- Student: Julia E. Oberlander
- School: Jacoby Creek School
- Grade: 7th
Hypothesis
I think younger students will move toward the English version more because they may not have heard as many languages, they will me more used to hearing English. I think that the older kids may follow suit, or choose Spanish or Chinese, semi-mainstream languages, because they would be more educated on language differences and seek out something new.
Conclusion
The results were surprising. The most popular language for 4th grade was Spanish, then Korean; for 5th grade Chinese, then Spanish; for 6th grade English, then Chinese; and for 7th grade Spanish, then Chinese. For all grades, English and Spanish were very high in popularity, and Chinese and Korean just a bit less.
This data partially supports my hypothesis. I think this happened because Spanish is taught at our school, China is in the media more frequently, and many people in this area do not listen to Korean music. English is the main language people listen to in this area. Since students may have spoken or listened to Chinese, Spanish, and English more commonly, they are probably subconsciously drawn to those languages.