Globalisation has highlighted the need for international communication.It is iften argued that english should be a compulsory subject for all school children around the world. Other argue that this would do more harm than good. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Human beings are called the most intelligent animal because we have been able to develop
languages
to communicate amongst ourselves. There are hundreds of
languages
present across the world,
however
, recently, the need for
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international
language
is being highlighted everywhere. Some believe that
english
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should be made compulsory in schools, but many
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otherwise
. In
this
essay, I will evaluate the benefits and negatives of making
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mandatory and will explain why the positives
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outweighs
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outweigh
the drawbacks.
People
who are against making a common international
language
compulsory in schools
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that it will make our local
language
obsolete. Certainly, they are right in thinking so because wherever
people
have adopted
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in their regular life, the use of
local
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language
has reduced drastically. In some parts of India,
for instance
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english
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language
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become a status symbol and
people
speaking
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language
are considered
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community. Clearly, a common international
language
is a threat to all the local
languages
.
On the other hand
, in
this
era of globalisation, it is
also
important for any country that their
people
should have the
language
skills to be employable in any part of the world. There is no doubt
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the fact that
people
with
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hold
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english
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language
are the
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ones
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once
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who get the best jobs.
In addition
to
this
,
such
people
can live anywhere in the world based on their
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. Nowadays,
for example
, many
people
are migrating to
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speaking countries like Canada or Australia, for
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better living standards.
Such
benefits of making
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compulsory in schools definitely
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its negatives. In conclusion, just like two sides of a coin, making
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mandatory for school children has its own set of advantages and disadvantages.
However
, if governments can take some measures to preserve the local
languages
, learning an international
language
will surely be a boon for any country.
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