Chapter
one of International English In its Sociolinguistic Context is about globalized
of English. This chapter talks about how English is spread throughout the
world. I believe that English is important and it becomes universal language. Many
countries teach English like Korea, Japan, China, Philippines, and etc. The
author discuss that many Asian countries teach English since they are young. However,
people are wondering that if teaching English when the children are young can
be effective when their home language isn’t fully developed. I learned English when
I was in Korea. I learned English 3rd grade through 6th
grade when I was in school. However, I didn’t learn any English because I didn’t
see the importance of it. Many Korean parents want their children to learn English
since they are 5 years old. Is learning English that important? Many people
believe that learning English is equal to be successful in the future. I don’t believe
that people need to learn English order to be successful. However, some of my
friends in Korea desperately want to come to U.S.A. to learn English because it
is hard to get a job in Korea if they cannot speak English very well. All of my
friends are jealous of me because I can speak English. They don’t understand
the conflicts that I go through because they think that I am lucky to have an
opportunity to learn English in America.
Also,
many American pop cultures influenced many countries. Many music industries
influenced many countries. I remember that one of my friends in ESL class told
me that she doesn’t understand why many countries want to be like American. They
like American songs, and want to learn English. I think the reason is because
United States influenced many countries. Therefore, many countries want to
learn English. I interview my Filipino friend for the paper that I wrote. She told
me that United States influenced Philippines because Philippines were a
colonizer of France and United States took over. She told me that English is
their native second language in Philippines that everyone knows how to speak
English. They focus on teaching English so much. When my friend came to United States,
her reading level was higher than any other students in her classroom.
Is
learning English that important? Which one is more important, learning the
students’ home language or learning English first? In my bilingual classes, I learned
that order to learn the second language perfectly; students need to be fluent
on their L1. However, many people believe that English is very important before
the children learn their L1 first. It is interesting that many people in U.S. don’t
need to learn the language other than English. But many other countries, it is
necessary to learn English.
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