English Language

English is deemed as the official language in Singapore this English Language is made compulsory for all students. English is always seen as an important language but what is the reason behind it that makes majority feel that it is so? I guess it might be because English is slowly becoming the global language since it is so widely spoken in the world.

In Singapore, almost every single thing is portrayed in the English, for example, newspapers, labels, buses and books used in schools. In the article of English.chosun.com, it says that "English is a first language for 400 million people, and a fluent second for between300 and 500 million more," he quotes the International Herald Tribune. "Add on top of that the 750 million who have studied English as a foreign language and you have well over 1 billion members of the English-speaking world." It can be clearly seen that English is being spoken more than any other languages and it is believed that the driving force behind the growing influence of English is the quest for economic betterment.

No one wants to be left behind in the fast moving world. Everyone seeks for improvement and growth economically. Singapore would be a country which attracts tourist because it is a bilingual country who has English as her official language spoken. It surely won’t filter out those tourists who are from English-speaking like America. Maybe most might feel that English-speaking might be a problem for countries like China.

However, we are wrong. China has also started to step up, no longer staying in the mindsets of many that she is only a country who can tackle Mandarin. In the article titled, Beijing steps up English-language drive, it mentions that “the Authorities in Beijing plan to make most residents -- from hairdressers to policemen -- learn English under a drive to convert the Chinese capital into a "world city," The government has also started to start a programme which calls for all kindergarten to in the city to introduce English courses within five years.

This has clearly shown the importance of English to many. I myself speak English more than any other languages and i am really pleased to be able to communicate with two of my module mates who are foreigners in English. If not for this worldly used language, i can’t possible be able to communicate with them.

Language quite literally anchors human progress -- it allows children to learn,authors to write, consumers to buy, companies to produce, leaders to negotiate,people to travel, and enables just about anything else that you can imagine.


-Yongqing!