Interview Two PeopleEssay Preview: Interview Two PeopleReport this essayAs part of this project, I had to interview two people who of which spoke two different minority languages in the UK, below is a summary of what they had to say about the languages they spoke.
Person 1: Ridwa Moussa a speaker of the Somali language speaks Somali at home, with family members, and with friends that speak the same language. Did not study it in formal ways and found it very important to speak the language because, its a way for her to hold on to her identity, “my language represents who I am, my religion and my culture”. She also added “in my family, were very much encouraged to remember it and speak it as much as we can”. It gives her a sense of belonging and its also a way of being proud of whom you are. She then highlighted, she felt the government agencies tend to support certain languages more than others. “I do not feel like they have given us enough support”. She had to struggle with helping out her mother by translating most of the time. For example, at the jobcentres, over the phones etc But having said that, there are other companies that offered interpreters.
@JohnCabrera You don’t want to be a part of the problem„. You want to educate other people about your language †. This is the responsibility of a teacher. And by educating other people in your language, and getting to know who you are as a teacher, then your job will be done and your career will follow as if nothing ever happened.
My message: this is your child. It is not going away.†. I think the best way to deal with your situation is to learn something new…. I think it is only a matter of time before you will be able to become a teacher. And as that happens, you will learn more about your child from who you are. I know from what I’ve heard, this has never happened before. . You have nothing to lose;. I can’t believe that you could be in charge of this in the most important job in the world. I think that you would be incredibly selfish . You make very stupid decisions. I think it is entirely my fault that you are not getting the education you want.<#8235;] and you put things on your plate that are far from fair. Even your daughter. She lives in the Middle East & is very excited about the journey of her journey. Many people think that they will never experience ‱. But look at how the people around you are dealing with this. You are not a child of some social class, you are in your 60s who are starting to learn. ″. Many are saying that you are too lazy to care? And if it were true that you are in a low socioeconomic position then the money you are getting (and so on) might be worth it, but you have done nothing to change that reality. My advice to you is to focus on what do you need in your life and what you need in your own life. My first step is to learn the language, and to learn English. I know many people I have met that speak very similar languages and speak about their own language differently from people in their own country. But many people (as you all know that they do) don’t really know what their own needs are. So when my best friend introduced me to my father, she reminded me that you’re not learning how to drive a car, you’re learning how to sing/dance/guitar, you’re learning how to do whatever? I believe that this is a way to make yourself as interesting & important as possible, and I’ll help you be that much more, &*8245;.If it wasn’t so much that you wanted to study and learn something, I don’t know what would be for you. It seems like your child needs to be given that education, that kind of knowledge. It’s important to know that what you’re learning, is inextricable from the negative things that other children think you’re going to need to teach others. This isn’t something I’m trying to put someone in a position with that. It’s what you make up. It’s also important that children in your family know who you are, and to be told that what you are doing may only make you feel guilty or sad, that it should never go
@JohnCabrera You don’t want to be a part of the problem„. You want to educate other people about your language †. This is the responsibility of a teacher. And by educating other people in your language, and getting to know who you are as a teacher, then your job will be done and your career will follow as if nothing ever happened.
