The description of my language
I grew up in a hispanic household that ment all i would hear at home is spanish. My parents new that if i learned spanish at home i could also learn english in school with no problem. When i was younger i had a more colombian accent because i had picked it up from the way my parents talked. During high school i picked up a more dominican accent because i would always be around dominicans. I use a lot of there slang too like how i am always saying “ cono ” and that is a really big dominican thing. I work in a supermarket and if i talk spanish to a customer sometimes they do ask me if i am dominican.
When i talk i feel like people would say it is more of a stigmatized form i dont really use big words. I am always talking with friends and family and it’s more regular with them i don’t have to watch what i say and i don’t have to think before i speak. I feel like the way i talk really differs depending on who i am talking with if i know the person i am more laid back. For example when i am at work i am really serious with the customers because i don’t know them.
My language is perceived in different ways just because if i am talking to my sister and she gets me annoyed i will give her attitude. Or if i am talking to my dad and he says something dumb or funny i will laugh or look at him funny. In both occasions i could say the same thing for example like “ stop talking to me.” For my sister it would be in a mean way and for my dad it would be more like me laughing. I guess this is because it just depends who i am talking to and what we are talking about.
I have never really been put in a position where someone had a bad attitude towards my language just because i don’t really go around talking to random people i guess. When i am outside i manly only talk english and you really can’t tell if i talk spanish unless i say it i have actually been asked a few times if i am Filipino because of my eyes. I guess when i am at work spanish people tend to come to my line because they know it will be easier to communicate with me instead of my co worker that doesn’t speak any type of spanish. Another thing can be spanish speaking customers tend to feel more comfortable asking me a question about something even though they speak english and they can ask any other cashier.
- Did i answer all the questions ?
- Does it seem like i did a good job on this essay ?
Jessica, your draft has relevant points that you need to explain and develop with more details. Make sure to check my comments/questions and the rubric – identify/explain the language attitudes towards you Colombian/Dominican dialects and describe the factors that contribute to these attitudes.
I like your introduction, and how you mentioned the contrasting cultures of the Spanish language you speak. I feel that you could go more in-depth in what part of Colombia your accent originally came from, as well as some key differences between “Dominican Spanish” and “Colombian Spanish.” Lastly, I feel as if you answered all the questions of the essay (this is due to the fact that you discussed your language(s)/dialect(s), people’s attitudes/perceptions, and analyzed. With all that in mind, I would take a look at all of the criteria for a high grade on Mrs. Garcia’s rubric to see how you could add to the essay to solidify it even further.
Jessica, when you wrote about your language and how it is perceived in different ways depending on the situation was great. I feel like it would be better if you talked about your colombian accent and how it differs from the Dominican accent.