The Importance Of English

In “As I Lay Dying”, by William Faulkner, he incorporates the use of Biblical allusions and other works of literature along the lines of “The Odyssey”. Faulkner’s association with the two novels is that he wants to present the important take on the idea of Man’s spiritual journey. In this case, in “As I lay Dying” it would be the journey that the Bundrens take to get Addie to New Hope, and in “The Odyssey”, Odysseus’s journey is traveling back home from the Trojan war. Faulkner chooses to relate The Odyssey and As I Lay dying, because they both incorporate Biblical references.

Wallraff is concerned about the future of the English language and has started assuming what would happen if English became the global language. She further forecasted the situations that may occur if everyone started speaking English. The work, research and time Ms. Wallraff has devoted to the article demonstrate her attitude and concern about the English language and its future. The article that she has written basically targets people of new generation X who are firm believer of English being a Global language ignoring the fact that other languages are outnumbering English. Besides targeting the younger generation, the article is also targeting those for whom English is not primary

As time progresses, foreign languages are being abandoned in English-speaking countries. This is because English is becoming a dominant language in international affairs. A common question has arisen because of this situation as Americans are left wondering what will become of foreign languages in the future. At this present time, monolingual English speakers are at a disadvantage. Being multilingual offers better opportunities in the working field and improves brain flexibility. On the other hand, it is understandable that it can be useless as English is becoming an international language and it is expected that people who live in America should know English already.

In this assignment, I will be demonstrating a gap analysis on my current workplace. I currently work for a company by the name of “All Weather Windows Commercial Ltd”. I’ve been hired on as the Health and Safety Advisor and been employed under this role for over 3 years now. This company is a team of glazing professionals that provides both manufacturing and installation services across western Canada. Safety is highly valued by all levels of the company and our objective is to continually improve.

English is a very important language as it is used frequently at international level as a means for people from different countries to communicate with one another . However, English significance as a communication tool has grown and expand not just as an international language but also used as the language in international relations, and in exchanging knowledge and technology. In the early phase, English hd been spread internationally through colonization, migration and settlement, but as the years passed, English quickly gained a high prestige in cultural, scientific, technological and other fields that contributed to English becoming global (Leitner, 1992). Nowadays, it is generally acknowledged that

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Macbeth is driven to madness and to his own demise by a supernatural prophecy. The chain of tragedies following Macbeth hearing the prophecy leads us to wonder if there was any way to avoid the bloodshed or even the prophecy altogether. While there could have been any number of ways to bypass the carnage caused by his ambitions, there was no way to truly stop the prophecy, as it was self-fulfilling. A self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation, or in this case an actual prophecy, that will directly or indirectly lead itself to become true due to positive feedback between beliefs and behavior. As soon as the witches told Macbeth of his fate, whether it was originally true or not, it became an inescapable

Many individuals come to the United States not knowing much of the country or the language. These individuals come believing, it will be an easy start once they get settled in. How can that be possible to start quickly? The main language in the United States is English, many come not knowing one word in English some are fortunate to know enough to get around. Imagine a person coming into the United States at the age of 14 and have to write a paper in English.

Nowadays, the roles of English around the world have changed rapidly. English only served as the first or the second language of certain countries some years ago. Recently, English has a new role as a language which is used as a means of communication between people with different

Learning English has become primary necessity in this era, for the better or worse, by choice or force, English has ‘traveled to many part of the world and has been used to serve various purposes’ (Sharifian in Naji Pishgadam, 2012 : 84 as cited in Setiawati , 2015 :1). According to Chang as cited in Setiawati, “English has been the prevailing foreign language in the curricula of educational institution and in foreign language learning”. By the end of the twentieth century English was already well on its way to becoming a genuine lingua franca, that is language use widely for communication between people who do not share the same first (or even second) language (Harmer, 2007).

     “In the world were over seven thousand languages have exisisted, one language had become dominate. This dominant language is English.” “In the majority of countries throughout the world speak English as their second or first language, no longer just America or England.” English has taken many forms, American English, the Queen’s English, Australian, Canadian English, and several others. Even American English has taken several types of English, Jersey English, East Coast English, West Coast English, Southern English, slang English, and Ebonics. All of these languages have major variants between them, but are all of them are still understood aboard. Without English the world couldn’t operate,

English has been labeled the global language and is spoken and read in every country around the world. The reasons behind the phenomena are directly related to the British empire. The global language of English gained its status by developing a special role within non-English communities which can be found in each country. The role is having a large majority of the country understanding a language and its context. The global media that is saturated within the current society spreads language, which is English, across borders into countries that conform to the English content. Crystal explains that “wherever you travel you see English signs and advertisements” (Crystal 44), even though English is not fluently spoken in such countries.

Approximately 27 percent of people living in Texas, above the age of five, know how to speak Spanish. Luckily, I fall under that percentage raised in a Spanish speaking home and enrolled in elementary knowing nothing but that language. However, it wasn't difficult for me to adapt to the custom English-speaking school environment because I rapidly learned to speak my second language and eventually began to write it as well.

Whilst it may be easy to think that language immersion is all about moving to a foreign country, the truth is that it is actually more about creating an environment around you.

Many Americans due to the fact that they have been in America they believe that the English language is easier to master than another language. Moreover, U.S college students believes that since they speak English frequently throughout the day they have mastered the English language. However, this may sound like common sense but it not true. Studies “from the U.S Department of Education shows that many high school seniors are graduating unable to read at grade level and one in four cannot read at even the most basic level” (abcnews.go.com). These studies completely refute the theory that mastering the skills of English is unnecessary. Malcolm X who “was one of the most articulate and powerful leaders of black America during the 1960s” even struggled with the English language (palomar.edu). In addition to that, he was born in America too. Evidence to the previous claim is in “Learning to Read,” where Malcom X said it himself saying, “Trying to write simple English, I not only wasn’t articulate, I wasn’t even functional.” Malcom X did not let that stop him. He performs some effective techniques in his pursuit of enhancement that college students emulate if they want to improve. Practicing, Reading, and learning new words are three effective techniques that college students should use to reach their mastery level of the English language.

Teaching English as a second languages it can be a hard task if the instructor does not have in consideration the four main skills that need to be developed by the students, and how to use the methods, technics and approaches correctly with each level and group.