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10 Reasons to Learn English

The document discusses the importance of learning English. It provides 10 reasons why English is important, including that English is a global language, can help get jobs, meet new people, access scientific papers, media, internet, travel, business, study abroad, and access multiple cultures. It also discusses how English is important for communication, business, entertainment, and accessing information online. Learning English creates opportunities and allows one to engage with global citizens and content from around the world.
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10 Reasons to Learn English

The document discusses the importance of learning English. It provides 10 reasons why English is important, including that English is a global language, can help get jobs, meet new people, access scientific papers, media, internet, travel, business, study abroad, and access multiple cultures. It also discusses how English is important for communication, business, entertainment, and accessing information online. Learning English creates opportunities and allows one to engage with global citizens and content from around the world.
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English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. One out of five
people can speak or at least understand English!

2. Studying English can help you get a job

English is the language of science, aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism.


Knowing English increases your chances of getting a good job in a multinational
company within your home country or of finding work abroad.

3. Learning English can help you meet new people

English is the official language of 53 countries and is used as a lingua franca (a


mutually known language) by people from all around the world. This means that
whether you’re working in Beijing, or travelling in Brazil, studying English can
help you have a conversation with people from all over the world.

4. Many scientific papers are written in English

In the last century, the number of scientific papers written in English has started to
outweigh the number of papers written in the native language of the researcher. In
the Netherlands, for example, the ratio is a surprising 40 to 1. For this reason,
having a knowledge of English is incredibly important to those working in the
scientific field.
5. English is the language of the media industry

Because of the prominence of Hollywood in global media, an enormous amount


of films, TV shows and popular songs are written in English. If you speak
English, you won't need to rely on translations and subtitles anymore to enjoy
your favourite books, songs, films and TV shows.

6. English is the language of the Internet.

English is a particularly important language online with more than half the content
on the internet written in English. As well as this, some of the world’s largest tech
companies are based in English speaking countries.

7. Travelling is a lot easier with a good knowledge of English

Imagine you’re a Spanish person on holiday in Thailand, while your hotel


receptionist might not be able to answer your question in Spanish, it’s likely they
will be able to answer your question in English.

8. English is one of the most important languages for business

Whether you’re a business owner, student or employee, English is incredibly


important in the business world. English is considered to be one of the most
important business languages due to being the de facto language of the United
States and the official language of the UK, Canada, India and South Africa.

9. With English, you can study all over the world

Since English is spoken in so many different countries there are thousands of


schools and universities around the world that offer programmes in English. If you
speak good academic English, there're lots of opportunities for you to find an
appropriate school and course to suit your needs. Find out about going
to university in an English speaking country.

10. English gives you access to multiple cultures

Good knowledge of English will allow you to access films, music and literature
from hundreds of countries around the globe. Not to mention the fact that
numerous books from across the world are translated into English. Few
experiences will make you grow as a person more than learning the values, habits
and way of life in a culture that is different from yours

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multinational company within your home country or for finding work
abroad. It’s also the language of international communication, the media and
the internet, so learning English is important for socialising and
entertainment as well as work!
4 reasons why studying English is so important:

1. English is the Language of International Communication

English may not be the most spoken language in the world, but it is the official
language of 53 countries and spoken by around 400 million people across the
globe. Being able to speak English is not just about being able to communicate
with native English speakers, it is the most common second language in the world.
If you want to speak to someone from another country then the chances are that
you will both be speaking English to do this.

The British Council projects that by 2020 two billion people in the world will be
studying English. Learning English is important as it enables you to communicate
easily with your fellow global citizens. When you study English at ELC schools,
you will be making friends with people from lots of different countries, using
English as your common language!

2. English is the Language of Business

English is the dominant business language and it has become almost a necessity


for people to speak English if they are to enter a global workforce. Research from
all over the world shows that cross-border business communication is most often
conducted in English and many international companies expect employees to be
fluent in English.

Global companies such as Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, Fast Retailing, Nokia,


Renault, Samsung, SAP, Technicolor, and Microsoft in Beijing, have mandated
English as their official corporate language. In addition, in 2010 the company
Rakuten, a Japanese cross between Amazon and eBay, made it mandatory for their
7,100 Japanese employees to be able to speak English.

The importance of learning English in the international marketplace cannot be


understated - learning English really can change your life.

3. Speaking English gives you Access to a World of Entertainment

Many of the world’s top films, books and music are published and produced in
English. Therefore, by learning English you will have access to a great wealth of
entertainment and will be able to have a greater cultural understanding.

If you speak English, you won't need to rely on translations and subtitles anymore
to enjoy your favourite books, songs, films and TV shows. Watching movies and
television programmes in the English language is also a great and fun way to learn
it!

4. Learning English gives you Access to more of the Internet

According to a report by Education First, English is the language of the internet.


An estimated 565 million people use the internet every day, and an estimated 52
percent of the world’s most visited websites are displayed in the English language.

Learning English is important as it gives you access to over half the content on the
internet. Knowing how to read English will allow you access to billions of pages
of information which may not be otherwise available!

The Importance of Learning English Today


Although learning English can be challenging and time-consuming, we can see
that it is also very valuable to learn and can create many opportunities!
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culture. Although, there are some parts of culture which can be exhibited without
using the language, it is very hard to show the vital parts of the culture without
using the language. Because, through language culture can express its believes,
norms, costumes and rules. Also, the culture has its influences on language for
instances proverbs, idioms, collocations and expressions are existed in it by the
impacts of the culture. “Culture and communication are inseparable because
culture not only dictates who talks to whom, about what, and how the
communication proceeds, it also helps to determine how people encode
messages, the meanings they have for messages, and the conditions and
circumstances under which various messages may or may not be sent, noticed, or
interpreted... Culture...is the foundation of communication.” (Samovar, Porter, &
Jain, 1981, cited in Abisamra, 2009) So separating language from the culture will
probably lose its significance and vise verse. Hence, both should be combined
together so that students will be able to assimilate the conveyed message by the
teacher and speak in the target language properly. However, the culture can be
involved in the class in many ways for instance the teacher is able to talk about
Christmas and

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