Mother Tongue by Amy Tan is a really emotional essay very relatable for any immigrant family growing up in a bilingual environment, The concept of the “englishes” refer to the … Read More
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Amy tan describes the different englishes she uses as proper and correct english. Amy has never used this type pf english in front of her mom which is why she … Read More
Amy Tan’s article “Mother Tongue” speaks about her different perceptions of the English language. In the article she says “I use [all] the Englishes I grew up with” (1) to … Read More
While reading “mother tongue”, the author uses the term englishes and what I can infer from reading the article is that what she means is the different types of English … Read More
When Amy Tan writes, “Recently, I was made keenly aware of the different Englishes I do use” she is referring to the fact that she has different ways of speaking, … Read More
In this writing Amy Tan writes about the “Englishes” there according to what she lived and grew up. Amy Tan talks about her discovery, “Recently, I was made keenly aware … Read More
- Read “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan. Write a response to the reading, using the following questions as a guide. It should be approximately 250 words and can be hand written
