Comments on: English vs. the world http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/11/24/english-vs-the-world/ Any language, any time, anywhere Mon, 21 May 2012 15:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: London Serviced Apartments http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/11/24/english-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3322 London Serviced Apartments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:01:19 +0000 http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/?p=1440#comment-3322 In my opinion, tourist popular regions within other language speaking countries around the world have incorporated English into their culture and systems in order to attract more visitors as it is the most widely used and accepted language. Hence, english speaking tourists like the British might find it more convenient to visit and travel to such destinations without needing to make an effort to really learn any other language. In my opinion, tourist popular regions within other language speaking countries around the world have incorporated English into their culture and systems in order to attract more visitors as it is the most widely used and accepted language. Hence, english speaking tourists like the British might find it more convenient to visit and travel to such destinations without needing to make an effort to really learn any other language.

]]> By: Study English UK http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/11/24/english-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3143 Study English UK Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:07:52 +0000 http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/?p=1440#comment-3143 i think the one knowing the English language especially the Britishers need not to know any other as its the main language i think the one knowing the English language especially the Britishers need not to know any other as its the main language

]]> By: Hugh Grigg http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/2011/11/24/english-vs-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3124 Hugh Grigg Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/?p=1440#comment-3124 It is true that if native English is your first language there's less incentive to learn a foreign language and it's harder to do so. Less incentive because you already speak the most useful language in the world. If you're French, then learning English opens up pretty much the entire world to you. If you're English, learning French opens up several countries, but by no means the entire world. English is the easiest language to learn as a second language because it's everywhere. You can get anything you want in English: books, films (at least subtitles), magazines are more likely to have English versions than any other language. It's actually even difficult to get away from English a lot of the time. Also, most countries include English in their curriculum. There is no obvious second language choice like that for English-speaking countries. I'm not saying that we shouldn't learn foreign languages, just that it's not quite fair to compare our situation to that of non-English-speaking countries. It is true that if native English is your first language there’s less incentive to learn a foreign language and it’s harder to do so.

Less incentive because you already speak the most useful language in the world. If you’re French, then learning English opens up pretty much the entire world to you. If you’re English, learning French opens up several countries, but by no means the entire world.

English is the easiest language to learn as a second language because it’s everywhere. You can get anything you want in English: books, films (at least subtitles), magazines are more likely to have English versions than any other language. It’s actually even difficult to get away from English a lot of the time.

Also, most countries include English in their curriculum. There is no obvious second language choice like that for English-speaking countries.

I’m not saying that we shouldn’t learn foreign languages, just that it’s not quite fair to compare our situation to that of non-English-speaking countries.

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