Should English Be Ficial Universal Language?

Although the founding fathers decided to leave the idea of establishing a national language out of the Constitution, there have been several movements to establish English as the national language since then. Even though none of these movements could garnish enough support to make this into a reality, they have been influential in that English is the official language in 31 states. In recent years, five additional states have considered legislation that would mandate English as well (Schwarz 2014). Since many individual states have sided on the issue, it poses the question of if the national government should follow the trend as well. A strong argument can be made that the United States should make English as the official language because it would promote unity and patriotism among Americans, be economically beneficial for the nation while rightfully placing the responsibility to learn English on the non-English speaking immigrants.

Language is considered a vital tool in the construction of someone’s identity and an expression of culture. English is the most widely spoken language in the world. The number of people who speak it as a second language is increasing dramatically. In the last couple of decades immigrants have chosen to make the United States their home, but some proceeded with caution by slowly adapting to the English language and culture. Others don’t want to learn and adapt to the English culture simply because they believe it will separate them from their own cultures and traditions. Therefore, the question struggling to be answered is, should English be the official language in the United States?

Some people even believe that English is global language because 80% of the internet content uses the medium of English to communicate with the internet users and some other evidences. Although these arguments are valid, they don’t make English as the global language. In this article, Ms. Wallraff has responded to such people who are ignorant of the facts about universality of English language and have firm belief that English is

Would you stay in America? What would you choose? The English language should not be the official language of the U.S. simply due to the fact that we are a country made up of many different cultures and ethnicities. If the language spoken was to be changed to one that many may not know or understand that would make some decide to either stay in America or to leave. For example some of the possibilities that could happen if such action was to take place would be that it could change the culture, traditions, and in ones way of life, also the way our country is viewed would change, and also may cause many problems in society all together in America.

In the united state the most spoken language in English so why not make English official language. I get it that America was formed by immigrants who came across the world who did speak English,but they learned to speak it along the way, because the were already english speakers there understand them better they taught them english. Speaking about this America should make English its official, because of a few reasons.

It has been a long time since the question whether America should set English as its official language became controversial. Majority of people in this country consciously accept the fact that English is most directly relevant to their success, however, English-only policy is actually violating the spirit of America and may result in serious problems in some cases.

How can we communicate when we cannot speak English in the United States? The United States really needs to make English our official language. I hope someday that we will have English our official language. .There are too many languages to learn in the United States. We have people from all walks of life speaking different language. If we do not stand for something we will fall for anything. We are trying to adjust to language that we cannot understand , taking care of our business affairs through communication of phone with no one knowing how to speak English language clearly, It has become a crucial situation . How can we communicate with someone about our business affairs

According to the 2011 census, over 20.8 percent of the United States population spoke another language other than English (www.us-english.org). Language barriers, cultural differences, and immigration have been a part of life in the United States for decades. Language is considered a vital tool in the construction of someone’s identity and an expression of culture. In the last 200 years immigrants have chosen to make the United States their home, but some proceeded with caution by slowly adapting to the English language and culture.

With the globalization, the English Language became the main language of the communication in the world. In this perspective, Dennis Baron discusses in his article Who Owns Global English” the omnipresence and the prevalence of the English in today’s society. For Dennis Baron, English has become the key success in the world platform.

From the time pilgrims landed in this remarkable nation at Plymouth Rock, immigrants have been culturally diverse and have spoken various languages throughout history. When pilgrims arrived in the New World, the people did not know how to communicate with the natives through intense study the natives soon learned the Pilgrim’s language, which was English. Currently the United States is conducted of different ethnic groups. These groups vary from Native Americans, Arabs, Latinos, Germans, and many more nationalities in today’s society. English as the official language of the United States could benefit the U.S government and America as a whole. Although, minor complications could interfere with English being the initial language of the United States.

Last Night I was reading the newspaper while drinking some tea and eating a biscuit. The paper really gave me insight into the tragic realities of the world. There are a plethora of countries that don‘t have the opportunity to read “Garfield” because they cannot understand English. Due to this, English should be the global lingua franca. It is assumed that wherever anyone goes in the world, someone will speak some sort of English. It may be extremely choppy and broken but it is English nonetheless. English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Many people speak it as a primary or secondary language. In fact, an estimated 1 billion people speak English (PBS). There are two sides to having English as the lingua franca of the world. On one side, there is easier communication for business as well as innovation. On the contrary, the influence of English can destroy small languages and cultures.

Why try to change the United States of America from what it is now? The United States of America is believed to obtain plenty to offer to the immigrants of many nations. Out of all the countries in the world, people choose to emigrate to the U.S due to its political and social freedoms. Many people often refer to this country as the melting pot of the world consisting of a vast amount of diversity. This country welcomes people with different races and religions, all in the hope of better opportunities, and a fresh start in life. Congress debates on whether English should become the national language, however, it is not in the interest of the U.S to pass such a law because it violates one’s freedom of speech, the country would have a decline

There have been many disagreements where things have gotten worse or even unsolved simply because individuals did not understand one another. A language is part of each culture’s individual personality. The way that words are grouped together, the meanings of each word, and the distinct passion that words have, all play a role in the way that cultures identify themselves. However, because of the hundreds of languages spoken there are many problems that having only one universal language, such as English, may resolve.

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.

Some say that Mandarin is the future lingua franca as being the most populous nation, China, has always been a force to be reckoned. However, although there are a higher amount of native Mandarin speakers compared to native English speakers, there are 800 million people who speak English as their second language compared to 500 million that speaks Mandarin as their second language (Mercer, 2015). In fact, for the majority users worldwide English is not their first language and a vast proportion of verbal exchange in English does not involve any native speakers of the language at all. (Seidlhofer, 2008) This is because English is chosen as the language of choice when communicating with the world while Mandarin is only used to communicate around South East Asia. There might be languages that will take over the English language as the dominant lingua franca in the distant future but as of this moment, especially 10 years from now, English is still defending its