English Abroad Info

31-07-2008

 The Essence of the English Language

The Essence of the English LanguageThe use of English language reaches farther beyond its root origin. It is so because it is meant to interact with people. It connects and reaches people into understanding regardless of race and culture. Because it is widely spoken it is universally accepted. English is global. Wherever you are in the world if you can speak the English language well you’ll be fine. You can move about and coordinate. Also, the knowledge of English cultivates you. You are civilized to mingle socially and communicate freely. It is the dominating medium of communication in all aspects of life’s engagements. The ability to speak and understand English is compulsory in most areas involving occupation, profession, position and location! Wherever you are and whatever you do, if you can speak and understand the language it won’t be difficult for you to harmonize with science, communication, entertainment, aviation, etc. There are many advantages the knowledge and fluency of English can bring. Commonly, it is essential for a good job. Once you are really underway it can even take you to places. Moreover, if you can speak the language better you will be confident to face the world because you know you will not get lost with a smart mind and a good tongue. However, what puts you behind is when in an instance you find yourself rivaled with people who don’t only speak the English language, but can speak other languages too. Now what chances are there for you to get the edge? Scarcely. But nowadays as long as you know your way around its usage you’ll be alright.

Learning English does not have to be done deliberately. Your brain always put into storage what you have gathered from reading or listening. You will learn to speak the language based on how you heard it used. Right use of its sentences will come naturally. If you read a lot you will be aided in comprehension. If you rather like to listen you will be guided on the use of its pronunciation. Everything starts from the basics. Eventually you are expressing the language smoothly. You will begin to filter out what sounds better and what sounds incorrect, unknowingly you are already beginning to understand the proper ways to use it. But the fact remains, proper education is still the best way to help you learn any subject thoroughly.


17-03-2008

 Admire English language

Admire English languageThere are lots of people in this planet who wanted to learn English even though this language is not their usual verbal communication. Nowadays, English teachers are highly in demand here in Europe. From the European countries, English are taught compulsory for the student’s privilege to learn the language. English is a widely used language to communicate foreign citizens. Mostly, people in Spain are really eager to learn English language because of the vast opportunity it gives them when you know how to speak it. English on the other hand is a global language no reason why there are many people who wanted to learn it. Aside from the European countries, several Asian as well are eager to learn English language to compete to other foreign people, though it’s quite hard for them but still they have interest in doing so. Particularly the Korean citizens who have strong interest in learning English, because most of them love to invest business in foreign country like in the Philippines. You can see different foreigner investing their small businesses in many countries like the latter; most Filipinos accurately speak English language since their universities teach English language as compulsory since they were young. While Korean, Chinese and Turkish, these tree kinds of people who are usually seen in the Philippine are willing to learn English in order to communicate well using the English language.

Africa on the other hand, most of the people here don’t know much how to speak the English language, since their country cannot afford to hire English teachers, however despite the fact that they cannot afford to look for English teachers, there are still volunteers who help them and teach them some basic of the English language. Recently, African communities already know a little bit of the English language which they often used when talking to some foreign visitors. Indeed, some of them are being sent in United Kingdom to study the language as well as to be exposed to the country’s culture and way of living. After a couple of years by studying English some of them go back in Africa to educate their countrymen and to share what they had learned in foreign country. Mostly several indigent places in Africa have no chance to learn because their place is difficult to travel.

If you have a chance to learn English abroad don’t hesitate to accept the opportunity since it is not always given to you, opportunity knocks once only. It is a great deal learning English abroad for the reason that there are a lot of professional professors who can educate you well on how to speak English. As you’ve heard that English is the only language that the world use to understand each of the humanity. We cannot easily travel abroad without knowing the English language, if you do not know well how to use or speak English there will be possibilities that you will lost in that certain foreign country. Though there are places which is do not all knew well the English language, but still there are some who can understand you and will surely help you regarding what you were asking them. Therefore, English as a universal language is indeed necessary for us to learn.

Furthermore, once you’ve contacted English, why not try another language? A road trip around Andalucia (say using an option such as Malaga car hire), you’ll give yourself plenty of opportunity to learn both the culture and the language! Or seeing the fantastic city of Paris may inspire you to learn French! The world really is your oyster!


06-02-2008

 Teaching English through Music

Teaching English through MusicTHERE are lots of opportunities for teaching English today. Here in Spain alone, the European Union has instituted the mandatory teaching of a second European language because of the peculiar fact that despite the smallness of Europe, it has lots of countries each with its own distinct tongue. That’s why people in Spain and not just the ones working in the hospitality sector are craving to learn English. They perceive that with English as the generally-used international language of communication, they can become competitive. Of course, Chinese is still the most spoken language in the world but think of it this way – imagine an Israeli in France who doesn’t know how to speak English. How can he communicate with the French when the French doesn’t know Hebrew in the first place? Although mainly trivial, that’s really a dilemma I tell you.

So here in Spain particularly in Salamanca, it’s not just German that is famous here, it’s also English. There’s no problem with places like Ibiza where English is the common second tongue. Of course, Ibiza is the headquarters of some of the most reputable DJs in the world such as DJ Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk and Godskitchen.. They are DJs but of course, Billboard number one hits can also be utilized as a teaching look in English language acquisition.

Not only will you help students learn English faster, you will also help them be immersed with American culture so to speak. Of course, Spain has long been immersed with house, trance and electronica already that you need not expose them to that anymore. Aside from house, there are other pop culture music genres that are pervading in the United States. So introduce your students to the world of Flo Rida and T-Pain perhaps. At the same time, you may want to lecture them some background about the United States. After all, there are some Spaniards who still want to go to the United States to pursue that so-called American dream. Some have been fairly successful like Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz. Banderas has even married a Hollywood actress, Melanie Griffith, and established a chain of restaurants all over Spain serving nothing but healthy Mediterranean diet.

Earlier, I was talking about rap star Flo Rida. You may want to teach the students that his name is double entendre. Flo Rida derives from Florida, the Sunshine State bordering the Carribean where many Cuban-Americans exist. It is also the twang for free-flowing rider. In short, Flo Rida is insinuating that his rap music simply flows from his soul. And that’s why his hit Low is currently dominating the Billboard charts nowadays.

You may want to tell your English students too that the next number one hit currently dominating the Billboard charts is No One by Alicia Keys. Alicia Keys’s If I Ain’t Got You is one karaoke hot track all over the world, including here in Spain of course. These are just a few of the examples on how not to make an English language acquisition class boring.


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