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22-Sep-2009, 19:21
|  | Key Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Country: Transilvania
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Current Location: Transilvania First Language: Hungarian Member Type: English Teacher | |  REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
hi,
I am interested about your ideas about learning English. Please enumerate as much reasons as possible for learning English.
Some of my ideas:
-If we learn English, we can communicate with foreiners. ( when we go abroad)
-Most of the movies are in English, so If we know the language, we are no more forced to concentrate on the subtitle but we can watch the images freely.
-Most of the songs are in English. I think that it is useful to understand the message of each song, not only its rythms.
Please feel free and share other reasons for learning English?
Thank you in advance,
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22-Sep-2009, 20:02
| | Junior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Country: NRW
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Current Location: NRW First Language: Pott Member Type: Other | |  Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
- We had to learn it in school
- Books are more fun to read in their original language
- Dubs have often unfitting voices
- English is the nicer language | | The Following User Says Thank You to Kätzchen For This Useful Post: | |
22-Sep-2009, 20:26
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Current Location: Canada First Language: Farsi Member Type: Student or Learner | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
I have to learn English as I'm living (have immigrated) in a country that English is it's major language, at work to communicate with other people, ...
Even I hadn't immigrated, I would have learn English to communicate people on internet, when traveling also for watching/enjoying movies/TV shows. | | The Following User Says Thank You to eatemadi For This Useful Post: | |
22-Sep-2009, 22:00
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Current Location: Brisbane First Language: English Member Type: Academic | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
I learnt English as a baby because that's what my parents and older brother spoke. It's my native language. | | The Following User Says Thank You to Raymott For This Useful Post: | |
23-Sep-2009, 12:02
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Current Location: China First Language: Chinese Member Type: Other | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
- English makes me find a better job. It is better paid to work for foreign funded companies than for Chinese funded companies in China.
- English can boarden my horizont. (1) I can learn a lot of things aboard via Internet searching; I don't completely believe our media outlets. (Of course, I also don't completely believe Western media outlets.)
- English made me more love my country- China. The more I learn English, the more I love China. (I learn the outside world via English & lnternet. I found some Westerners look down upon on China; while some amaze the achievements of China. )
- English let me know a Western friend online, who is so great!
- English made German more easier to accessible. Many words of them are quite close. (I don't have time to learn German language. I hope to seriouslylearn German.) English is also an advantage to learn other languages.
- English let me know Western cultures and manners. I don't swoon for Western cultures, but I think there are strong points in both of two cultures. I'd like to adopt positive sides of English culture and manners.
- English made me be able to introduce REAL China to my foreign friends. I think West media outlets have biased against China. I am quite angry about those distorted irresponsible reports.
- I can record my secrets in English. If my Chinese friends cannot read English, my secrets are safe. Oops, I think more and more Chinese are English literate nowadays.
- It is easier to learn DOS (computer) if I know English. Many computer programmes are written in English.
- Many theses should be written in English.
- English can make me enjoy English literature, music, cartoons, etc.
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23-Sep-2009, 12:05
| | Key Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Country: Transilvania
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Current Location: Transilvania First Language: Hungarian Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
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Originally Posted by Raymott  I learnt English as a baby because that's what my parents and older brother spoke. It's my native language. | You are great!  |
23-Sep-2009, 14:21
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Current Location: Buenos Aires First Language: Spanish Member Type: Other | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
For pleasure and love for grammar. | | The Following User Says Thank You to mara_ce For This Useful Post: | |
28-Sep-2009, 11:58
| | Key Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Country: Transilvania
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Current Location: Transilvania First Language: Hungarian Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
because it is in the school curriculum! |
13-Oct-2009, 16:15
| | Key Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Country: Transilvania
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Current Location: Transilvania First Language: Hungarian Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
Some learn it as a hobby. |
14-Oct-2009, 21:13
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Current Location: Phnom Penh First Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH!?
Many learn it for their work. | | The Following User Says Thank You to Tdol For This Useful Post: | | | |
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