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Language in the Culture of Aruba:
Many people in the Aruba island culture are multilingual meaning they can speak more than two or three languages. Languages in this culture are known to be mainly Spanish and English, but also include languages such as Dutch, Portuguese and a local language known as Papiamentu. The Leeward islands also known as the (ABC) islands are Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao. All three islands include the languages listed above.[1]
Children in Aruba are known to start school by the age of four and are commonly known to be multilingual by this time. Although main languages for Aruba are Papiamentu and Dutch , English is taught through education when reaching the sixth grade. One issue that has been known to the ABC islands for a very long period of time now is that of people speaking too many languages. Speaking too many languages has had a major effect on the way students learn, students being taught in different languages not only confuses some but also makes it difficult to decide which language is best for them. [1]
People in the Culture of Aruba:
The population of the island of Aruba is well over 110,000 people. The Aruba culture is one of a mixed ancestry, Caquetio Indian, African, and European among many more all reside within the island of Aruba .The People of Aruba also an overall very strong national identity, With their healthy economy, strong education system as well as having the highest standards of living within the Caribbean, all of these aspects have helped shape and mold the the people of Aruba as wells the culture that surrounds them. The people as a whole are also generally deemed very warm and kind-hearted to not only each other but to guests and visitors as well, some people even claiming that its the people who bring them back every year. [2] The official language of the people of Aruba is Dutch, but English and Spanish is also spoken by nearly everyone.[3]
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| Rank | Ethnic Group | Percentages | Pop. estimates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruban | 66% | 78822 |
| 2 | Columbian | 9.1% | 10868 |
| 3 | Dutch | 4.3% | 5135 |
| 4 | Dominican | 4.1% | 4897 |
| 5 | Venezuelan | 3.2% | 3822 |
| 6 | Curacaoan | 2.2% | 2627 |
| 7 | Haitian | 1.5% | 1791 |
| 8 | Surinamese | 1.2% | 1433 |
| 9 | Peruvian | 1.1% | 1314 |
| 10 | Chinese | 1.1% | 1314 |
| 11 | other | 6.2% | 7405 |
Challenges to focus on for the Conference:
- While researching for the people section a found a lot of repeated content, as well as i could not find much when it comes to overviews of the people as a whole. - Nathan
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- ^ a b Dijkhoff, Marta; Pereira, Joyce (2010), "Language and education in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao", Creoles in Education, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 237–272, ISBN 978-90-272-5258-6, retrieved 2020-03-10
- ^ "Aruba's People - Population Size, Ethnicity & Other Facts | Aruba.com". www.aruba.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Aruba - People". www.geographia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "The World Factbook: Central America, Aruba". Central Intelligence Agency.
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