Category: Travel
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Speaking My Language
Photo from Unsplash by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona Despite the fast paced changes of society in recent years, that can be seen as both negative and positive; there is something to be excited about: the race to space. For years, the space industry has been focused on researching and understanding different galaxies beyond our universe. However,…
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Language Anxiety: Let’s Talk About It
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Have you ever gotten clammy, nervous, or felt your heart race when you were in your Spanish or French class? Most of us have been there. This feeling is called xenoglossophobia (zen-o-glos-o-phobia), this is a situation specific anxiety whenever someone has to communicate in a language different from…
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Second Language Education in the United States
Photo by Matt Hoffman on Unsplash With the rise of the travel industry as well as the interest in modern languages, we can anticipate a drastic increase in multilingualism in the nearby future. According to iLangugues.org, 60% of the world identifies as bilingual/trilingual/multilingual while the remaining 40% identifying as monolingual in predominately English-speaking countries. With…