Dr. Michael A. Brookshaw

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Dr. Michael A. Brookshaw

• Associate Professor of Spanish
• Winston-Salem State University

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El mundo6 billiones de personas
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General Language Facts

• Over 6,800 Tongues
• 8 Countries account for more than half of all
  languages
• There are 832 language is Papua New Guinea
• India has 15 official languages

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10 Most Common Languages

• Chinese, 1 billion
• Spanish, 400 million
• English, 322 million
• Arabic, 220 million
• Bengali, 189 million

• Japanese, 125 million
• German, 98 million
• Hindi, 182 million
• Portuguese, 170
• Russian, 170

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Buenas tardesBienvenidos Es un gran placer para
mi tener esta oportunidad hablarles sobre la
importancia de saber una lengua extanjera el
espanolMe entienden?
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Habla Ud. español?
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Why Learn Another Language?

• Knowing another language brings opportunities
• Better knowledge of other peoples cultures
• Read and understand more
• Employment advantages
• The World is at Your Fingertips
• You become a Citizen of the World

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Reasons People Learn a Second Language

• Personal
• Professional
• Social
• Educational

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Why Spanish?

• The historical connection
• 4th largest Spanish Speaking population in U.S.
• 2000 mile border with Mexico
• Current demographic reality
• Continental reality of the Hispanic world

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The Spanish Speaking World
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The Spanish Speaking World400,000,000 speakers

• Venezuela, 21,000,000
• Colombia, 35,000,000
• Ecuador, 5,000,000
• Perú, 23,000,000
• Chile, 14,000,000
• Argentina, 34,000,000
• Uruguay,3,000,000

• Bolivia, 7,000,000
• México, 93,000,000
• Guatemala, 10,000,000
• El Salvador, 5,000,000
• Honduras, 5,000,000
• Nicaragua, 4,000,000

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The Spanish Speaking World400,000,000 speakers
(2)

• República Dominicana, 7,000,000
• Puerto Rico, 3,000,000
• Las Filipinas, 3,000,000
• Estados Unidos, 25,000,000
• Costa Rica, 3,000,000

• España, 39,000,000
• Guinea Ecuatorial, 500,000
• Cuba, 11,000,000
• Uruguay, 3,000,000
• Panamá, 2,000,000
• Paraguay, 5,000,000

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The Spanish You Already Know

• Mosquito
• Chocolate
• Banco
• Radio
• Discoteca
• Vitaminas

• presidente
• mamá
• animal
• especial
• constitución
• ángel

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Spanish in the last 10 years(1)

• Surge in the Spanish population nationally
• Spanish is more of a necessity than a choice
• Spoken by 35.3 million Hispanics
• Not speaking Spanish can be a handicap
• There is nothing foreign about Spanish anymore
• Spanish dominates all other languages in the
  public schools

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Spanish in the last 10 years(2)

• The need in the workplace for Spanish is
  tremendous
• The president,himself, gives his radio address in
  Spanish
• Language and culture of Latin America have
  flooded the nation
• 83 of college students study Spanish
• Demographics demand that you learn Spanish

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Spanish Facts (1)

• The second language of the U.S.
• Hispanics are the largest minority
• The U.S. has the 4th largest Spanish population
  in the world.
• Hispanics are becoming politically and
  economically powerful.
• The U.S. is being Hispanized

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Spanish Facts (2)

• The U.S used to be Mexico until 1848
• The U.S. has a intimate history with all things
  Spanish.
• Hispanic language, art, culture have exploded.
• Our heritage is locked in Spanish
• The U.S. has always had Spanish influence

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Spanish Popular Culture Explosion

• Singers
• Actors
• Atheletes
• Food
• Art
• Politicians

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Spanish Influence and Hispanics are everywhere

• Just look around you

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What do you see?

• Our states
• Our rivers
• Our cities
• Our food
• Our language
• Our neighbors
• Our lives

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States with Spanish Names

• Montana
• Nevada
• Colorado
• Arizona
• Florida
• California

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Cities with Spanish Names

• Los Ángeles Boca Ratón
• San Francisco Santa Rosa
• Sacramento San Isidrio
• Santa Cruz San Bernadino
• Santa Bárbara Vallejo
• Santa Fe San Clemente
• Las Cruces Las Palmas

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A new world is being created in the United States

• The border with Mexico is disappearing
• We are now living in AMEXICA

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The Hispanic Community in the Piedmont Triad

• 110,000 Hispanics
• Growth rate of 25 yearly
• Winston-Salems Population is twice as large as
  any other area
• Winston-Salem is the commercial center for
  Hispanic business

• 85 speak only Spanish
• Only Mexico, Spain and Colombia have more Spanish
  speaking people
• La RAZA is meeting The HOOD

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Benefits of Language Study What Research Shows

• Analyzing skills improve
• Creativity increases
• Knowledge of English increases
• Attitudes toward different peoples and cultures
  change

• Higher-order skills increase
• Job mobility and promotion increase
• Memory is enhanced
• Standardized test scores improve
• Reading and writing skills increase

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Why Should African Americans Be Concerned About
Languages?

• Our heritage is locked in language
• Africa is the origin of 1/3 of all the worlds
  languages.
• All of our ancestors spoke foreign languages
• We owe it to the future

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Learning a Language Will Make a Difference in How
you see the World and How the World Sees YOU
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We must Become Citizens of the World, not just
the U.S.A
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Habla Ud. Español?

• Sí, hablo español.

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Trabalengua (Tonguetwister)

• Paco Peco chico rico insultaba como un loco a su
  tio Federico y este dijo poco a poco Paco Peco
  Poco Pico.

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The Tongue-Tied AmericanCongressman Paul Simon,
1980

• The United States has fallen far behind other
  nations in foreign languge skills and this
  decline creates certain problems and challenges.
• At every port of entry into the United States we
  should erect a sign
• -WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES-
• WE CANNOT SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE

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John Naisbitt (1982)Megatrends

• Thinking Globally
• For Americans, it is self evident that this is
  the time
• to learn another language--and learn it well.
  The size, proximity, and economic promises of
  Latin America make Spanish an attractive choice.
  To be really successful, you will have to be
  trilingual fluent in English, Spanish, and
  computer.
• --p.78

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A Man Who Does Not Know A Foreign Language Does
Not Know His Own

• ---Goethe