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In the article “ how to tome a wild tongue”, the writer first tells us a story that she was taught speaking Spanish at recess and the teacher ask her to come back to speak. However, in my opinion, I do not think it is right. I think the writer is out-standing because she can speak many different kinds of language. For example, she can speak English Standard Spanish, Standard Mexican Spanish, North Mexican dialect, and Chicano Texas Spanish. I regarded them as literacy. And I think it is good for her to practice them because practice makes perfect and she will not forget them as well.
As I say, language is important in any culture. A language does far more than just enable people to communicate with each other. The language of one country is different from the other country and it tells the features of the country which distinguish it from one company to another.
Language shapes the way people perceive the world and it also provides help to define culture of any society. There are countries in which more than one language is spoken, and if in that case, you can find more than one culture in that society. For example Canada has the English-speaking and French-speaking culture. Similarly, America is a country that mixes all kinds of culture. So I think people should be free to talk in any language they want.
Language, of course, is knowledge, and in our world today knowledge is one of the key factors in competitiveness. Brains and knowledge are what create the prosperity and growth we tend to take for granted. In an advanced industrial society in an increasingly interdependent world, the knowledge of other language becomes indispensable. Seriously, there are rapidly growing trade links in the Americans, and learning Spanish or Portuguese is an important tool for business people and officials seeking to build on those ties. As we move toward hemispheric economic integration, the knowledge of other languages of the hemisphere is becoming a highly marketable skill.
According to all the above, I think different language is a very wonderful skill. It not only increase one’s literacy, but reflect different culture as well.