Senorita Tymchy*Senorita Nuzzi*Senorita Clarke
Languages in the
Why should we
learn a language other than English?
Spanish is one of the top 5 languages in the world, very closely tied
with English. Recently in the past few
years, there has been a surge of Spanish immigrants moving to the
1.
What
do you think are the top 5 most spoken languages in the
2.
View
the map at: http://www.mla.org/map_single&lang_index=&state_index=&source=county&p=N&mapnum=1
According to the map what are the top 5 most spoken languages in
the
Was it the same as your prediction or was it different? Why?
3.
Now
go to: http://www.mla.org/map_compare
Create a map of the Spanish language in
Approximately, how many Spanish-speakers live in the
Which area in the state has the highest population of
Spanish-speakers? Why do you think so?
4.
Now
on the other side, create a map of the Spanish language in
What is the difference in Spanish-speaking populations in
Why do you think there is a higher population of
Spanish-speakers in
5.
Do
you think there are other states that would have a higher population of
Spanish-speakers? Where? (Hint: look at
the location of the Spanish-speaking countries below)
If time remains you may change the states on the maps to test
your answers to this question. Compare
at least 2 other states.
