Comments on: Schwarzenegger: Don't Watch Spanish TV

California Gov. Says Immigrants Should Shun Spanish-Language Media To Learn English

[emaginechild]

Racisms is alive and well. If England was below the U.S.... this would all be a non-issue.

[bill1fj]

Way to speak the truth.
What Arnold said will help those that try it.
Learn English.

[bm6005]

And you were born and raised here and still can't!
Posted by rudy654

At the risk of repeating my morning comment to you, SCREW YOU!!

[marizahofer]

That's really a truth... i live here in Switzerland for almost 3Years, and when Swiss people speack with me, they complement me saying:_For only 2years living here, your german it's really good! "Also writing", well at the other hands, i see a lot of Brasilien and in general people coming from latinamerica Speacking Portugese or Spanish, living much longer time them me here, and they can't even speack them own language, just because they are not enterested to learn "laizy or stupidity", well! i watch no tv, i just grab a book and CD and say:

_ Now i will learn... by myself!

For what do i have a had, only to care my hairs?

Some people are also laizy and have no manors, caracter and mentality it's hard to change...
but a few of them wich are really good person
can't pay for the bad fame of the others right?!

[standlee5]

Good for Governor Schwarenegger. Every Latin I know who emigrated here legally, before illegal immigration became the norm., learned English from watching TV. They'd say, I love "I Dream of Jeannie", and "I Love Lucy" because those shows taught me to speak English. They were so happy to learn English so they could emigrate here. They worked hard on their English language skills. I don't see a whole lot of that now.

[likeitis5050]

likeitis5050,

Your English writing, spelling, grammar construction is excellent. Either you're BS-ing us about English being your second language, or you've spent a lot of time as an adult not only learning how to speak English, but also learning how to spell English and properly construct sentences, which in my opinion, is much harder.

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Posted by hawksprings at 06:20 PM : Jun 15, 2007

I am so sorry to have given that impression. No. I learned a second languge. But I worked with ESL kids (and adults) in the educational system. I was actually in the deaf education field but with the 'inclusion' of special education, all students were in the same classroom. I found that ASL actually helped a lot of my ESL kidos because it is so visual. But you are correct. Syntax and construction is never easy for any one learning English. I agree with another poster who said being dominate in one language makes it easier to learn other languages. But English seems to be the exception. We have so many 'exceptions to rules' and blends that aren't found in other languages that it can be frustrating for the adult ESL.

[mjones62254]

I taught at a school where 99% of the students spoke Spanish and many were illegal...and that really didn't matter to us...we were just there to teach them. Most of the families were hard working and very dedicated to their childrens' education. But part of the problem with the students learning English was they didn't have to. Their parents only spoke Spanish...they watched Spanish tv...they lived in an area of town where everyone spoke Spanish and at school they spoke to their friends in Spanish. I would ask them to "practice" their English at school only because that was the only time they used it.

Arnold is right. What he is saying is not PC...but it's true. Oh well, that doesn't seem to matter much these days.

[gpot9883-2009]

At least Arnold practices what he preaches. As an immigrant, he knows the importance of learning the local language, and he realizes that immersing oneself in the new language is the quickest (albeit hardest) way to learn that language. He did it, and he suggests that immigrants that wish to "improve their academic performance" follow his example.

I see nothing wrong with what he said, and applaud him for his comments.

[marizahofer]

blah blah blah.... I'm Brasilien but i lieve legaly in a country from Europe, pay a ot of F...ing tax and if in my country i would have parents and good school, but i borned very poor even don i know i've got my potentials, i also would not stay here, NOBODY LIKES TO LIVE AT THE HOUSE FROM THE OTHERS, but when you have a family wich u want give the best, we are taking any sh..ts even the OTHERS discriminating us, AND MORE... SWITZERLAND IT'S A SMALLER RICH COUNTRY, ALSO RICH IN CULTURE, AND I DON'T NEED TO BE SPEACKING DEUTSCH(GERMAN) ALL THE TIME, THEY SPEACK GOOD ENGLISH, ALSO "PORTUGUJS Brasilien" AND MAJORITY BETWEEN 20 AND 30YEARS OLD SPEACKS MORE THEN 4LANGUAGES FOR SURE! SO!WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR FAMILYS BECAUSE THE VALUES ARE STILL IMPORTANT FOR US... NOT JUST F...K AROUND, SHOW OFF YOUR PURSHISING POWER AND MEET THE SUPERFICIAL FRIENDS AT A PARTY, CLUB OR JUST AT YOUR HOME! AND BE PRETENDING A PERSON WICH YOU ARE NOT, JUST TO MAKE IT BEAUTYFULL...

[gpot9883-2009]

At least Arnold practices what he preaches. As an immigrant, he knows the importance of learning the local language, and he realizes that immersing oneself in the new language is the quickest (albeit hardest) way to learn that language. He did it, and he suggests that immigrants that wish to "improve their academic performance" follow his example.

I see nothing wrong with what he said, and applaud him for his comments.