English In Britain

Nowadays, it seems quite normal to see people moving to new countries, temporarily or permanently, due to the fact that there are so many different types of transport and the act of going anywhere is increasingly cheaper than in the past. There are different factors which make people take that important decision. For example, looking for a new job or studying degrees abroad. However, the process of adaptation is not easy due to the fact that there are always adversities which people need to overcome if they do want to fit in a new environment. This essay will examine in particular some difficulties which international people usually have to deal with when they start a new life in Britain and possible solutions for these problems supported by

Actually, there are English language teaching centres all around Britain in which people can obtain help to improve significantly their listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. For example, the English Language Teaching Centre in the University of Sheffield which offers its students a wide range of English language courses for this purpose. This idea is supported by Duff who says that second language acquisition ‘involves linguistic, cognitive, affective, and social processes. That is, it is an ongoing interplay of individual mental processes, meanings, and actions as well as social interactions that occur within a particular time and place, and learning history.’(2008, p.37) Therefore, learning English in Britain can be an advantage and a good solution for any difficulty with the language while having new experiences with local people as learners are completely immersed in an unfamiliar and new country in which the first spoken language is

Moreover, it has examined three different solutions to these two adversities such as learning English as a foreign language within a British community, building self-efficacy while learning socio-cultural aspects of Britain and joining outdoor orientation programs in order to make easier for the new arrivals to Britain the process of adaptation. It is worthy to mention that in this essay the validity of the solutions mentioned before has been proved by making use of the Oxford English Dictionary and making references to electronic journal articles, books and dissertations. However, there is a significant number of problems which are not mentioned within this essay, and therefore, it requires further research and