With about 360 to 400 million people
speaking English as their first language, it is the second most spoken language
in the world and the most widely used language across different countries.
About 60 countries have English as their official language of communication and
about 100 more have adopted it as their second language. Around the world when
people speaking different language come together they usually use English to
communicate.
Now why is it so important to learn or
improve one’s Spoken English? Most of them want to learn English so that they
don’t have to be embarrassed in front of others while communicating and others
to be bilingual. But there is so much more to it.
1.
Access to global universities
Most of the universities
in the world has adopted English as their medium of communication and to even
get admissions to these universities one has to prove their proficiency in the
language.
2.
Job opportunities
In many of the
multinational organisations knowing to communicate and articulate well in
English helps in getting through their interviews and even to advance up the
corporate ladder easily. For entering the global work force, a great command on
the language is required. In the corporate and business world English is the
language of communication and transactions for decades now.
3.
Access to knowledge
Even though the media
today can give you access to any information or data required by you let it be
– news, books, journals, magazines most of these content is in English. About
50% of the content in the internet is in English. Even to read and understand
many renowned books like Shakespeare, Eliot and other academic and non-academic
publications you have to know English.
4.
Travel
Most of the signs in
foreign countries as well as in India will come in the local language first and
then in English, this also implies that English can be used as a medium of
communication in that region. Hence knowing English will assist travellers
throughout their journey in most part of the world.
It is always easier to
find tour guides who speaks English when compared to ones who speak other
foreign languages.
5.
Entertainment
The world most renowned
and highest grossing movie industry is Hollywood and all the movies here is
made and distributed in English.
Even books, knowing how to
read English will give one access to innumerable collection of books from
various authors worldwide. These books and movies help in increasing a persons
cultural understanding.
These are just the most common and widely
needed areas for people mostly, but the advantages of learning to communicate
in English is innumerable and it will open opportunities for you all over the
world.
