Saturday October 9 2021

 

Society & History – what history or social norms exist

Going as far back as the founding of the United States, the push for unification and assimilation of immigrants has led to the push for American English to be the official language of the U.S. Benjamin Franklin for example tried to eliminate German language schools and the more recent push by Senator Samuel Hayakawa from California demonstrates the pressure that exists in the U.S for immigrants to assimilate and take part in the country through language in hopes of adopting other American ideas. 

Audience – who is being communicated to (be specific)

Those that are bilingual, who are from immigrant families that may deal with the struggle to remain bilingual in the U.S where adopting English as your main language feels like the best way to assimilate and become an American. 

Speaker – who is communicating (be specific)

Someone from a bilingual background who sees the push for English as the official language and realizes the mistake in wanting to eliminate other languages in our system. 

Message – what is being communicated (just one thing? many things?)

Many things are being communicated about the gift of the diversity of languages in the U.S due to the immigrant culture of how this country was built. The benefits of having all these different languages and maintaining the languages that those immigrant families brought with them as they settle down in America can help those who are multilingual to bridge the gap and communicate through language barriers. 

Purpose – what is the mission or goal

To embrace the multilingual state of people living in America and preserve those languages in immigrant families. 

Context – What is the Kairos/timing/exigence?

The push for English as the official language of the U.S has undertones of nationalism that does not take into account the vast amounts of immigrants that live in this country. The elimination of bilingual programs and assistance to those who are trying to maintain their mother-tongue in a time where 31 states have some sort of legislation biasing American English as the only language. 

 

1.What worked or went well this week

• Having a more positive perspective
• Reading a little more 

2.What was hard or didn’t work this week

• Didn’t double check my answers on my first midterm
• Pushing through a lack of motivation

3.To-Do list for next week

• Study for business midterm
• Excel

4.Where you left off/ Last thing you did

• Accounting HW

5.How you feel or felt about the week, your project, and/or your writing

I do think that more time needs to be spent on my project and writing and that goes along with allocating more time to do what I need to do. Pushing through what I may not want to do at the moment in return for more time for myself.