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Re: CHAT: Anglification (was Re: My Conlang Museum in Netscapetoo)

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Wednesday, February 2, 2000, 2:48
artabanos@mail.utexas.edu writes:
>And note that now with the increasing numbers of Spanish-speakers in >the Southwest of the US, there has been an concomitant increase in the >fluency of native English speakers in the language.
I live near the Salinas Valley in California, which has very large numbers of Spanish speakers. Many are farmworkers, and many only speak Spanish. For most who own businesses, it's becomming almost manditory that they learn Spanish so they can communicate better with their employees. Though, i've noticed a lot of employers still hire supervisors who speak Spanish, and the main manager speaks to the workers through them. As we gain more Spanish speakers here in the western US, I think that it will become important for anyone working with large numbers of Spanish only speakers to learn the language. In fact, my school system, the California State University system, is starting to make foreign languages a requirement for graduation (my specific school has it as a requirement - 3 semesters of language. Unfortunately some people see it as a "waste of time"). ________________________________________________ It's worth the risk of burning, to have a second chance...