English is quite likely the most powerful language that exists in human society. No one can avoid being influenced by English, no matter where we are, English is always involved or been around somewhere. Furthermore, it is believed that people who have higher English education are more likely to have better life than others. Hence, English is the scheme, which measures whether people get qualified or they are capable to take an offer. However, it is potential that English will pose threat to certain languages when an increasing number of learning English reaches the peak due to globalization. So, it is possible people will abandon their native language while learning a second language. Besides, the more communities prefer English, the more will they disregard their native languages? Thus, the existence of English is like a two-edged sword, impacting on not only the …show more content…
Generally, Mandarin and English are equally significant. In many places, they are needed by the employee in order to serve their customers. For instance, clerks need English to deal with international business, the more fluent English you can speak, the more possibility that you can serve them well, then you get more potential to be promoted.
Second, English impacts on the frequency that people notice English. Nowadays, we acquire convenience and many interesting things via the internet. Especially, YouTube and Facebook helped the spread of English, people tend to share their comments in English regardless of where they are, discovering foreign video is also one of the attribution. In other words, English is also the language of technology and science (Pike, 2013).
Third, English is always around us. The film we see, the book we read, the music we listen to, are possibly issued in English. Those entertainments are associated with various cultures and stories. Meanwhile, we can gain knowledges from that instead of just enjoying them.
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The Dying Out of The Texas German Dialect May Not Be The End for German Texans Introduction When German Texans read a headline, “Unique dialect, Texas German, taking last gasp,” alarms clang through their heads (Winkie, 2015). More than half of the 6,900 languages alive today are at risk of dying out by the end of the 21st century (Britannica). Is Texas German one of them? If so, how close is it to dying out? How do German Texans think and feel about the decline of their dialect?
Languages are an important part of any culture, especially dying cultures that need to be preserved. This true for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, a group of Native American tribes who originally spoke many different languages. They were all forced onto a small reservation, completely wiping out their lifestyle and almost completely wiping out their language. Their story needs to be told, both how they almost lost their language forever, and how they are rebounding today. To preserve the culture of the Confederation of Siletz Indians, the story of their languages needs to be told because their culture has been lost, but a language offers a way to save part of the culture, and their story can provide to hope to many Native peoples
What they want to do is also retain their own language, culture, and identity” (164-167). Here, Espada highlights how language helps people absorb new cultures and offer a wider perception of our world, but that people also want to keep their sense of self-worth without losing
We also learned about the foods they would eat that are much different than our food. I believe that knowing about the culture made it easier to understand the actual language, but I also believe you need to know the language to understand the culture. Culture and language go hand and hand with each other and are both important to the learning process. All-in-all, there were many mistakes along the way, but I had a great experience learning a new language and I think everyone should at least try
In the three articles “Do you Speak American” by Robert Macneil, “Why Good English is Good for You” by John Simon, and “Lost in America” by Douglas McGray they all share the same theme that Americans lack the motivation to be culturally diverse and broaden their horizons outside of the American Culture due to the lack of funds. This basically means that Americans lack the motivation to learn more about their culture and other cultures because they focus more on fitting in and doing the same thing as all other Americans. They lose the drive to be different and to educate themselves based on where they came from. In “Do You Speak American”, Macneil emphasizes how even though we have different cultures within America, we are all “Americanized”
Imagine being told a story by your grandfather who learned the story from his grandfather. You have heard the story many times and can recite it easily, but you choose to not tell it to your grandchildren. What will happen to that story? Most likely it will die off. This is comparable to Native American tribes who have their distinct languages, but are unable to share it with their younger members.
And without the spread of languages not everyone would be able to communicate with each
The essay “Let them die” by Kenan Malik points out that “languages on the verge of extinction” (Malik, 13) should be left “die in piece” (Malik, 13). However, based on the ineffectiveness
Education can be defined as the act of receiving human knowledge from another source for one’s personal personal use and means of growth. Human knowledge can be shared in many ways with others, but reading is the only true way to indefinitely capture human language. Prior to the development of written languages, ancient peoples shared knowledge by manually teaching the next generation. This was by no means a precise process, with variations in the knowledge occurring and the exact preciseness of the original knowledge being lost. Reading resolved these fundamental problems and made the transference of human knowledge a clean, not messy endeavour.
In conclusion, English should be the main language spoken in the United States because of the social and economic benefits of the decision. With English as the single, common language of all Americans, immigrants, and expatriates, Americans could break down the barriers which stand between them. Having one common language could help improve life for all Americans. A common language that is spoken in a nation can bring different cultures and traditions together. With English as the official language of the United States, citizens would experience societal and economic benefits.
The humans attempt to teach the Na’vi tribe English as well as the human ways of interaction. The human actions express ethnocentrism after the realization that the Na’vi tribe do not share with them religious beliefs, have different appearances, and they do not speak a
Is also a good way to educate ourselves and to inform ourselves about things
Having the same language as others is something that brings people together-- whether it is around the dinner table, in an office, or in a grocery store. Language helps to bring people together and is a curator for community building. And in the eyes of many, this community that stems from a language is true, as long as the language being spoken is one that they prefer. For a long while there has been a “hierarchy” of language, and English sits a top of the food chain. When English is glorified, it is seen as the key to success and continuously other languages have been pushed out and looked down upon-- resulting in closed off cultures for others.
“Language is an important source of evidence for what that system is like. (Lakoff, Johnson 1)” I agree with this statement because language preserves a culture. We are taught what our ancestors were taught long time ago. Studying the language will give an insight of what the culture is like.
English as a global language We can’t deny that English has become an international language for communication between all mankind , it is the common language between most of the countries , English is a global language which is spoken as a native language and a second language in most of the countries , and we noticed that people who use English as a second language are way more than people who speak it as a native language , it is taught in every country in this world , it is using as a medium language of understanding between the teacher and the learner , you can see it in banks , supermarkets , in road signs and in international web pages, it is the language that you see and hear every day, so speaking English become a must , also we can’t ignore the fact that English is the language of global communication at medical , tourism , trade and other elements of language use , So English is so important in our various lives aspects. So in this essay I am going to discuss the reasons of how English become a global language and is it a good or bad thing? and what is the advantages and did advantages of spreading of English? There is a lot of reasons that helped to make English a global language and one of the most important reasons is policy , the west colonization for the countries had helped English to spread and distribute by imposing the language and the west culture on the colony countries , so we can say it is all because of the strength that the west had on the world