Rachel Djohan (12 Science 2)
Can any of you imagine what it would be like if every single one of us is talking in different languages ? It would definitely be really hectic, and I am certain that none of us can understand one another. Messages would be delivered wrongly, and there would be miscommunications everywhere. Through this situation, we can see how important a language is, especially nowadays where the world is more advanced. Language is the bridge to connect people from different countries. By learning a certain language, you can do a lot of interesting and important things that you would want or even need to do, like travelling alone, working together in a foreign company, and many other things.
Among thousands of language that exist in the world, English is one of the most important language that people need to learn. Why do I say that ? Nowadays English is spoken everywhere. What I mean is, for instance, when you go to another country. You want to ask for a help, but you don’t know how to say it in that country’s language, you would automatically try to speak English. You know that English is not the first language there, but you would try and say what you want or need in English. Because of that, English can be said as a global language, considering a lot of people, or most of the people in the world, know how to speak English, even if it is just a little bit.
Seeing that English is important and is mostly spoken, most of the school in many different countries, including Indonesia, teach their students English as the second language. Students are taught English so that their country’s education can be more advanced and their country’s future will be brighter, knowing that they are the young generation that will lead the country in the future. One situation in which English is important is when people are enrolling to universities or applying for work. To apply certain majors in university, for instance International business, you need to have specific ceritificates to show your English skills, like EILTS, TOEFL, and other English test scores. It is because, as I said before, English is a global language and speaking English will be useful for business man or woman to work together especially with foreign people. By that, they can work together easier and it would lessen the miscommunication that might happen. English is also useful to those who work in other fields, in addition to business, because they should communicate and work with people from different countries. By knowing how to speak in English and putting that in your resume, you can get better position at work and better job because it adds up your qualification and standard.
Now that we all know how importance English is, we can all start learning and practising English by doing simple and fun things. In learning a language, you shouldn’t be shy and feel embarrassed to speak or pronounce words inaccurately. You have to muster up your courage and talk to people who know the language better so that they can correct you if you make mistakes. By doing that, you can improve faster. So, when learning English, you should definitely speak and practice English more. Another way to improve your English skills is by watching more English TV shows or movies. By doing that, you can learn about words you might not know before. You can also learn conversations and also pronounciatons. You can also try reading English novels or short stories. By reading English a lot, you can gain more vocabularies, and you can search up the words you don’t know in the dictionary. If you are not interested in reading or watching movies, you can also listen to English songs. This is learning English in a fun way !
In conclusion, English is really important for us. It bridges the communication among people from different countries. By learning English, you will gain a lot of benefits in your life. Life can be much easier when you know English.
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