Language Of Belonging

Language is defined as the communication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals such as voice sounds, gestures and written symbols. Following with its definition shows that it can be the significant feature for every individuals as human beings to determine identity and sense of belonging. So from using the ability of language to communicate with others is one of the elements which allows us the develop our own unique sense of self. We learn about ourself as we interact with others. As we share our experiences and listen to the others' views of life we are constantly reassessing of who we are and how we belong. Finding people who have similar experiences is validating but having contact with those whom have different …show more content…
Parents and elders are our first teacher so it is natural that children wish to please those who closest to them. However, a common trend according to Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung shows that many migrant children spoke their parents' native language at home. Yet once they reach their school age automatically they will loose some or even all those language skills which used in order for them to communicate with their parents. This leads to the failure to communicate and understand their parents. Nevertheless, as they are at the stage of growing up the development of their truth sense of self can seem to be in unsurmountable obstacle to navigate them in life. Due to the reason they still confuse about them being an 'Australian' and the lack of knowledge about their parents culture which they carry in their heart. Just like when Hoa Pham thought "being Vietnamese is a curse" to her shows that their cultural legacy is misunderstandability. The involvement of sharing religious and culture experiences can help families cohesion and so if these connections are not made, true communication will be …show more content…
Without interactions in language, we may feel like we are falling into an emotional empty, completely isolated and alone. According to a report in The Australian on August 8, 2008, two hundreds ninety-nine international students were deported from Australia cause to their visa was canceled. The reason of this occur mostly were because their poor study performances and failing their courses. It happened were from the barrier of language which make them feel unacceptance in this new community so it caused them stresses the influenced to their studying. The fact that many Asians go oversea for educations suffer similar