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?
In modern society, whether pursuing
English
knowledge in schools is more vital than learning local languages
has sparked much debate. Many people
assert that English
academic skills should be the priority for students, whereas
others believe that local languages
should be considered more serious in education. From my perspective, I am more fond of the latter view.
On the one hand, English
is undoubtedly essential for not only students but for everyone in every group of people
and generation. With the development of globalization over the past few decades, people
must consider learning fundamental English
knowledge since it has been known as the main language
worldwide. Communication is usually implemented using English
between people
from different cultures or speaking distinct languages
. For example
, a person from Vietnam will not be able to communicate with an American if they can not speak the language
. For
this
reason, multiple English
centers have been erected around Vietnam in recent years for educational purposes for instance
to teach people
from a young age, especially in schools. Moreover
, minors having the chance to learn English
will gain more opportunities in the future, for example
, job promotion since most companies require their staff to know at least 2 languages
.
On the other hand
, with the great range of benefits that English
brings, many people
made an assumption that it is not important to study the local language
. People
believe that as long as they have gained enough English
academic skills, they will have more opportunities to study or work in the future. However
, this
reason is not sound due to
the fact that learning the local language
will enhance people
’s perception of the culture of their country as well as
their nation’s history. Conserving cultural values has been a serious problem and countries have spent billions of dollars trying to solve it. Local language
has played an important role in protecting and maintaining countries’ cultural values. With the main focus on learning English
, many residents have forgotten the importance of their local language
as well as
customs. Preserving a language
is a necessary task, thus
we can make a start by promoting the regional language
through organizing cultural events, making it a medium of formal instruction at schools, holding literary competitions, and arranging incentives to use the regional language
.
Although
English
, a well-known spoken language
, has played a vital role in our society, I still strongly believe that we should not take our guard down on preserving the local language
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