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

Interdependency among nations is on the rise, whether be it for goods and services, or for human resources.

While

some, including myself, suggest that

English

in schools should be made mandatory worldwide, others, mainly advocates of culture preservation strongly disagree. In

this

essay, I will examine both viewpoints and give my judgement. With globalisation, there is fear among a few nationalists that the introduction of

English

as one of the languages in school will have a negative impact on society. As they are convinced, it will threaten, and gradually vanish their local

language

from existence. In India,

English

is the most spoken

language

, because it was made obligatory in schools during the British Empire colonisation.

As a result

, rather than learning their traditional languages,

such

as Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, etc., people prioritised learning

English

for better job opportunities.

Thus

, eventually,

this

will have a profound effect on generations to come.

On the other hand

, uniting the world by making

English

an international

language

and teaching it to young pupils will have numerous benefits.

To begin

, it will ease the communication between the locals and the international people living in a country. Students who go abroad for university find it hard to blend in with the locals primarily

due to

the

language

barrier.

This

further

adds to the inconvenience of living in a foreign city. In Europe,

for instance

, every country has its own national

language

, and

English

subject is only introduced in the curriculum after school, which makes it hard for the citizens to grasp a new

language

.

Therefore

, I am a proponent of teaching

English

at an early age so that grown-up citizens will have an international

language

, and thereby, a more diversified society.

To conclude

from the aforementioned discussion,

although

there is a risk of losing the value of authentic languages, teaching young minds a

language

that is

spoken internationally is far more beneficial and necessary.