Foreign Language In English

There are many reasons for learning English. We need to learn English for both our social and academic lives. We live in the United

Many kids in school are wanting to learn a new language away from their native language but many students are wondering what language is going to help them the most in the future. English is the clear answer for these students that are wondering what new language to learn for a number of reasons. Through different articles through the book “Language: A Reader for Writers” it discusses how language is the most successful and most useful language to speak. College students who want to learn a second language, that have not learned English, should learn English because it is the most widely used language in the world and it is the most useful language to learn.

“One of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time”, Federico Fellini once stated that “A different language is a different vision of life” and I, in my turn tend to say that he was perfectly right. A person who speaks more than one language can experience multiple personalities, visions and reflections consisting which language is he speaking. High School students should comprehend the real benefit of speaking a foreign language. Being a multilingual myself and speaking fluently four languages and studying another two, I consider that I am qualified enough to persuade that my argument is strong, plausible and not ultimately-right. In the following paragraphs I am going to address the following three reasons why should other High School students learn at least one foreign language? Firstly, learning a new language enhances performances in the academic domain and makes you smarter. Secondly, knowing a new language is a high estimated and a very valuable characteristic in your professional CV. Thirdly, international travel is more pleasant through knowing a foreign language.

When people come to the United States of America, they experience changes and many hardships. One of the biggest difficulties for them is not speaking English. In addition to having a hard time adopting to a new life and language, immigrants are usually oppressed by the English speaking population and have to deal with much discrimination due to their lack of English. As the United States was growing as a nation, Americans were hard on the non-English speakers in the name of good will. Whether they were Native Americans, slaves, Latinos, from south western territories, or European and Asian immigrants, the United States passed many laws that restricted the use of their native language in order to restrict their opportunities. America oppressed the non-English speakers by taking away many of their rights, forcing them to learn new ways of living, and threatening them with deportation.

Is it really necessary to have English as the official language? U.S has been trying to find the answer for this question for a long time. And they still didn’t come up with an answer. Presently, there are 23 states that actually wanted to have English as the official language. And it’s still not enough. I agree that there are some benefits for having an official language but we should also consider the disadvantages that are more than advantages.

Teachers spend a great deal of time creating and preparing engaging and culturally relevant learning materials. A teacher’s workload increases when one is tasked with offering material of varying difficulty in an attempt to make the class accessible for all students regardless of their learning level. This is a common situation throughout Canada due to the influx of individuals who are enrolled in a mainstream English speaking school but are still learning to speak English. A concise journal review has reviled simple ideas that can be implemented into diverse classrooms to make them accessible for students learning to speak English.

English is spoken throughout many countries and it is the main language we know of today

In recent news a former Yahoo executive turned Florida lawmaker is proposing allowing students to take computer science courses as an alternative to two required foreign language classes.

Learning these languages early will prepare them for a better future, dual language programs show students a broader world view, whatever the foreign language of the student, and lead to greater opportunities for collaborative learning. Some jobs require a second language such as: Business Executives, Stenography Banking, and Finance International Operator Translator, Publishing, Teacher (K-12), Study Abroad, Coordinator, Textbook Author/Editor, Hotel and Restaurant Staff / Management Publisher of Tourist Literature Visitor, and Convention Bureaus. I believe that American students should be required to learn a second language. Learning a second language will enable American students an opportunity to better understand other cultures and languages this will result in our generation being better world citizens and continue our role as a global leader. 96% of the world's population lives outside of the United States. Countries that border our nation speak a language other than English; by learning a second language we will more effectively communicate with our neighbors. Employees of this new era must have the skills and ability to communicate fluently in several

I do not believe that English should be the official language of the United States. The United States says in its Constitution that the people that live here have a freedom of speech. This means that the country cannot force a person to speak a specific language. Most people in the country do speak English, however, I do not believe that it would be right to force the English language on all of the inhabitants of the states. I only speak English. I did take four years of Spanish in high school, but I don’t consider myself fluent in Spanish. I feel like making people speak English is wrong because they should be able to speak whatever language they would like.

I agree with senator James M. Inhofe that english should be the official language of the nation.What convinced me that english should be the official language nation is when he said “Speaking English is a guaranteed way for new immigrants to succeed in school, increase their career options. This statement convinced me the most because it can force the immigrants to learn a new language for their own good. For example if a refugee came to america he/she would already know english so they would get a better life or opportunities. A scholarship would be an opportunity because if you were a kid when you came to america it would be easier to understand and speak the language fluently and not have difficulties even if your intelligent.

Many Americans argue that because English is quickly becoming the global language, Americans should not have to learn other languages. They are operating under the following pretenses: there wouldn’t possibly be anyone we would want to communicate with that does not speak English already, other countries should teach their citizens a second language (English) so that they can communicate with us, and learning another language is only beneficially if it directly influences us gaining more opportunities. These biases are misguided. Learning another language will benefit you for your entire life. It will help you through school, improve your mind permanently, and create opportunities for you and society. Don’t conform to the American stereotype. Trust me, it is worth your while to learn a foreign language.

A survey done by the Center for Applied Linguistics in 2008 found that "The findings indicate a serious disconnect between the national call to educate world citizens with high-level language skills and the current state of foreign language instruction in schools across the country"(Cal:Research). This is concerning as all of the competition for the U.S. is gaining a step and we 're doing nothing . If the U.S. expects to continue to be competitive in the global market we need to have bilingual citizens. In order to ensure this, we must require a foreign language be learned in high school.

Language is a key part of any family, community, culture and the human race. Without language the world today would be much different. From cavemen, to the Egyptian use of hieroglyphics, to Old English, to more than 6,500 languages spoken around the world today, the advances that humans have made in language is remarkable and inspiring. The ability to speak, read, write and understand more than one language is also remarkable and expands the liberties in life, especially for young people. High school students should be required to take at least two years of a foreign language class in order to graduate, as many recent studies support the benefits of doing so. Students who have learned a foreign language in high school have proven to have a

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.