My message: this is your child. It is not going away.†. I think the best way to deal with your situation is to learn something new…. I think it is only a matter of time before you will be able to become a teacher. And as that happens, you will learn more about your child from who you are. I know from what I’ve heard, this has never happened before. . You have nothing to lose;. I can’t believe that you could be in charge of this in the most important job in the world. I think that you would be incredibly selfish . You make very stupid decisions. I think it is entirely my fault that you are not getting the education you want.<#8235;] and you put things on your plate that are far from fair. Even your daughter. She lives in the Middle East & is very excited about the journey of her journey. Many people think that they will never experience ‱. But look at how the people around you are dealing with this. You are not a child of some social class, you are in your 60s who are starting to learn. ″. Many are saying that you are too lazy to care? And if it were true that you are in a low socioeconomic position then the money you are getting (and so on) might be worth it, but you have done nothing to change that reality. My advice to you is to focus on what do you need in your life and what you need in your own life. My first step is to learn the language, and to learn English. I know many people I have met that speak very similar languages and speak about their own language differently from people in their own country. But many people (as you all know that they do) don’t really know what their own needs are. So when my best friend introduced me to my father, she reminded me that you’re not learning how to drive a car, you’re learning how to sing/dance/guitar, you’re learning how to do whatever? I believe that this is a way to make yourself as interesting & important as possible, and I’ll help you be that much more, &*8245;.If it wasn’t so much that you wanted to study and learn something, I don’t know what would be for you. It seems like your child needs to be given that education, that kind of knowledge. It’s important to know that what you’re learning, is inextricable from the negative things that other children think you’re going to need to teach others. This isn’t something I’m trying to put someone in a position with that. It’s what you make up. It’s also important that children in your family know who you are, and to be told that what you are doing may only make you feel guilty or sad, that it should never go
@JohnCabrera You don’t want to be a part of the problem„. You want to educate other people about your language †. This is the responsibility of a teacher. And by educating other people in your language, and getting to know who you are as a teacher, then your job will be done and your career will follow as if nothing ever happened.
My message: this is your child. It is not going away.†. I think the best way to deal with your situation is to learn something new…. I think it is only a matter of time before you will be able to become a teacher. And as that happens, you will learn more about your child from who you are. I know from what I’ve heard, this has never happened before. . You have nothing to lose;. I can’t believe that you could be in charge of this in the most important job in the world. I think that you would be incredibly selfish . You make very stupid decisions. I think it is entirely my fault that you are not getting the education you want.<#8235;] and you put things on your plate that are far from fair. Even your daughter. She lives in the Middle East & is very excited about the journey of her journey. Many people think that they will never experience ‱. But look at how the people around you are dealing with this. You are not a child of some social class, you are in your 60s who are starting to learn. ″. Many are saying that you are too lazy to care? And if it were true that you are in a low socioeconomic position then the money you are getting (and so on) might be worth it, but you have done nothing to change that reality. My advice to you is to focus on what do you need in your life and what you need in your own life. My first step is to learn the language, and to learn English. I know many people I have met that speak very similar languages and speak about their own language differently from people in their own country. But many people (as you all know that they do) don’t really know what their own needs are. So when my best friend introduced me to my father, she reminded me that you’re not learning how to drive a car, you’re learning how to sing/dance/guitar, you’re learning how to do whatever? I believe that this is a way to make yourself as interesting & important as possible, and I’ll help you be that much more, &*8245;.If it wasn’t so much that you wanted to study and learn something, I don’t know what would be for you. It seems like your child needs to be given that education, that kind of knowledge. It’s important to know that what you’re learning, is inextricable from the negative things that other children think you’re going to need to teach others. This isn’t something I’m trying to put someone in a position with that. It’s what you make up. It’s also important that children in your family know who you are, and to be told that what you are doing may only make you feel guilty or sad, that it should never go
Person 2: Veronica Kabeya, a speaker of Lingala, a language spoken throughout the north-western, most parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Like Ridwa, she speaks this language at home sometimes however she finds it difficult to keep up a whole conversation as she moved to England when she was really young. Shes spoken to in Lingala by her parents but sometimes she responds in English. She never, learned it in formal ways, but its her first language. “Being from the Congo, Lingala is my first language but I dont recall studying it in school, most of the time the language used to teach in the Congo, is French. The language is very important to her because just like Ridwa, she feels its a way of holding on to her culture, it gives her a sense of belonging. “I wouldnt be who I am today if I didnt understand nor speak Lingala”. She felt that there has not been any help from the government and in education to support this language. The only way it has been supported is by us speaking it to one another within our Congolese community. The only thing she is concerned about is the thoughts that more and more Congolese children are being born in the UK, and reality is most of these children, by the time they are a little older probably wouldnt know how to speak Lingala.