Language: The Importance Of Language In The World

1.1 INTRODUCTION

“Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Knowledge is a penetrator of darkness which leads people safely through the dark alleys of selfishness and sin, that they may not be blinded by the dazzling luster of greed. Knowledge is the only mighty thing shines bright, flourishes by sharing, and expands by explaining, piles up by stagnation or giving up sharing. The words of great English writer William Shakespeare (in his work King Henry VII Part II, Scene VIII) “Ignorance is the curse of the God. Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven” signifies its importance beautifully. Knowledge is the awareness

Simply to say language transgresses the boundaries of the vast world and plays a crucial role in making it a global village. Language attracts people because of the wealth of literature and knowledge enshrined in it. Language is always very important because it is the means of communication. It is through this wonderful tool, people are able to express their thoughts, ideas and feelings. Language is the epitome of vast human experience. In this age of exchanging ideas there is a need to the global language which is understood and accepted by many. There are umpteen numbers of languages spoken in different parts of the world which have their origin based on the place, culture and traditions of people. The local languages would help in the exchange of knowledge only in a community. There would be no interaction with other communities hence there is a need for a global language. Global language is a term ascribed to a language which has a special role and the role has been recognized in every

It is an official language in over 50 countries, and nearly all international organizations of any standing use English extensively as either the only or main language of official communication. A working knowledge of English is also highly desirable in a number of world organizations, fields of knowledge and occupations. In this competitive world knowing only English may not set people in the shores of colorful future but not knowing English will definitely drag them into the darkness of defeat. Failing or falling is not a crime. Foolproof plans do fail; strongest of the buildings do crash and unsinkable sinks. Human beings are no exceptions. Those who fail or fall, some have the capacity to stand again and those who stand, only few have the capacity to walk. Those who are able to walk, only one or two are strong enough to run. And those who can run are extraordinary in all the sense and now a day’s English is the power which enhances these capabilities differentiating the extraordinary from