Benefite of English
OVERVIEW: WHY ENGLISH?
You need to learn English language to improve your understanding. Many experts believe the language to be an easy access to knowledge. Once you understand and speak English you can easily get hold of valuable information.
The fact that most online references and textbooks are written in the English language imply that it can improve your life. In addition, major percentage of the world 's population speak English. So if you don 't know to speak English you 'll be considered out of the league.
THE ROOTS OF ENGLISH
There has been a language called ‘English’ for at least 1300 years. It descends from a form of Germanic brought to Britain by the Anglo-Saxons, whose homelands lay along the eastern shores of the North Sea. English is a practical language, with a long history of richness and vigour of the English vocabulary arise and expanded globally and become the mother tongue of more than 360 million people around the globe. And about the same number again have at least a working knowledge of English.
The position of English on the international scene now seems unassailable. The political and economic power of Britain in the century and of the USA in this makes English a necessity for people looking beyond their immediate environments.
IN DEPTH: The Benefits of Speaking Effectively in English
Like Latin before it, English has become, in the 20th century, the usual means of communication between people with no other language in common. English is, for example, the chief language of science and technology. It is estimated that nowadays some two-thirds of scientific paper are written in English. By an agreement made after the Second World War, aircraft pilots and ships’ captains on international routes have to have proficiency in radio English. Similarly in international scenes of diplomacy, English also the official language used. For example English used in Commonwealth and the International Olympic Committee, and
You need to learn English language to improve your understanding. Many experts believe the language to be an easy access to knowledge. Once you understand and speak English you can easily get hold of valuable information.
The fact that most online references and textbooks are written in the English language imply that it can improve your life. In addition, major percentage of the world 's population speak English. So if you don 't know to speak English you 'll be considered out of the league.
THE ROOTS OF ENGLISH
There has been a language called ‘English’ for at least 1300 years. It descends from a form of Germanic brought to Britain by the Anglo-Saxons, whose homelands lay along the eastern shores of the North Sea. English is a practical language, with a long history of richness and vigour of the English vocabulary arise and expanded globally and become the mother tongue of more than 360 million people around the globe. And about the same number again have at least a working knowledge of English.
The position of English on the international scene now seems unassailable. The political and economic power of Britain in the century and of the USA in this makes English a necessity for people looking beyond their immediate environments.
IN DEPTH: The Benefits of Speaking Effectively in English
Like Latin before it, English has become, in the 20th century, the usual means of communication between people with no other language in common. English is, for example, the chief language of science and technology. It is estimated that nowadays some two-thirds of scientific paper are written in English. By an agreement made after the Second World War, aircraft pilots and ships’ captains on international routes have to have proficiency in radio English. Similarly in international scenes of diplomacy, English also the official language used. For example English used in Commonwealth and the International Olympic Committee, and
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