I'm wondering why there are no English language talk stations directed towards Hispanics. Seems to me that it would help some Hispanics learn English, while still appealling in content and music. There are enough Spanish language stations. I noticed today that in Japan there are English courses offered by NHK....via a daily radio program.
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Are there any English speaking Spanish stations?
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Have you ever listened to special English broadcasts for non english speakers on Radio Free America?
As you can guess, it's quite annoying.
As you can guess, it's quite annoying.
pberger said:
Probably several reasons:
1. Most Spanish speaking people in the US today are immigrants from Mexico or points south where radio has a very different sound (think of rapid-fire speech and big echos). I've never heard that kind of radio from an English station and most Spanish speakers wouldn't be used to it and would probably much prefer radio the way it was in the old country.
2. It's been my experience that most ESL people learn much faster through a visual medium rather than radio. TV and movies have a visual context that is not available to the radio listener and make it much easier for the person to "pick-up" nuances and contextual information as well as learn rote words. I know that is true with my two daughters who immigrated from Romania. And BTW, today, neither girl listens to the radio but rather to their iPods and/or CD's - just like most American teens.
3. In Japan, and most of Europe, children are required to learn English in school. Some as early as the primary grades. Therefore, it isn't unusual for some niche broadcasting to be done in English. And, of course, American (English language) TV and movies are usually shown worldwide now - some dubbed in local language, some subtitled and some in English. The reverse is also true. In Ireland for example, the majority of radio and TV broadcasting is done in English but almost every major city also has Celtic-language stations as it is required learning in Irish schools.
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pberger said:
There is Latino Vibe 95.1, thats as close as your gonna get... they claim to be bi-lingual.... and for the most part they are.
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