HaleyParlin

Mrs.Adelman

NESAWPractice2
January21,2016

Ifyouwereaskedtorecommendaclassallstudentsshouldtakeinhighschool,whatwould
itbe?Therearesomanyclassesavailable,butitisextremelycrucialforstudentstotakeclassesthatwill
continuetobenefitthemforalifetime.Commonsuggestionsmaybespeechclassoramusicclass,butthe
correctchoiceisclear.AllstudentsshouldtakeaSpanishclassthroughouttheirhighschoolcareer
becauseitprovidesabundantfuturebenefits,increasescomprehensionoftheEnglishlanguage,and
installsasenseofappreciationwithinstudents.
Firstandforemost,takingaSpanishclasscanbenefitpupilsforalifetime.Forinstance,takinga
SpanishclasswillallowforbettercommunicationbetweenEnglishandSpanishspeakingpeople.For
example,aSpanishspeakingpersonmayaskforthehelpofanEnglishspeakingperson,butbecauseof
thelanguagebarrierbetweenthetwo,assistanceisunabletobeprovided.Havingtheknowledgefroma
Spanishclasswouldbeincrediblyhelpfulinthissituation.NomattertowhatthedegreeofSpanishis
known,insituationssuchasthisoneevenknowingsomevocabularyfromapastSpanishclassishelpful.
Inadditiontobeingmorehelpfultoothers,learningSpanishcanalsobeahugebenefittothelearner
themselves.Futureemployersareextremelywillingtogivebilingualpeoplearaiseinpay.Many
corporatebusinessesareinneedoftranslators,andanyonewhoisabletospeakSpanishfluentlycan
fulfillthatduty.WhiletakingaSpanishclassinhighschoolwillnotmakestudentsfluent,itissurelya
greatstepforfuturelearning.Similarly,knowingSpanishcanimpactstudentstravelingexperiencesin
thefuture.Toillustrate,goingonvacationtoaSpanishspeakingcountrycouldbequiteintimidating

whentheonlylanguagethetravelerknowsisEnglish.HavingatleastageneralSpanishvocabularycould
definitelyeasethemind.HavingtheknowledgefromSpanishclasswouldsurelybeveryuseful.Asyou
cansee,TakingaSpanishclasswhileinhighschoolcouldbenefitstudentsforalifetimebyhelpingthem
communicatewithothers,givingthemapotentialraiseinpay,andbetteringfuturetravelingexperiences.
Additionally,itisclearthatwhileinSpanishclass,themaingoalistolearntheSpanishlanguage,but
theclasshelpsincreasecomprehensionofEnglishaswell.WhilesomeofthewordsinSpanishareunique
totheSpanishlanguage,manyofthemarebasedonrootsthatarealsocommonlyusedinEnglish.For
example,thewordmorirmeanstodie,therootmorisassociatedwiththingshavingtodowithdeath
inEnglishaswell.Thisrootisoneofmanyrootsthatareusedinbothlanguages.Additionally,Spanish
classalsohelpsfixandpreventcommongrammaticalflawsinEnglish.ForcertainverbtensesinSpanish
itiscrucialtoknowexactlywhichformofthewordwouldbeusedinEnglishinordertotranslate
correctly.Throughthislearningprocess,commonlymadeerrorsinEnglisharebroughttothepupils
attention.Forexample,thehomonymswehaveinEnglishareoftenmuchmorediversewordswhen
translatedtoSpanish.IfthewrongwordisbeingusedinEnglish,thenitislikelythewrongwordwill
alsobeusedinSpanish,makingthetranslationinaccurate.Finally,takingaSpanishclasscanincrease
sentencefluency.Whenlearninganewlanguagemanyflawsappearinthestudentssentencebuilding
capabilities.Oftentimes,theynoticetheyaremisplacingcommasorcreatingrunonsentences.Like
English,wordsmustflowperfectlythroughthesentencesinSpanish.Withoutfluencythesentencesdo
notmakesense.ThroughtheprocessoflearningSpanishandunderstandinghowtoputsentences
together,thestudentswillimprovetheirskillsinEnglishaswell.ItisapparentthattakingaSpanishclass
canalsoimprovepupilsuseandunderstandingoftheEnglishlanguagebyhelpingthemunderstandword
roots,teachingpropergrammarusage,andincreasingsentencefluency.
Finally,takingaSpanishclassinhighschoolcanhelpstudentsfindasenseofappreciationandrespect
invariousways.Firstandforemost,takingaSpanishclassgivesstudentsabetterunderstandingofthe

Spanishcultureandwhatitentails.TheSpanishculturecelebratessomedifferentholidaysthanmost
Americans.TakingaSpanishclassgivesstudentstheopportunitytoseewhatthecultureislike.For
example,sometimesinclass,gamesthataretypicallyplayedinMexicoorotherSpanishspeaking
countries,areintroducedtothestudents.Throughthisspecialinsideviewstudentsmaygainanew
appreciationfortheculture.Similarly,whileintheprocessoflearningSpanish,pupilslearntoappreciate
nativespeakers.Studentsgainrespectforthepeoplewhospeakthelanguagewithsuchsimplicityand
precision.Thislanguagemayseemverycomplicatedtothebeginningstudents,andhearingsomeone
speakitsoeffortlesslymayinstillstudentswithasenseofnewfoundrespectforpeoplewhohavespoken
thelanguagesincebirth.Additionally,throughthesometimesstrenuouseffortsofthestudentsbeginning
attemptstolearnSpanish,theylearntoappreciatetheeffortsofSpanishspeakerslearningEnglishasa
secondlanguage.Toillustrate,boththeSpanishlearningstudentsandtheEnglishlearningpersonmay
encountersomeofthestrugglesthroughoutthelearningprocess.BecauseEnglishisthoughttobeoneof
thehardestlanguagestolearn,thismaydeepentherespectforthestudentsevenfurther.Itisapparentthat
takingaSpanishclasswillbenefitthestudentsbecauseithelpsthembecomemoreappreciative.Students
willhaveamoreeducatedviewoftheSpanishculture,gainappreciationfornativeSpanishspeakers,and
learntoappreciatetheeffortsofpeoplelearningEnglish.
Overall,takingaSpanishclassisaverybeneficialactionforahighschoolstudenttotake.Firstofall,
takingtimetolearnSpanishnowcanhaveanimpactonstudentslivesforever.Additionally,throughthe
processoflearningSpanish,pupilsmaygainabetterunderstandingoftheEnglishlanguage.Finally,the
classwillgivestudentsasenseofappreciationforanumberofdifferentfactors.Asyoucansee,takinga
Spanishclassisaproactivedecisiontomakethatcantrulyaffectthestudentslivesforever.