Billy Podurgiel
9/2/16
Professor Young
English 1100

                                                          How To Tame A Wild Tongue


1. In the short story "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzadula, Anzadula is in the dentist chair refusing to get a cap. This is showing her not wanting to get rid of her heritage/background. Her tongue being stubborn signalizes and reflects on her being strong and stubborn about her beliefs.

2. Yes, it does make sense to me why Anzadula uses Spanish and English throughout her writing. Her purpose was to show people what it is like to have to understand a new language you are not accustomed to.

3. I feel Academic English can be defined as Spanish (standard) and Chicano Spanish cannot be described as standard. I feel this way because Chicano Spanish is not classified as a real language. although she feels it is,the language of the Spanish that live in a place where English is the main language.

4. I feel the necessity of speaking/writing in Academic english is to shape/show a person is well-rounded. There are certain times were you have to speak/write in a certain way as a requirement, but that also does not mean you lose your true language just because of that.

5. various types of English identities can be accents from you're hometown. You get use to "slang" that only the select few people from your community would know.

6. It is not that I use a different language speaking to my friends, but there are somethings that we would use like slang or what not that maybe others wouldn't understand.

7. The former English i would speak to my friends, family, and parents are all similar. Rather then if i would be speaking to a professor. I say this because i wouldn't use shortcuts and or "slang" when speaking in either a job interview or speaking with a professor just because there are certain times where you need to sound more educated and speak more proper.

8. " I am my language." I feel this connects to a persons identity because it shows a little part about you, or your true self. Your language is something that cannot be taken from you.

9. I feel the introduction and conclusion connect because although she is being stubborn she also wants to live freely in the English world. She feels your language is very strong and unique. Also she feels it is something that should never be abandoned.

10. Yes the language you speak can be a part of your identity. I feel this way because it shows a background, it can tell a story of where you grew up and your homeland.

11. Identity is very important to me. Anzaldua believes it is important to have identity, She feels her language is apart of her and it is something that will never leave her. "He claimed that i was suppose to teach American and English literature. At the risk of being fired, I swore my students to secrecy and slipped in Chicano short stories, poems, and a play." This goes to show how strong she feels about her identity.