How do you feel about employers requiring you to speak english and spanish?
Angel2008 asked:
I am encouraging my children to learn spanish because so many jobs now require you to speak both!
How do you feel should the US continue to have 2 languages? Canada does and other countries….
IT costs alot to teach the spanish kids entering the public school system english and alot of schools dont offer the english kids spanish! but it keeps them from getting jobs.
If Mcdonalds can hire a bilingual teen over one that speaks only english you know who will get hired.
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6 Responses to “How do you feel about employers requiring you to speak english and spanish?”
objectivelly: yes its a good idea bc bein bilingual means america will become more tolerant to foreigners and be like many other countries in the world who have more than one language.
subjectivelly: no its a bad idea bc roughly only 10 percent of the US speaks spanish. thats no where even near the majority of english speakers of roughly 82 percent. i dont have anythin against hispanic people or illegal immigrants, but those people should have known that most people in the US speak only english and that they should be the ones to change. unless the percentage rises to 25-30 percent, i dont think we should make people teach spanish
I encourage it. Americans are very uneasy with languages. learn Spanish. We will all be speaking it in 20 years. Learning a foreign language helps you understand your own language (English). It expands the mind and forces you to understand the culture of other peoples.
It’s almost necessary now with the # of Hispanic immigrant in the US. Most other countries ‘require’ learning/knowing English, because it’s the universal language. But Spanish is not so I don’t agree with the ‘requirement’ on our part.
I think that foreigners who choose to live & work here should also be ‘required’ to learn English. I would expect to do the same if I chose to live & work in their country.
As far as encouraging our kids to learn a 2nd or 3rd language? Or ourselves?? We’re better for it no matter the reason.
I think everyone should learn a second language. It helps you in the long run for your life and can lead you to even one day traveling for your job.
You can learn so much more if you know the language of a place you are visiting, than if you just use english. Plus others will respect that your are trying to speak their language.
I think it should be a requirement, in europe 80% of people are bilingual, we should be able to speak another language with no problem since so many already speak spanish.
This is a great question. One of the important aspects of a united country is a single language. You mention that French and English are both spoken in Canada, but there are divisions in Canada that follow linguistic lines. There are 2 languages spoken in Belgium, and there are divisions in that country, too. In fact, the only country I am aware of that speaks several languages without noticeable division is Switzerland.
Throughout the history of the USA, one language (English) has always been used for government, education and business. There had to be one only language or the country would have become a hodge-podge of languages because of the many countries of origin of foreign-born Americans.
In past years, immigrants to America were only too eager to learn English to become a part of the country. Only recently, with easy international transportation and communication, has immigrants’ desire to use their native language become an issue.
I strongly disagree that Spanish (or any language other than English) be used for official, educational or business purposes in the US. I know many new arrivals have difficulty with English, but that has always been the case. People learned English because it was necessary to get ahead, and that is needed to maintain a united country.
This does not mean that one should not learn other languages. Of course, everyone should. But knowing several languages is not the same as having to use it in everyday life in this country.
It’s crap! You shouldn’t have to learn to speak anything other that English. It should be your choice and you should not be passed over for a promotion by someone that knows both! This is the united states no Mexico. If people can’t learn how to properly speak English then THEY need to take classes not us english speakers that were born and raised here from parents that were born and raised here.