English as a Compulsory Discipline in Arab Schools

In some foreign country, the first language of children is English. And when they grow up, they need to use English to cope their assignment in secondary school or university, especially university, lots of lessons will use English. Not just in university, some of lesson out of the university also use English. Many of the top industry publications and research is in English, and people need to know English. They use English skillfully because they always speak. But now, not only the foreign country, some developed country children learned English when they are young, in some Kindergarten, they try to learn the pronunciation of letters. For the English become global language, people would like to learn English when they are young. For learning English in the school, children will have an extra skill for their life when they grow up. Speaking a second language to other people takes courage and is often a transformative experience for people. But on the other hand, when the people were young, they can learn English in the school. Because of this, it makes lots of people rely on the school, they just know that if they can pass the test in the school, their English is good. It is wrong. And as the English developed, many materials are in English, as people who want to know what the result is, they need to know

He also explored Arabs’ attitudes towards Arabic, French and English in particular and factors involved in using these languages. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, Bader selected a sample that consisted of 100 Arab respondents who reside in Quebec, Canada, covering different age ranges, gender, and educational backgrounds. The instrument of the study was a sociolinguistic questionnaire. Results showed that Arabs of Quebec, Canada have positive attitudes towards Arabic, English and French. They freely use their Arabic language in the domain of home and with family members, in worship places and when listening to the radio. In addition, they use English and French in Governmental offices and formal applications and in educational institutions. Results also showed that Arabs of Quebec mix these languages in the domain of neighborhood, with friends, and

In this country good command on English is most important to communicate but most of the students from Saudi Arabia are not good in English. As a result it becomes difficult for them to communicate with non-Arabic speakers’ comfortably. This implies that learning also becomes difficult for these students as lessons in the institution are also offered in English. In that capacity, our organization embarks on giving English lessons to the members that helps them in getting better in English language. The classes for the same are held at the Islamic centre after the ordinary school classes every evening. Amid the initial couple of days or weeks after the landing of new students in the institution, providing this administration is ordinarily exceptionally troublesome as we are compelled to go about as translators to the students, particularly those with no information of English whatsoever. I learnt from my own experience at the organization as a Saudi student that the new students face issues in both communication as well as written English. They are neither capable of pronouncing English words nor writing these words in a correct way. It results in making communication extremely troublesome. Accordingly, I customize my lessons to focus on pronunciation and sentence development and on composition as well. Students are given a lot of reading material for pronunciation and

English has undergone some changes in relation to its status in the world. Some years ago, it only became the first or second language for several countries. Nowadays, alongside with the development of information, communication, and technology the status of English becomes a lingua franca in the world. That is, a language that is used as a means of communication between people with different language. This change, of course, brings some impacts in the roles of English as a language. English is not seen as a language for identity anymore. Yet, it functions mainly as a means of communication. Added to this, the change of the English status as a lingua franca will also impact to the educational sector especially in English Language Teaching (ELT). With regard to this issue, this paper tries to present the notion of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and its implication to the teaching learning process especially in Indonesian context.

The Difficulties and Challenges Facing Students at Secondary School Level in Al-Kharj City with Writing in English

In this globalized world, learning an extra language other than their native languages is almost essential for every individual. Although the United States is one of the most diverse countries in the world, the need to promote a national language is widely held in the country as requisite for the promotion of a national identity, a President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, D.C, Terrence Wiley states (Wiley, 2014). However, English is not considered as an official language, which creates an opportunity for the citizens and immigrants to not only study English, but also inherit their mother tongues and learn other foreign languages as well, particularly during the secondary education. Additionally, “globalization in the economy and politics have profound consequences for language policies in education” (Wiley, 2014). High schools in the United States value diversity in language classes and support students learning more than one language to foster better communication with people around the world.

Need of the learning English language has been raised as per the requirement of the time to compete with the world as being the part of globalization. Pakistan is among the developing countries, in order to compete with the world there is need to learn English language. As Shamim (2011) observed, “English is the passport to success and upwards social mobility” The education policy of 2009 has directed that English should be taught as compulsory subject from Grade-I.

