T h is ta k e s c o u ra g e b u t is w e ll w o r th th e e ffo r t. One o f m y fr ie n d s w e n t to s tu d y in
E n g la n d and go t an E n g lis h b o y frie n d . H e r E n g lis h im p ro v e d d r a m a tic a lly in ju s t a fe w
m o n th s , so a rg u a b ly th a t's th e b e s t w ay!
Examiner:
W hy are som e people s e e m in g ly b e tte r at le a rn in g la ng uag es tha n o th ers?
Candidate:
It's tru e th a t som e people seem to pick up la nguage re a lly easily. Being
b ilin g u a l fro m a
young age c e rta in ly h e lp s because th e m ore la ng uag es you speak,
th e m ore e a sily you
ac q u ire a new one. A n o th e r m a jo r fa c to r is m o tiv a tio n : tw o people can stud y th e sam e
m a te ria ls fo r the sam e n u m b e r of h o u rs but th e pe rson w ho is m o re
m otiva te d w ill le arn
m ore and re m e m b e r b e tte r w h a t the y've le a rn t. I re a lly believe th a t the m ore you
care about
le a rn in g
a language, the m o re e ffo rtle s s ly you w ill pick it up.
Examiner:
How do people in y o u r c o u n try fe e l ab ou t E ng lish being th e w o rld language?
Candidate:
I d o n 't th in k m o s t pe op le
feet a n y th in g e x a c tly ; th e y ju s t see it as s o m e th in g in e v ita b le .
T hey d o n 't fig h t it be cau se th a t w o u ld ju s t leave th e m t r a ilin g b e h in d o th e r c o u n trie s
th a t e m b ra c e E n g lis h as th e g lo b a l lin g u a fra n c a . N o t le a rn in g E n g lis h
w o u ld leave us
e c o n o m ic a lly d is a d v a n ta g e d .
Examiner:
Do you th in k the c u ltu re o f E n g lis h -s p e a k in g c o u n trie s , as w e ll as th e
E nglish language,
d o m in a te th e w o rld ?
Candidate:
The ris e of th e In te rn e t has c e rta in ly in c re a s e d th e d o m in a n c e of E n g lis h , and th e re fo re
a ls o th e s pre ad of E n g lis h and A m e ric a n w ays of see in g th e w o rld . I th in k w e are a ll
exp ected to c o n fo rm . A lso , th e m a jo rity of young pe op le in m y c o u n try
lik e to w a tc h
A m e ric a n film s and lis te n to A m e ric a n m u s ic : it's c o n s id e re d tre n d y to do so. So, yes, I
w o u ld d e fin ite ly say th a t the c u ltu re of E n g lis h -s p e a k in g c o u n trie s h o ld s m u c h sw ay a ll
ove r the w o rld .
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