Importance of Bilingualism
The essay must use this as the thesis “With the growing globalization of the world, unskilled workers will have to compete for jobs with candidates who not only speak the language of that country but can communicate effectively with foreign clients and immigrant patrons. Which will make it more difficult for citizens that only speak one language to obtain work in their home country.” Prompt The most important requirement is that you do not use outside resources. Do not use personal experiences or made up experiences. You MUST cite the course readings/videos. Use the readings/lecture materials from weeks 5,6,7 and 8 (at least 3) to support your argument. Please do not use outside sources for this essay. Use proper in text citations of readings,and cite the readings on your works cited page. Write a four to five page essay in which you support your thesis based on this prompt. **Highlight your thesis in yellow** as well. Make sure you thesis states the subject, focus (your road map or the points you will discuss) and a point of view (make it impersonal). Use MLA format for in-text citations, the works cited page (which is not counted in the page count), and the general format of the paper (font, spacing, headings…) Proofread your paper for grammar, spelling, punctuation, coherence… Links to readings to use as sources Week 5 reading https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/bilingual-advantage-aging-brain Week 6 reading https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/lnj/article/view/4900/5295 Week 7 reading https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/the-battle-over-bilingualism/462114/