Advantages And Disadvantages Of Teaching English Language

In this research, I’m going to focusing on the English as a language is being taught in many countries oversea today including Thailand. In fact, you’ll be surprising to know that English is required for many of the students in many countries. Unfortunately, it is not necessarily taught as well as it could be because of heavy teaching load, class sizes and adequate technology. Learning an English today still's has been challenging for many countries and specifically in Thailand. In Thailand, the student often gets too overwhelmed with English and mentally tune out in the classroom because English was their least favorite subjects. On the other hand, the students don’t have a resource at school or they don’t have it enough. Furthermore, many students just go to English class and switch back to Thai as soon as they out of school. English isn't used locally in Thailand. Although, there still a lot students continue care about English language because English has been the most ordinarily utilized language internationally and the language of traffic control and the majority of academic journals. It’s the most common language on the internet and the language that travelers use to communicate with different native speakers.

In their opinion in countries that English is not their native language it has negative impact on culture and mother tongue. However, there are many reasons that demonstrated that use of English as a medium of instruction have positive impact on everyone’s life. As a study clearly says that student has the ability and skills to learn many languages (Begg, 2012). He adds that teaching a language in schools as a first or second language qualitatively vary because if all higher-study materials are in English so students to needs to be proficient in that language and that transition is smooth from school to college or college to university. In addition he clearly mentioned that” Junking English as a medium of education will only push us back”. For instance, there are many people he studied in English that now became successful in their life, Indira Gandhi, Jyoti Basu, Ratan Tata, Sunil Gavaskar, Amitabh Bachchan and a million of people who are leaders and successful (Begg, 2012). Therefore, all of these researches widely declare that English as a medium of instruction has benefits to improve educational system of and to develop a country that English is not their native

In Malaysia, English is spoken and used as a second language with the Malaysian education system, making it a compulsory subject for all levels of education. ‘Malaysia’s multicultural society makes it a natural environment for producing students who are proficient in more than one language’ (Julie Dearden, 2014).

Many countries in Asia like China, Japan, UAE, Sri Lanka, Singapore etc., adopted English as a foreign language not as a second language. Because considering English as a second language and as a Foreign Language is different in their view point. They view that outside of the classroom, English is not that much useful. They teach all the subjects in their mother tongue but in India if one is unable to speak in English he becomes a tabooed person. Many Asian countries treat the pupil’s age, sex, race, attitude, intelligence and grasping power in teaching English. Indian teachers neglect this aspect. For ex: a speaker from Hyderabad emphasizes more vowels before many words because of the influence of Urdu. Straight – Istraight. And a Bihari pronounces ‘sh’ as ‘s’ because of the influence of Kharboli. Teachers don’t take into consideration of this aspect and mistreat students. So teachers have to choose the methodology as suit their classroom and environment. If teacher takes all the factors into consideration classroom becomes more meaningful. All the methods are not meaningful when teacher choose them as per the needs of the classroom.

Initially, the subjects taught in schools that could adopt the Malay language as a medium of instruction without difficulty were the first affected by the conversion process (Asmah ,1982).Subjects such as physical education, art and craft, local studies and music were the first few subjects that were instructed to be taught Malay language in English-medium schools. However, the Ministry of Education was forced to make a drastic change in the education system due to severe race riot that occurred on 13 May 1969. In July 1969, the Minister of Education at that time Dato Haji Abdul Rahman Ya’akub, declared that beginning from January 1970, English-medium schools would be phased out in Malaysia and by 1985 all former English-medium (‘national-type’) schools would become Malay-medium (‘national’) schools. This decision later reinforced in the Third Malaysia Plan (1976-1980) that states Bahasa Malaysia (Malay) is the basis for national integration, but the plan also states that measures will be taken to ensure that English is taught as a strong second language (Government of Malaysia, 1976, p. 386). The reasons given for the maintenance of English was to keep abreast of scientific and technological developments in the world and to participate meaningfully in international trade and commerce (Government of Malaysia,

