English As An International Language

English is a very important part of our lives as it is our everyday communication tool. It is imperative to know how to read, listen, speak, and comprehend; how to write so that we can express our thoughts about something; and how to communicate in a way that people will understand. Since English is the global language, it is essential that we have a good command of the language not only to set a good example but to be successful in life.

I now speak English and Spanish because I managed to keep my first language. I had bilingual classes up to fifth grade. Because my parents did not speak a word of English, I had to translate for them regularly, which was also a way to practice my English

When I began attending school my primary language was Spanish. My parents did not speak English in the home and when I went to school I knew and understood a little bit of English. I believe that having an older sibling helped me understand English. She began school a year before I did and picked up English from school and at home would speak to me in English. My parents encouraged this in our home and saw the need to begin learning basic English. My sister did not have learning disabilities growing up and from what I remember she did not have a problem learning English. Academically

Learning English seemed impossible; I felt I would never be able to understand or speak it, but I was determined to learn the language and get

Not being good in English was one of many struggles that I faced at the beginning of my journey. I spent two years of my lifetime studying at an English language center. I had reading and writing class, listening and speaking, and grammar. I started from the basics. I didn’t know how to combine words to create a sentence or even the order of the alphabets. Step by step they taught me to many rules that could help me to learn. I began with making a sentence then a paragraph, and finally a whole essay. During that time I had the passion to read every word that I see. I started to listen to songs in English and tried to repeat that the singers said. I used to talk to my friends in English, even if they speak the same language that I speak. I was practicing all the time. Every time I go back home during my summer vacation, I bring some books that was written in English and read them everyday in order to keep my expertise in English

Putting lots of effort and hard work. I used to take lots of books from school, and I even put my own little library with all the books in English I wanted to read. I enjoy reading genres like Mystery, Suspense, Diary, Fiction and Nonfiction. Reading was my biggest challenge, I could speak it but could never read it. With only eight months in the country I was reading like nothing, although I never read anything out loud in class.

Similar to Tan’s mother, I realized my limitations to having a fluent conversation with people I communicate with and I made a huge effort to attend English reading class and to frequently visit the writing center to reduce my accent limitations, so that I can be able to fluently interact with people in the school and my work place, and this has greatly helped me.

I speak English just fine, but without the aid of speaking it at home, all those years apparently made it difficult for me to comprehend the language. I am the only person to be born in the United States out of my whole family, even my big brother was born in Brazil. In elementary school, I was signed up for the English Language Learners program and it was probably the most infuriating thing for me back then. I was raised around English-speaking neighborhoods and was efficient in school, so I spoke the language just as well as the next person at my age. It made me so angry that I would get

When I first arrive in America I start going to school. I learn to speak up and not always being shy and left alone. I would listen to others and go home and ask my uncle what they means. That’s how I start learning 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

First, going back to your childhood, you learned your own language from your parents and relatives. Then in high school, you should

English is an international language which is used officially all around the world. Anybody who wants to make connections with the world we live in should learn English. I had English language classes in my secondary and high school years. I also took some private English learning courses throughout summers in my country, Turkey. However, I could not improve my English effectively as all Turkish students in Turkey. I fully agree that English will be learned most efficiently in the boundaries of an English-speaking country not in the home country because of some cases. Therefore, I came here, USA, to learn English better after graduation from my university.

In teaching and learning English, there are two aspects that should be concerned. The first one is the language skills such as speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The second one is the language components such as vocabulary, and grammar. These two aspects are taught in order to make the students achieve the ability in communicating both in spoken and written forms.

One of the most international languages is English. It is from the requirements from studying abroad and the textbooks are almost in English. If a person wants to get PHD degree English is important and helpful for them. The writer of the article wants to shed the lights on how to improve English skills. 1) students should differentiate between textbooks languages and real English language and focus on grammar and how to write without any mistake. The writer compared between the use of English and Arabic language. 2) How to get fluent English language speaker and explains the tips for it. We don't have to memorize each single word but only the phrases and statements. Also read and write stories, articles and conversation. Moreover download and listen to BBC, CNN, WEE and Euro news agencies to be familiar

If we want to learn English as foreign language there are couples of method with the help of we can learn foreign language. There are following methods that plays important role to teaching foreign languages.