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 this survival of local languages and, if so, how?

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of

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in communicating with

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worldwide, some

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think it is more integral to learn

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than other local

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regardless

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of students’ nationalities.

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importance

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of

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learning

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schools, and local

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should be protected. In the following, the necessity of

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as a lingua franca will be discussed,

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by the strategies that the education system can take in protecting local

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.

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of all, it is generally agreed that

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is important because it serves as a common

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that

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from different countries can speak. Many citizens from developed countries, including the United

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,

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Kingdom and Australia, consider

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as their

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language

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.

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, to facilitate economic cooperation,

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is often used as a common

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for written and oral communication,

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lingua franca. Considering the frequent use of

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language

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in the workplace, the

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of

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cannot be denied.

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, Singapore is a culturally diverse country, in which Indonesians, Chinese and

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from various other countries reside

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for communication,

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is

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as the official

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since Singapore would like to develop economically. Singapore is now known as a prosperous country, which justifies the

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of

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as a lingua franca, which facilitates international cooperation and

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fosters

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economic growth.

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, local

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language

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languages

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are increasingly vulnerable and protection can be done through education. In places where

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is used as a second or foreign

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, the

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languages

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can become the medium of

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for more school subjects.

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ensures our next generation

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the

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of the

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,

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their chance

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their local

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of

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forgotten

. To exemplify, when Hong Kong was returned to China, teaching in Cantonese was implemented in primary and secondary schools, which equipped local students with higher proficiency in speaking their mother tongue by taking more courses which are instructed in their

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language

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.

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secures the proficiency of local

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among students and

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prevents them from

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being forgotten, which can eventually lead to

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the disappearance

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of the

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it is apparent that learning

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for everyone

in contributing

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contributes

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to the incoming developments of their country, local

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are

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valuable and worth protecting through education.