[anreak]

Hello, I wrote something for learning purposes, so please help me giving some hints if you can. Of course I don't expect you to correct all the mistakes. But if you can, please, point out what is wrong or give a brief hint. I would really appreciate! Don't mind about the weakness of argumentation it is only an exercise.


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Some people in specific countries are not keen on learning English after they have got the basic skills, which provide them the comprehension but not the capability of good communication in an international environment. It may be a mean of resistance to an external culture. English came across as an international language and not as an invasive way of culture spread, although even the most enthusiastic English students often tend to think like that.

Thinking about the beginning of the English spread over countries, which had no connection to English before, such as colonization and direct involvement in major historical facts we can assume that the culture played this whole. It was the beginning of the 80s in Brazil, when the so-called American music (put into that British, Australian and so on) started to spread across the country. Popular radio stations started to play what was known as “dance music” and MTV appeared as well, dressed up as a local TV but broadcasting the cool rock music from The States.

It was a kind of friendly invasion, new music was welcome by the youth, it was like the opportunity of breathing new hope. They were fed up of the popular Brazilian music, which in those minds represented and were connected to the old establishment of corruption and violence that took part of the country since the dictatorship by the 60s. Even though this music used to be against all of that, largely censored and with loads of composers sent into exile by the army.

Part of the history of each country explains how the English language has became the second language in many parts of the world. As well as the need for a global language, the desire of English speakers of spreading their own language and many other factors. The acceptance of a second language tends to differ from a country to another and from its generations.