In today’s global world, the importance of English can not be denied and ignored since English is the most common language spoken in most countries. With the help of developing technology, English has been playing a major role in many sectors including medicine, engineering, and education, which, in my opinion, is the most important arena where English is needed. English is the main language in fifty-three different countries and is spoken by about four hundred million people according to “So Here’s What’s Happening to English”. With the help of two essays “The New Technologies in the World” written by Dennis Baron and “So Here’s What’s Happening to English” written by Jack Rosenthal, you’ll soon then understand how English is changing right beneath your feet. Consequently, English should be the medium of instruction at universities and everyone should learn English in the United States for the following three reasons: finding a high-quality job, being able to communicate with others, and a more wide access to knowledge.

There are many reasons why foreign language learners choose to learn English and also a variety of approaches to teach English. Some of the motivations to gain proficiency in English are; improved employment prospects, improved quality of life and to travel aboard. It is important to consider these motivating factors when planning to teach a student who is learning a foreign language. As the contributing factors will dictate how best to teach the foreign language learner. This essay will try to describe, through the perspective of a case study and current research, why and how people learn English as a foreign language.

A second language is known to be used by someone who wants to advance in a career area and require the second language or by someone who wants to adapt to a new country. The struggles of learning a second language in a country that only speaks the native language can cause difficulty to adapt. People from Mexico tend to only speak spanish, therefore it is not common for them to speak another language. A foreign language is a language that is learned in an area where that language is not generally spoken by the community as a whole. This essay will try to explain through the use of research why and how people learn English as a foreign language.

English is arguably the most important language to learn and perfect simply because it has become the universal language for information and conversation. Though it takes many different forms or dialects, the language of English has spread throughout the world and has become one of the most important skills a person can possess. British or BBC English became the language of power and prominence during the Second World War before being replaced by American English. Countries that were colonized by the United Kingdom have retained English despite decolonization. In India, speaking English is a sign of education and class. Important government and law offices will conduct business in English as opposed to the Hindu language. In many African countries, speaking English is the key to obtaining a well-paying job. It acts as a link language for companies that employ people who speak a variety of other tribal languages. Because of the industry world’s move into Asia, English has also found a home there. Children in Japan are learning English and mixing it with their own language to create a hybrid that has worked its way into all aspects of Japanese life. Business and media is conducted in English in many countries throughout Asia. Even the places deemed international, the skies and the seas, are ruled by the English language. Any person wanting to conduct business or exchange information with anyone internationally would benefit from having learned the English language. With more

For the purpose of this assignment I chose Feruza, an Eritrean high school graduate. She was born and raised in Eritrea and came to live in Jeddah only five years ago. She studied English in an elementary school in Eritrea and continued studying it in an Eritrean International High School. She is not happy at all with what she has learnt during those years. She explained that during her elementary school years her teachers heavily focused on writing while neglecting speaking. When she continued her learning process here in Jeddah, her high school teachers focused only on speaking but not at the level she was expecting.

English as a second language is becoming more popular all across the globe. It is not surprising, because English is the main language of business and commerce, trade, advertising, sport, of science, medicine, education, of popular music, entertainment, computers, video games and the Internet. Most of the scientific, technological and academic information in the world is available primarily in English. English unites and connects people from many different countries and cultures more so than other languages.

In many countries non-native English speakers are introduced of English as a foreign language in public schools as a required subject beginning in early primary schools. In Saudi Arabia, in 1927 the English language was introduced at the secondary schools without a specific syllabus. In 1953, teaching English language was introduced at intermediate and secondary schools with a specific syllabus (Al-Subahi, 1989). For many years in Saudi education curriculums English courses were compulsory and started from middle school up to secondary public schools, the students’ ages from 11 or 12 attended intermediate level and at age 18 finish secondary level. Nevertheless, private schools in Saudi Arabia start teaching English as a foreign language from first grade onward, however, there are a lot of students who still find mastering English very difficult, and their performance is still weak. I certainly regret that this is the case; looking back over our schools I believe they should inspire the students early about the importance of learning English language for the sake of their future. In short, learning foreign languages not just for giving ways to communicate with people in other countries, has become important for those who want to study and get a degree or who want a good job in other countries such as United States, British, or Australia. Teaching English language to Saudi children will open up new

English plays a vital role around the global. As the regard of English usage in a universal form, English is placed as second language in most of the countries around the world. English is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in many world organizations. It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. It is the most widely spoken language across the world. English is now widely taught in almost every country. When it comes to teaching and learning a language, it is not always easy to achieve the goal. Almost every country that emphasis on the teaching and learning of English