Connection Between Language and Self-concept

Languages have a positive impact on individuals thoughts and self-identity because it helps us to communicate with one another. Language is a key to all of us, which we use to reflect our thoughts, to express our feelings, and to teach our cultures to others. Language is really important to identify because it helps us to understand our relations to the world and how we understand our futures. The more we let others people know about us, the more people know about our identity and cultures. According to the author Sonia Saldivar, she states ” A languages with which they can connect their identity to, one capable of communicating the realities and values true themes - a language with terms that neither Espanol ni ingles, but both” (77). This shows that how language and identity interact, when we speak or communicate with people we actually developing the idea of our self-identity. In contrast, being able to speak the English language is not just being able to communicate, it has its own rules and conventional form of words. We still need to keep our ways of speaking skills, to be active with other peoples. Based on the poem by Jamila Lyiscott” I can help to diversity your consumer market is all I wanted them to know and when they call me for the interview I’ll be more than happy to show that I can say: What’s good, whatagwan, and of course…”. In another word, she speaks English languages in different ways in different situations. Which also helps us to find a better job than many other things.

Parents love their children and they want them to have the best life so they expect their children to do things that they are not able to do it yet and punish them based on that expectation. It can lead to an increase in people's self-awareness and self-motivation but the positive impact hurts self-development because the high expectation on ability measures can make less self-belief or it can reduce people's motivation commitment. As the author describing himself, he is surrounded by peoples that they want him to succeed. His family wants him to be a great and kind person which helps him to improve his self-esteem. In my understanding, the concept of social influencers helps us to determine what to think, feel and do in life. According to the author Mychal Denzel Smith “ he wanted me to be an upstanding citizen with unimpeachable credentials who could be again everyone's respect so they might see me as more than “ just another black man” and come see me a man” (9). This evidence shows that how he was influenced by socials, which engaged him to be a better person and dependable. When those expectations start to become self-realization, the concept of our belief toward them might increase because the more we experience people's points of view the more we get to work on it. On other hand, the sense of our self-esteem is reduced by social life, what I mean by that is that the more we get too close to social life the more we become adopted or influenced by them. We might feel-good sense of comedy because others say so. But the way we react might not make us feel safe for others because it depends on ethnic and culture for example how stereotypically white to black use the English language in different sounds. the most black minority speak improper or inappropriate languages, which is making others fear. In contrast, people think that white people are respectful and speak very appropriate languages. Based on the author history” I wasn’t allowed to sag my pants, or say the “ n-word,” or listen to rap music that had explicit lyrics. My mother corrected my English whenever I dropped my g’s or stretched sentence with “me and…” I wasn't supposed to ever give to anyone the opportunity to think of me as less than”(9). It’s basically reflecting that people have a different aspect of their identity based on their background. Language is not just for communicating devices it also shapes our perspectives in our lives.

Racial identity is one of the main things for self-identity development because the more we learn about our history, the more we developed the concept of who we are, and it’s important to acknowledge who we are and everything that makes us. So to do there must be racial or equal rights for everyone to practice their religion and cultural background. Because based on the article “ fear in two winters” I can see how he felt isolated because of his religion the embarrassment of his physical appearance. Most peoples undermine other's culture or beliefs so we try to fit in their expectations and we stepped out of our cultures. “ I stopped wearing a kufi, stopped praying daily unless I was visiting home. I spoke little to no Arabic, which I was always self-conscious about doing anyway. It felt easier this way, fitting in without having to explain”(215). Based on this quote he is trying to fulfill their expectation because they make fun of him the way he dressed up, which is so rude it’s kinda hard to build himself in America so the only choice he got was to make himself invisible or hid his identity to connect with them. But alongside, even though there is a negative bie os minorities, we shouldn't give up easily on our cultures or identities because our culture is the only thing that makes us who we are. For me, I take a lot of pride in my culture because it's the culture that influenced my personality. my beliefs and traditions haven’t changed from when I was still in Ethiopia, because America does have more freedom. But no matter what, if you were born here or in your home country, traditions, customs and beliefs still follow you throughout your life.