blog 10

I accidentally mixed up blog 9 and blog 10... so this is the source for paper 2 instead of my argument for paper 1 which I did last week.

Kyle Hamilton
Blog 10
Source for paper 2
Article called “Bilingual Children Become Marketable Adults” by Eva Kingsford
Argument –
WATCO learning a second language while in the early years on becoming a marketable adult?
A -> B
Learning a second language while in early years will make children valuable tools in the future, especially in the professional world.
A -> C
Speaking a second language will allow you to participate in jobs that require people to speak multiple languages and will also increase you IQ and capacity to learn.
C -> B
Being able to participate in jobs requiring multiple languages, along with the increased IQ and capacity to learn will make these people valuable assets to the companies they will be wanting to work at.
Target Audience –
The audience is made up of adults in the professional world who are or will be raising children. These parents recognize that the world is becoming more and more global. They also see that getting a quality job is becoming more and more competitive. They will want to give their child every possible benefit and advantage when looking for a job.
Goal of the Piece –
This news paper article was written to explain the benefits of being bilingual to those who had never really thought about it before. It wants to encourage people to start putting their children into language learning classes while in school and to encourage their children to actively pursue learning a second language.
How the Argument is Made –
The primary form of argumentation is logos. The whole first half of the article is spent talking about how in so many countries, we are finding more and more foreigners. Finding more foreigners in a given country means that those who speak multiple languages will be much more valuable to employers when it comes time to hire people. If two people with the same qualifications are compared, and one of them speaks a second language fluently, they will choose the one with the second language capability. Then they talk about how a whole new range of salaries will open to those with second languages because they will be in such demand and the supply will still be limited.
The second half of the argument discusses why it is easier for a child to learn a language than an adult. It talks about how children can imitate sounds and retain words much better than adults can.
Effective –
I think this argument could be much more effective than it already is. It makes good points but doesn’t back them up with very many solid facts, numbers, or examples. Everything they say makes sense, but we have to just accept everything they say because the author supposedly has some sort of expertise on the subject.