why proper english is important in our career?

South Korea
March 29, 2009 4:25am CST
as i've noticed lot of people around the world specially the non english country are spending much money to study abroad just to make their english perfect.what do you think study abroad it help to make our future career?
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• Philippines
29 Mar 09
I think if one really wants to learn proper English it does not matter if the person takes a course in a foreign country or just study the language in a local institute. There are also a lot of things that can aid us such as reading books, magazines or paperback novels and voice tapes to hear how certain words are pronounced. Practicing writing and speaking English constantly can also make the determined student master the art. As for careers, incorporating English in the communication is of an advantage since it is a universal language and people tend to unite more and work better together when they understand each other. So having a good command of the English language can be a tool in landing a great career.
• Philippines
29 Mar 09
Oh, thank you, cass, i am really humbled by what you have just said. Actually what i've shared is my own experience. I learned the basics from school but i learned more from reading paperbacks and Readers's Digest and a lot of my vocabulary came from them. I'm a voracious reader of English novels but i have not finished the one i've laid my hands on some two months ago because i found out that here in myLot i have a great avenue to practice writing. Making friends like you is added bonus! You know what, here in the Philippines i see a lot of Korean students particularly from the university just across my office.
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
i love reading books too.but lately im very busy for my work,but sad to say i been working in this field for about 6 years and people never used english at all,haha instead they can learn from me i learnt from them haha using broken english.but i was happy to joined here in mylot,coz i can practice my writing skill here. this site is very helpful to activate peoples mind.isn't it?yes there are so many korean who study english there,but some of my friends who study abroad was regreting why they spent to much money for their english study and failed.after coming back here their families,friends and people around them can't speak in english and they can't used it everytime they want. practice is very helpful to makes perfect,
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
perfect answer alexandra, i really agreed with you, you know why i asking this question because in korea they are really stress about english language, they study hard to to get a high score in toeic but they are find difficult to speak. i think there is a lot of way to learn english properly.and you hit the point.clap clap
• India
29 Mar 09
Hi cassandra, Not only in English we have learn properly of any language. Now a days English ruling the all language and its common language for all in the world. So we have to learn properly to communicate.
• India
29 Mar 09
Hi cassandra, no need to send anywhere, you just guide him to learn proper english from the childhood, tell him about the pronounciations, spellings. Then guide to read the english to your language dictionary. Watching movies also gains some knowledge of english. reading comic books. Dont send your kid to anywhere. you miss him lot in that days.
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
yes i agreed with you we need to learn a proper english to communicate.is it difficult to learn in your local area? you why there are some parents asking me hey! you don't have any plan to send your boy to study english in other country?is it good to strat lerning english while he is younger. i think, for what?i can teach my kids,why i should send him abroad in his younger age?he is just only 5.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
6 Apr 09
I[i] have noticed that too especially in our Country, we have a lot of Koreans who are studying there to learn and improve their English.. It's an edge really to learn different languages especially English, it helps us to land a job abroad and some people also plan to start their own business and it helps them to deal with English speaking individual![/i]
• South Korea
13 Apr 09
yes your right if you are english fluent you can easy get a job, well, i think korean goal is to learn and to speak eanglish fluently because in korea if you are in english you have a high chance to get a good salary in any company.
@cahyorini (315)
• Indonesia
29 Mar 09
Yes, i think so, coz English are universal language, before you study abroad you have to be good on English, that's why there are a test to pass before we go abroad, mentioned it, TOEFL is one of the test to requirement to go abroad. In my country overseas graduate are always welcome to every company
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
yes you have the point but there are some they get like 900 points in toeic or toefl but they can't speak at all, is it very important to study abroad?just to learn english?
@srganesh (6340)
• India
29 Mar 09
No!I don't think like that.People like to study abroad,as it has some reputation and the earnings are huge compared to studying in local country.If it is for good English,then they could learn and speak fluently in any country.there are more courses for it.Cheers!
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
yes thats my point why they are spending much money in abroad while they can study in there local area, i think its depend to the person if you have a goal and if you really want to learn about it you can do it,but still wondering why almost parents here in my place wanted to send their kids abroad but they don't know if it good or not,after studying abroad many students says they still can't speak at all,
@clairemn (42)
29 Mar 09
As a language learner I personally think if somebody moves to the country of the language they want to learn and regulary talks with native speakers their language dramatically improves. And if they want to have a career where that language is used a lot it is better to be able to communicate as well as possible as they will be taken more seriously. However, I don't think it is necessary for everybody to learn English, and there is no point spending a lot of money moving abroad unless having perfect English will help you or your career somehow. I think English speakers should make more of an effort to learn other languages also.
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
your point of view is very helpful,i agree with u.But i think studying abroad is good but not really helpful as well,you can learn it anywhere by not spending so much money.you can find some way specially now a days there are so many product or books to help u. but don't forget to use it always as often.
29 Mar 09
I think reading books and conversing in English is enough to help 1 improve his/her english.I think English is an internatiponal language and widely used.So,its quite certain proper english is a must in carers.
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
but there are some countries that they don't speak englist often,they can used it if they have important meeting or let us say they are good in writting but poor in speaking, yes english is very popular international
• Philippines
29 Mar 09
i think proper english is very important because it helps you communicate well with people from business industry. english is a widely used language and if you want to broaden your prospects, you have to deal with different people from different countries and believe me, english is useful.
• South Korea
29 Mar 09
yap you are right, english is very important to learn and used,if you can't speak in english its very hard to deal with people from other country,