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Amani Obeid
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Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 18, 2003 - 12:24 PM
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My name is ÃãÇäí ÚÈíÏ, Amani Obeid, and I am a Muslim Palestinian. I immigrated to Canada nine years ago in 1993. Today, I am proud and blessed to be a Canadian. Many ask “Why?” The answer is simple: I live in a truly unique country. I live in country where multiculturalism is encompassed within a bilingual framework. Nowadays, many question the concept of the multiculturalism-bilingualism duo. I am one of millions who immigrated to Canada, and appreciate the numerous benefits of Canada’s multicultural diversity and bilingualism.
La multiculturalism promeut la compréhension de gens de toutes cultures, malgré la langue, les croyances religieuses, les vues politiques et sociales, ou les origines nationales. Les gens ne doivent pas perdre leur propres valeurs et leurs propres croyances, pour être accepté dans la société Canadienne. Par example, quand je suis venue au Canada, je n’ai dû pas oublier mes racines Palestiniennes, ni mes croyances musulmanes. Je suis libre de pratiquer chacun des cinq piliers de l’Islam, sans la crainte. La multiculturalism reconnaît qu’il y a beaucoup de façons dans lesquelles on peut regarder et vivre dans le monde. La qualité vitale de la multiculutralism est qu’elle promeut le respect pour l'identité culturelle, en assurant que les valeurs Canadiennes communes sont soutenues. La multiculturalism aide les autres Canadiens à se rendre compte des nombreuses avantages que le Canada gagne par les contributions de ses nombreux groupes raciaux et culturels. C’est la raison pour laquelle je suis fière d’être Canadienne.
Canada blends its multiculturalism within its bilingual policy; where the French and English languages are used in harmony. Linguistic duality not only benefits Canada economically, but also socially. It promotes the use of the two official languages, which has a domino affect on other Canadians of different backgrounds and encourages them to continue preserving their own language. Therefore, Canada’s bilingual policy leads to multilingualism, which again, adds to its multicultural diversity. When I came to Canada, I only spoke Arabic and was eager to learn English when I entered the Canadian public school system. My parents continued to encourage my siblings and I to speak Arabic at home. Within a year, our household’s official languages were Arabic and English. However, I have always had a passion for the French language, which is why I enrolled in a French Immersion school in seventh grade. I continued throughout my entire high school career and have mastered the French language. Today, I can proudly say that I am officially trilingual; speaking ÇááøÛÉ ÇáÚÑÈíøÉ (Arabic), English as well as le français.
Avant trentes ans, beacoup de personnes croyaient que la polique bilingue était un désavantage pour le Canada. Aujourd’hui la politique bilingue est regardé de plus en plus comme un bien certifié qui fournit la mobilité et la perspicacité. Plus que cinq millions de Canadiens parlent le français et l'anglais, et plusieurs cent milles enfants vont aux écoles d'immersion française annuellement. Conclusion? La politique bilingue est un succès.
It has been ten years since I have immigrated to Canada. Je suis très chanceuse de vivre dans un pays qui combine la multiculturalism et la bilingualism ensemble. J’ai l’avantage de pratiquer ma réligion sans peur, et de continuer de suivre mes propres traditions culturelles. I have benefited greatly from immigrating to Canada. I became trilingual, speaking Arabic as well as the two official languages of Canada. J’ai profité, et continue de profiter de vivre avec les personnes d’autres cultures. Avant de vivre au Canada, tous mes amis étaient des Arabes. Now, I have friends from Mexico, Trinidad, the Ukrain and Russia. I have become a person who truly appreciates Canada’s multiculturalism and bilingualism. Vive le Canada bilingue et multiculturel!
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 18, 2003 - 01:11 AM
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I need to read ur article first but just wanna say that i really like the way you write in both French and English. Though id ont understand French, its cool to see "not everything is english" as quoted from my friend Raymond here. 
and maybe you should post this in the Tigzine too.
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 18, 2003 - 01:30 AM
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interesting.
i think its very lucky of you to live in a multi-language zone.
u can switch channel when bored
have more resource to bring ur thoughts into words
and playing with words would be more fun.
im learning arabic. Its still very broken unfortunately.=P
btw, Canada is certainly unique as all other countries, but when it comes to multi-bilingual-ism there are a couple more in the world like Switzerland(France, German), Netherland( it think they speak both Dutch and German there),Luxembourg (France, Dutch i think but not sure), Sweden(Swedish and some Norwegian),...
