Reasons to Learn English Essay

Through creating practical exercises, such as having students speak with one another in English about their interests, their English speaking ability may grow more organically and give them the skills required for their future…

I have grown a lot in English this year. I have excelled in reading, writing and language.English is probably my least favorite subject but I am good at it. I have realized that I shouldn’t set myself so low in English because I am good at it. I have found what I am good at and like to do, which helped me choose my classes for senior year. I began to enjoy English a lot more this year. The most interesting thing I have learned this year is that I’m a very good writer. Last year, my teacher…

Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Frederick Douglass knew what it was like to struggle with freedom. His struggles were depicted in his autobiography, “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.” Throughout the story, you watch him struggle to free himself from the mental and physical bondages of slavery. He watched friends and family die and quiver in fear as the white man took control of the free world. Whites were able to maintain their control by keeping the blacks…

Literacy Association notes that “students will not develop the ability to make sense of the specialized reading demands of mathematics, history, science, or technical subjects in an English class” (2015, p.3). This is true; students are expected to engage with different kinds of reading and writing, and while English class will help develop some of those skills, it cannot account for all of the tricks of the trade each discipline requires. Education researchers have learned this, and the people…

the article "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan, the author is talking about how growing up she had two different sets of English to use. A broken English with her mother and a more structured English with everyone else. She also sometimes had to speak on the phone for her mother because it was hard to understand her. I can understand how hard it is to understand someone who doesn't speak English very well. When she claimed, she was angry with her mother and even at the people treating her mother poorly…

Friedman (2005) described how technology and the fall of trade barriers have led to the integration of markets and nations, companies, and nation-states to reach around the world faster and cheaper than ever before. The evidence of this interconnectedness in our lives is seen every day—from the food we eat to the coffee we drink to the clothes we wear, sports teams recruit talent from around the globe, and the iPhones we use to communicate are manufactured in more than 19 different countries are…

passion or purpose for us to portray our thoughts and opinions. Even though learning English will benefit the Irish natives, what they don’t understand is that in meaning they are losing their heritage. The society of Baile Beag in a sense wants to set the Gaelic language behind them and move onward towards the English language. The entire play is about the language barrier between the Irish language and the English language. The town’s people of Bail Beag need someone to translate for them, but…

Richard Rodriguez in his is personal narrative “Aria” gives the reader his perspective of learning English while being a native Spanish speaker. As a child he attended a monolingual school. He was told that by not speaking Spanish at home he would be able to quickly develop his English. Rodriguez attributes much of his success in life to this event of learning English, which is why he is against bilingual education. “The Pros of Bilingual Education” by Stephen Krashen challenges Rodriguez’s…

IS RACISM COMMON IN OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE? The reading I decided to expand on was titled “Racism in the English Language”. The english language has many phrases and vocabulary that if analyzed well enough, could be considered racist.The article gives specific examples in regards to terminology, symbolism, politics and context from the english language is racist to those around us. In the article, the paragraph most interesting is “Speaking English” for the reason that I can relate to it the most.…

Demotivators of Japanese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners ' Oral Fluency The increasing use of English in global business and international communication has led many countries to emphasize English as a foreign language (EFL) in their education systems. In Japan, compulsory English education extends from elementary school to high school. However, oral fluency continues to be a weak point in Japan’s education system when compared to written and reading skills. One possible reason for this…