Learning English at school is often seen as more important than learning local languages. If these are not taught, many are at risk of dying out. In your opinion, is it important for everyone to learn English? Should we try to ensure the survival of local languages and, if so, how?
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this
globalized world
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third
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countries that the
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languages
and ultimately it would lead to the extinction of these languages
. No one can deny the importance of learning English
but it should not happen at the cost of local languages
. A balanced approach should be adopted.
The world
has changed a lot in the last
century as English
-speaking nations ruled the world
and ,still they are rulers in terms of a strong economy, due to this
factor English
has become the most widely spoken language
in the world
. Third
-world
world
countries which were once colonies of English
rulers have developed this
complex of learning English
at expense of their own native language
. They consider this
language
as their only survival and consequently
go away from their native languages
. For example
, for people in Punjab , a province in Pakistan, Punjabi is seen as an inferior language
and children are not allowed to speak this
language
publically. Therefore
, speakers of these languages
are plummeting.
Although
English
can give an upper hand in getting better jobs , it should not be done at the cost of the local languages
. We also
have seen many examples of the nations in the world
that gained success in their own language
, for instance
, Chinese. Now they have also
acknowledged the importance of the English
language
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and still
still
they strictly adhere to their roots. In the same way, one can learn Add a comma
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English
for the greater good but also
keep their ties strong with the mother language
.
Excess of everything is bad same is the case with languages
. one should learn English
but native languages
should be given priority over foreign languages
. It has been proven through scientific research that children can easily become multilingual at later stages of their lives. So, it is important to lay stress on learning native languages
to keep them alive, side by side with learning other languages
.
In conclusion, a balanced approach is always proved beneficial. So, people should learn English
to get benefits from it but they should not cut their ties with their own language
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