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To Some English-Speakers, Soccer Matches Sound Better In Spanish : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    Spanish-language soccer announcers have captivated Americans since the U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup. The different style of play-by-play and color commentary evokes strong emotions in fans.
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    Spanish-language soccer announcers have captivated Americans since the U.S. hosted the 1994 World Cup. The different style of play-by-play and color commentary evokes strong emotions in fans.
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Will Spanish Thrive Or Decline In The U.S.? - 1 views

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    from Code Switch, an NPR blog
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Much Ado About Who: Is It Really Shakespeare? - 0 views

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    Further Proof of Shakespeare's Hand in 'The Spanish Tragedy'
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Here's What Happens When You Put A Few Little Kids In A Room With 2 Dolls In 2 Differen... - 0 views

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    This link to the video gives the English translation for the captions in Spanish captions at the end.
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    This link to the video gives the English translation for the captions in Spanish captions at the end.
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This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See - 1 views

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    In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time.
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    In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time.
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Go West, Young People! And East! - 0 views

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    Every college in America should make it a requirement to study abroad. Why study Spanish in a classroom in Indiana when you could learn it in Bolivia? (NT Times, op-ed)
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    Every college in America should make it a requirement to study abroad. Why study Spanish in a classroom in Indiana when you could learn it in Bolivia? (NT Times, op-ed)
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Slate, you're doing it wrong - 0 views

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    Article which corrects a Slate.com map which shows the top language in each state other than English or Spanish. Asian languages are more used than shown on the Slate map.
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    Article which corrects a Slate.com map which shows the top language in each state other than English or Spanish. Asian languages are more used than shown on the Slate map.
Jenni Young

A View From the Melting Pot: An Interview with Richard Rodriguez - 1 views

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    Robert Rodriguez's memoir, "The Hunger of Memory" (1982) is an account of his painful separation from the Spanish-speaking world of his family in his journey to becoming a fully assimilated American.
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Aria: A memoir of a bilingual childhood by Richard Rodriguez - 1 views

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    autobiographical essay about growing up in a Spanish-speaking family in California.
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Do you speak American? - 1 views

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    Why is the English spoken by Maine lobstermen so different from thatscene from the broadcast spoken by cowboys in Texas? Does Spanish pose a threat to English as the dominant language in America? (PBS transcripts)
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Around in the world in English 1. English in Spain. A Cultural Question. - 1 views

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    English as global language. Why English? Robert Herington. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.
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How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldua - 1 views

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    Anzaldua, poet, feminist, and writer, writes in "How to Tame a wild Tongue" about her life as an Hispanic immigrant to the US, and how the new language and culture were "forced" upon her.
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