INTRODUCTION English as a Second Language (ESL or TESL) is a traditional term for the use or study of the English language by non-native speakers in an English-speaking environment. That environment may be a country in which English is the mother tongue (e.g., Australia, the U.S.) or one in which English has an established role (e.g., India, Nigeria). Also known as English for speakers of other languages. English as a Second Language also refers to specialized approaches to language teaching designed
Language, as a main means of communication, plays a very important role because it helps us communicate and interact with each other. By the use of sounds and conventional symbols, we create language, a communication by word of mouth. A language lives for as long as people use it as a native language. English language is the most important language around the world. It is spoken as a first language in many countries and as an international language all around the world. Nowadays, the importance
The English language is nowadays considered to be either the primary or second language of over ninety different countries around the world; namely, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Ireland, New Zeeland, Australia, Belize or South Africa among some many others (Nerriere and Mellot, 2010:57). However, it has been demonstrated that, although the number of countries that use English as either official or second language is quite high, there are more non-native speakers than native speakers
the significance of English language to young Indians. The process adopted was to meet students from vernacular schools located in urban and semi- urban areas and seek responses to a questionnaire designed to understand how English was taught in their school and why they felt it was important to learn English. The response to the questionnaire clearly presents the opinion of Generation Z also known as Gen Z (those born in 2000 upto present) about the importance of English language in their lives and
every sector of life. Learning English is the crucial part of the life because it has academic benefits to students, helps for better cultural and relationship understanding, and enhance in economic development. The study of English is important in the academic areas of the student’s life. Researcher shows that the students who have studied the English language in their elementary school perform better in the different aspects of study like tests in reading, language arts and mathematics as compared
Language and communication play a vital role in today’s world of globalization. There is no doubt that English has become a universal language. It has been the basic medium of communication in the academic world as well as in the professional arena. When it comes to having a lucrative career, English proficiency is regarded as the mandatory skill. It is taught all over the world. In the recent times, an individual’s capability is assessed in terms of the communication skill in English which is treated
Language is considered as a proper and a systematic way of communication between two individuals. It is a tool that enables that transmission of various subject matters. Different languages are spoken around globe. However, English is one of the influential languages that are spoken in the world. It is an international language that is spoken in many countries. But our research aims to investigate the importance of English language in the private sector (especially banking sector) of Pakistan.
all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is always assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Of the 10 most-widely spoken languages in the world, only English has no academy guiding it. There are political reasons for this. The closest Britain ever came to having a language academy was at the start of the eighteenth century, when Gulliver’s Travels author Jonathan Swift was lobbying hard for an academy because “our Language is extremely imperfect’’…
The Encyclopedia Britannica defines language as “Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual, or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression, and emotional release.” Language is one of those social phenomena which operate throughout the existence of a society. It is a medium, an instrument with the help
have learnt about language over the past six decades or so has rarely been incorporated into the school curriculum or communicated to the general public. This is a rather unfortunate situation since education has a lot to gain from integrating linguistics into the pre-existing language curriculum. Although I will draw mainly on my experience with the English curriculum in the Singapore context in this article, my points can be generalised to the teaching of other first languages in other countries