Wednesday, July 27, 2005
English
Its Importance
English is a truly international language that has surpassed all other languages in its popularity. It is now a language that has a strong foothold in all the continents and is becoming a de facto medium of communication across nations. It is a constantly growing language evolving with fast changing times,assimilating new words and expressions from other languages and getting simplified everyday.
In India English is a special language, knowledge of which brings lot of advantages. For once your prospects of employment get brighter and you have a better social acceptability. And then you have a better prospect in International job market too.
But one of the greatest advantages of knowing English, according to me, is that you have access to a vast storehouse of knowledge available in English language. Books, magazines, newspapers are all overflowing with knowledge. Then there is the evergrowing Internet which gives you an exhilarating experience of learning new things and interacting with all sorts of people from different parts of the world. You can constantly keep in touch with what is happening around you all over the world.
So now that you have a feel of why it is important to know English you must make conscious effort to learn it and gain proficiency. If you really want to be proficient in English than you should attack English from all the four sides viz reading, writing, listening and speaking. I will cover each of them and give you many tips to improve your skills. Till then lots of good luck in everything you do...
English is a truly international language that has surpassed all other languages in its popularity. It is now a language that has a strong foothold in all the continents and is becoming a de facto medium of communication across nations. It is a constantly growing language evolving with fast changing times,assimilating new words and expressions from other languages and getting simplified everyday.
In India English is a special language, knowledge of which brings lot of advantages. For once your prospects of employment get brighter and you have a better social acceptability. And then you have a better prospect in International job market too.
But one of the greatest advantages of knowing English, according to me, is that you have access to a vast storehouse of knowledge available in English language. Books, magazines, newspapers are all overflowing with knowledge. Then there is the evergrowing Internet which gives you an exhilarating experience of learning new things and interacting with all sorts of people from different parts of the world. You can constantly keep in touch with what is happening around you all over the world.
So now that you have a feel of why it is important to know English you must make conscious effort to learn it and gain proficiency. If you really want to be proficient in English than you should attack English from all the four sides viz reading, writing, listening and speaking. I will cover each of them and give you many tips to improve your skills. Till then lots of good luck in everything you do...