Through observing America’s language culture, Robert MacNeil’s “Do you speak American,” John Simon’s "Why Good English is Good for You,” and Douglas McGray’s “Lost in America” carefully criticize the current forecast of what it means to be an English speaker in a social setting, in order to bring about a national education reform that favors the practice of superior language above all other skills.
When it comes to getting a point across, each author indicates that the type of language used can be the deciding factor of many great decisions. Douglass McGray argues that in the changing times of globalization, the United States unfortunately drags behind in understanding our roll globally (McGray 355). The ability to have information traverse …show more content…
While all three authors suggest profoundly revolutionary solutions, all of them fail to see how their radical their ideas are only possible in an ideal environment. On one hand, Simon and MacNeil both advocate the use of good English, however, their ideas begin to differ as to what form of American English should be taught. In an attempt to drastically elevate the current standards, Simon advises to upturn the entire structure of how Americans learn the proper form of English from pre-kindergarten to college through a strong, well-funded English Department backbone (Simon 339). Similarly, MacNeil wishes to push funding for completely new English programs that treat regional forms of American English as their own, equally valid language (MacNeil 310). Both of their approaches hold on to the familiarity of the English language as the common grounds for communication, which is where McGray polarizes his argument. Still focusing on a global context, McGray asserts that the only way for the United States to progress is to allow foreign language departments to take up more money from a school budget in an attempt to get prepare students for foreign market relations (McGray 357). While their approaches appear passionately diverse, each fundamentally values the importance of unhindered communication between parties and disprove of the amount of funding that goes towards language programs – or lack
When it comes to getting a point across, each author indicates that the type of language used can be the deciding factor of many great decisions. Douglass McGray argues that in the changing times of globalization, the United States unfortunately drags behind in understanding our roll globally (McGray 355). The ability to have information traverse …show more content…
While all three authors suggest profoundly revolutionary solutions, all of them fail to see how their radical their ideas are only possible in an ideal environment. On one hand, Simon and MacNeil both advocate the use of good English, however, their ideas begin to differ as to what form of American English should be taught. In an attempt to drastically elevate the current standards, Simon advises to upturn the entire structure of how Americans learn the proper form of English from pre-kindergarten to college through a strong, well-funded English Department backbone (Simon 339). Similarly, MacNeil wishes to push funding for completely new English programs that treat regional forms of American English as their own, equally valid language (MacNeil 310). Both of their approaches hold on to the familiarity of the English language as the common grounds for communication, which is where McGray polarizes his argument. Still focusing on a global context, McGray asserts that the only way for the United States to progress is to allow foreign language departments to take up more money from a school budget in an attempt to get prepare students for foreign market relations (McGray 357). While their approaches appear passionately diverse, each fundamentally values the importance of unhindered communication between parties and disprove of the amount of funding that goes towards language programs – or lack