For and against - Nuria Salvador

For and against essay

Being bilingual

Bilingual people are those who can speak two languages fluently. This is an important skill on our society if you want to find a job or if you like travelling through other countries.

On the one hand, bilingualism increases the capacity of communication and job opportunities. In addition, it gives access to two different cultures including their history, cinema, literature, etc. It helps to have better knowledge development due to greater access to global information.

On the other hand, children facing bilingual or multilingual education run the risk of not reaching a satisfactory level in any of the languages. Another aspect is the interferences that bilingual people have between both languages; continuous code changes and mix may eventually results in a hybrid language such as Spanglish.

To conclude, I strongly believe that speaking two languages or more it is a great chance to broaden your knowledge offering different opportunities such as travelling, knowing cultures, giving job opportunities and being more tolerant about places that have two.