. Almost everyday I hear people asking why we would need to learn this language and the fact Spanish people should just learn English. I have actually complained myself because I don’t have much passion with it. I think that Spanish shouldn’t be required for the only foreign language in schools. Kids need a language they are passionate about, they need one they won’t constantly complain about, and that all you need in college is “foreign language,” not only Spanish. Students that aren’t passionate about learning another language like Spanish don’t get good grades, which causes learning problems and bad grades. “Even if you’re doing some full-time class, it’s still likely the class progresses as fast as the slower students are progressing (Ramses).” This means the people that aren’t as passionate don’t learn what they need like everyone else. There is also little to no proof that students become fluent in Spanish by the time they’re done with school. So if they’re not passionate about Spanish, why not offer other language classes? …show more content…

Again, they need to offer other language classes. All you hear nowadays is, “why don’t they just learn English if they’re coming to our country,” and that’s not really something you want to hear. Many times other languages are hard to understand so if you’re not getting it, you may never understand it later on. “My online discussion group, Admissions 101, recently exchanged verbal blows over foreign language courses in high school (Mathews).” This means that many people have complained several times, even adults. It also means that even more than one foreign language in schools could be

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