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 18, 2003 - 02:54 AM
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you know what: this is very cute, I should say that i applause your bilingual email.
you know what: you make me proud of who, where and how we are.
and you know what: i'm a malagasy citizen, living in Canada, speaking both english and french, trilingual (add malagasy) and i actually live in New Brunswick the only official bilingual province in Canada.
Je suis très fière de mes racines malgaches mais je suis d'autant plus fière et chanceuse de vivre dans un pays, comme le Canada, qui mets beaucoup d'intéret et qui respecte les valeurs personnelles de chacun. en matière de diversité culturelle, le canada en est un exemple parfait pour les nations déchirées par leurs différences
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 18, 2003 - 03:14 AM
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Ta francias est tres bien. Je passais comme seis annees en immersion francaise et ta mobilite en la langue est meilleur que le mien! J'espere me developper et ameliorer plus ma biliguisme. J'y pense d'habitude et je suis resolu a le faire quelque temps durant les journees suivantes. Tu devrais etre tres fiere. Tu es tres intelligente et tu auras des bonne chances ici en Canada pour ton avenir et pour suivre tes reves. Moi, j'espere que je savais le 'Arabic'!
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 18, 2003 - 03:21 AM
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You guys are quite an impressive bunch. I would venture to say that I understood everything written here, but I'm not going to humiliate myself with my sad French.  I really admire Canada's bilingualism- I've never understood why there was so much opposition to it in the US. (Our second language would be l'espangol, pas le francais.) (de francais?) My excuse for my poor French is that we don't start languages until really late in school- 7th grade in my district, but not much, so 7th and 8th grade together officially count as only one year.
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 19, 2003 - 01:26 AM
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Le Canada est un beau pays. Je suis d'accord avec vous qui le disiez, et disiez que le français est un tres belle langue. Je ne suis pas dans un programme du français special, mais je l'etude. Lundi, j'ai fini ma septieme annee d'etudier le français. Je ne parle pas parfaitement, mais je m'ameliore. Je vais continuer mon education l'annee prochaine.
Yes... living in a country that supports bilingualism and multiculturalism is good.
It's so cool that you're trilingual amaniobeid.
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Vive le Canada!
June 19, 2003 - 02:11 AM
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Wow, I didn't realize that I would get so many positive replies. This is absolutely EXCELLENT.
A big thank you goes out to all who commented. Keep up the voices.
As for French Immersion, I started out in Grade 7. The program I enrolled is therefore called the "Extended French Program". The French Immersion program begins at the Kindergarden and Grade 1 level. I wasn't in Canada at the time, so, I couldn't enroll in it.
Anyways, I must say I love speaking three languages. It is an absolutely experience speaking with other people from different countries. I hope I will learn Spanish as well as German. They are the next two on my list, God willing.
Thanks for the encouragement; much appreciated!
Amani Obeid
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 19, 2003 - 02:19 AM
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Originally posted by Jacob
Ta francias est tres bien. Je passais comme seis annees en immersion francaise et ta mobilite en la langue est meilleur que le mien! J'espere me developper et ameliorer plus ma biliguisme. J'y pense d'habitude et je suis resolu a le faire quelque temps durant les journees suivantes. Tu devrais etre tres fiere. Tu es tres intelligente et tu auras des bonne chances ici en Canada pour ton avenir et pour suivre tes reves. Moi, j'espere que je savais le 'Arabic'!
i take this as a dare to learn French. 
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 19, 2003 - 03:54 AM
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Hey!
Interesting dialogue going on here between Jacob and Angel. Loool. Keep it up.
As for me, I just got back after my second exam from high school. Wow, biology was definitely the hardest test I have ever taken! Whew!
Tomorrow calculus, then I'm done!
Wish me luck. J'en ai besoin beaucoup!
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 19, 2003 - 04:08 AM
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what are your plans afterwards?
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 19, 2003 - 12:04 PM
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Sure! Go!
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June 19, 2003 - 12:15 PM
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Will! Watch!
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Re: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Canada/La diversité linguistique et culturelle au Canada
June 20, 2003 - 02:33 AM
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Originally posted by amaniobeid
Tomorrow calculus, then I'm done!
Wish me luck. J'en ai besoin beaucoup!
Well... I'm guessing that you're taking it right now, or have already finished it, but if for some reason you haven't... bonne chance!
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RE: School's Over!
June 21, 2003 - 11:39 AM
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Yeah, I'm back. Sorry for not having replied earlier. I had my last exam yesterday, and it actually wasn't bad at all considering it was calculus and that I didn't really study for it.
WOOHOO! SCHOOL'S OVER!
YEAH
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