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1、TheImportanceofLearningEnglishTheimportanceoflearningEnglishcannotbeoverstatedinanincreasinglyinterconnectedandglobalizedworld.ForthemillionsofimmigrantsthatcometotheUnitedStatesfromnon-English-speakingcountrieseveryyear,learningtocommunicateinEnglishis
2、importanttoenterandultimatelysucceedinmainstreamAmerica.WorkingknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguagecancreatemanyopportunitiesininternationalmarketsandregions.InternationalLanguageEnglishisthefourthmostwidelyspokennativelanguageintheworld,andintermsofsheernumbe
3、rofspeakers,itisthemostspokenofficiallanguageintheworld.Itistheprimarylanguageusedininternationalaffairs.TheEnglishlanguagehasofficialstatuseveninnationswhereitisnottheprimaryspokenlanguage.Englishisindisputablytheprimarylanguageofglobaltradeandcommerce
4、.Inmanycountries,mosttourismauthoritiesandotherofficialsincontactwiththepublicspeakEnglishtointeractandengagewithtouristsandimmigrants.DigitalAgeWhileprogresshasbeenmadeinlanguage-translationsoftwareandalliedtechnologies,theprimarylanguageoftheubiquitou
5、sandall-influentialWorldWideWebisEnglish.Englishistypicallythelanguageoflatest-versionapplicationsandprogramsandnewfreeware,shareware,peer-to-peer,socialmedianetworksandwebsites.Softwaremanuals,hardware-installationguidesandproductfactsheetsofpopularcon
6、sumerelectronicsandentertainmentdevicesusuallyareavailableinEnglishfirstbeforebeingmadeavailableinotherlanguages.HigherLearningInuniversitiesandcollegesinGreatBritain,theUnitesStates,Canada,Australia,NewZealandandSingapore,whichattractthemostnumberofint
7、ernationalstudents,theprimarylanguageofinstructionisEnglish.Mostofthetopbusinessschools,medicalcentersandadvanced-studyinstitutesarelocatedinNorthAmericaandGreatBritain,andEnglishisthelanguageusedineveryactivityattheseinstitutionsofhigherlearning.Mostpe
8、er-to-peerjournalsandtechnicalperiodicalsthatgiveinternationalacclaimtoscientists,engineers,technologists,andtechnocratsareprintedinEnglish.Anglo-SaxonInfluenceTheinfluenceoftheUnitedStatesandGreatBritainonpoliticalaffairsandinte