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THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING ENGLISH NOWADAYS 
Erlangga Putra 
Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) ,Surabaya,
Indonesia 
Chapter 1 
Introduction
A language is a tool used to communicate with each other, so there is an 
understanding between the parties involved. The language itself can make it easier for us to 
channel ideas, ideas, feelings and many other things. In this world, many languages are used, 
even one country can have up to 2 languages. And in this modern world, many languages are 
also used by many people. Those languages used by many people is known as the English 
language. 
In a recent study conducted by Education First (EF) on the English proficiency index, 
Indonesia’s 2017 ranking fell from the previous year’s order of 32 (Intermediate Proficiency 
level) to 39 (Low Proficiency level). Based on data from the study, the Asian country’s 
average English proficiency score was 53.60. Now, as a comparison, the average score of 
English proficiency in Indonesia is 52.15, still below the average number of English 
proficiency in the Asian region. From this data, we can conclude that understanding b, 
English in Indonesia is yet said low. 
Even though English today is used for many things. We were starting from education, 
business, politics, to technology. The importance of learning English in today’s times cannot 
be underestimated or ignored seeing English as the language spoken in most parts of the 
world. English does not only play a role as a communication tool but can also make it easier 
for us to adapt to the environment and work in the present and future. From this, we can think 
about how important is learning English for everyday life? 

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