Language Autobiography
What I know about language is that it is essential in life and in learning. We use it to communicate ideas, feelings, needs, and thoughts. Being social creatures, we use language to bond with people, to create bonds of affection, and to create pillars of support for each other and for society as a whole. Language is something that can unite people; but if it is not known, it can also isolate those who do not know it.
How I learned what I know about language has come from my experience as a learner. What I remember learning about learning my native language is a real reticence to actually begin speaking: I was 5 years old before I started actually speaking; I would listen to my two older brothers have conversations and from them I learned both English and Spanish. Since my family and friends mostly spoke in English over time, I lost my Spanish and needed to retake it in school to become familiar with it again.
My parents and siblings thus played an important role in my process of learning language, as I grew up in a Spanish speaking household. However, as we all grew up, we moved more towards English because of where we lived. We needed to speak English to fit in with the society around us. Thus, English became our predominant language used.
The role that my teachers and school environment played in my language development was that in school everyone spoke English and promoted the concept of communication....
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