UK
has been blessed as an English-speaking nation since time immemorial. English
is the language of the great Shakespeare, the language of science and culture
of one of the most progressive people in the world.
The prosperity of UK is not only based on its distinction in scientific and cultural fields but also on its native language i.e. English. Every year lots of students enroll for various programs in UK universities. Most of the students come here to study business, management, science or engineering. While most of these students are Anglophones (those who primarily speak English) who remain in their monolingual confinement, others have become bilingual and confident skilled managers and engineers.
In
UK the incentives to learn second language is rapidly declining increasing the
number of Anglophones. Knowing a second language is very useful in travelling
and being understood by all. In However in UK, being Anglophone is declining the ability of locals to understand culture and language of
other nations. ? UK needs to take significant steps to include the study of
other languages in its curriculum. Let us take one example- Chinese understand
English, Germans understand English, but it does not necessary mean that
English speakers understand Chinese or German language. So who is at advantage?
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