Teaching english as a foreign language has increasingly become more important at the present time tan ever.Specially here in Mexico which has been a touristic Paradise for many foreigners and mexican nationals as well.The icrease of many multy national stores and many other corporate offices has reached a time in which the mexican people have been wanting to speak, write, listen and read english. Due to the fact of this iterrelated economic, political and educational reasons have pushed the mexican population into learning our next door neighbor’s language and ways of life per say. Nowadays there are many methodologies to teach such common but no so easy to learn language such as english.There many types of learners, some are musical some are visual learners others are linguistic learners etc. Which is the best english learner? Various studies by different researhers from different áreas of the world have discussed the issue of teaching methodologies from different angles, some have claimed that a visual learner is the best learner others say that a lingustic learner would learn english much easily than the intrapersonal or logical mathematical learner. Truth to be told is that people in mexico and other counties learn at thier own and personal pase due to different cultural backgrounds , some do need visuals others songs, some others using gramar structures but at the end a student will learn english using the intelligence which he or she possesses. Take Alejandra

Nowadays we are living in the age of globalization and as a result anything produced or invented in any part of the world gets global character very rapidly. To keep pace with globalization, it is very much essential to learn the global language English. English has a grip as the language of the global world, and being so it has become the most commonly learnt second language amongst foreign language speakers. English is the most commonly taught second language in foreign schools, as English is the collective language spoken by 1.8 billion people world wide, 27% of the world’s population. (Lona Glenn & Maria Castle, 2011).A vast majority of non-native English learners study a wide variety of school subjects using a language that is not their

My English teachers were literally obsessed with grammar and vocabulary. The lessons were about the things which I need to memorise rather than learning. Each teacher came up with different rules, regulations, and directives that my friends and I did not ever question or oppose, so it is not learning and inquiring indeed. Therefore, I would try an inquiry-based learning if I had a chance. My teachers probably forgot that an average person only need English for speaking and listening. Because of that, the media and the parents often accuse teachers and students with the statements like “The country where you still cannot speak English in a one-decade language training.”

There are almost seven thousand different languages in the world. Some languages like Mandarin or Hungarian are those more difficult to learn and English is nowhere near their level of difficulty. Say a fluent Spanish speaker migrates to an English-speaking country like the United States, it may be a difficult transition for the individual to learn English even though that language may be one of the easier languages learn. A non-English speaker that immigrates to America may be able to get by in the U.S. without learning the language or with the help of other immigrants. Therefore, one must take ownership of a language which means that one must be accountable for success. Obtaining ownership of a language is a necessity in order for an immigrant to possess a strong cultural identity and it is found to be more useful for everyday situations.

Is native English speaker better teacher than the one that has English as the second language?

Benefits of teaching English as a second language at an early ageDREW; and MERRILL SWAIN. 1976. Bilingual education: The "immersion" model. TESOL Quarterly 10. 46–53.

Nihat (2008) states in his text an old problem who English teachers faced everyday: how to teach English as a second language effectively, taking into consideration all the disadvantages that exist nowadays, such as lack of motivation, interest and others. The solution for this struggle is project- based tasks. This author explains in his article how teachers can led students use mobile phone technology to aim English purposes.

When people have something set in their mind, from assuming that all fat people are lazy to thinking that Christianity is the best religion, they will not change their mind no matter what anyone says. Likewise, people have the predetermined notion that only speaking a single language, such as English, causes one to be at a disadvantage. However this is not the case; English is the most widely spoken language around the globe. Although the learning of multiple languages preserves human culture, English allows for much simpler and efficient communication between individuals of differing backgrounds.

Malaysia is well-known to the world for its diverse cultures, languages and food due to its multicultural society. This unique circumstance has accommodated most Malaysians to master several languages. This is further influenced by the Malaysian constitution that has mandated the Malay language as the official language for use at the national level. Therefore, the Chinese and the Indians in Malaysia are able to naturally acquire an additional language on top of their own native language. For the indigenous Malays, numerous opportunities such as foreign language classes in schools and inter-racial marriages enable them to learn multiple languages. So, living in a multiracial country provides the benefits of the

Having a good handle on the English language is a skill that can benefit many people in the world today. According to ITTO, today English is the official second language for governments and businesses all over the world. The importance of knowing more than one language in today’s society is growing, especially since it brings about better opportunities.