This week for the blog assignment I decided to try and explain the problem nonnative speakers face while they try to compete in today’s global economy, which is dominated by a single language.
There are many challenges that everybody has to deal with everyday. We are given challenges in our lives in order to better ourselves and grow. These challenges are just things that everybody must go through mainly in the form of a right of passage because everybody has them at one time or another. These challenges are mainly based on the choices you make. But there are some challenges that very few people have to deal with and have choices on. There are people that live in places unfamiliar and not really their own that need to adapt and learn to communicate with the rest of the people. When you live in a region that is dominated by one main language and you have a job, business or just need to talk with people you must know the language that they speak. And in a global economy where English is number one every body knows this in order to survive. If you do not know how to or cant speak to others, due to a language barrier, the you will have a difficult time trying to compete in our global economy. In today’s global economy since most trade is done between nations there needs to be some form of common language. If there is no common language nothing can ever really get done efficiently. Not being able to talk creates problems and problems cause no trade or bargaining to happen which equals no business or slow business which is definitely not a good thing. For those other countries that trade with people in general they all need a common language in order to be able to negotiate or discuss products that their client or clients will need. Instead of dealing with the hassle of everybody learning everybody else’s language, even though it would be pretty amazing to know every known spoken language, like all five million of them, not really but you get the picture, it is jus a pain reliever to have one known language. So the fact that English is that language makes it easier on us, not only because we are a bit lazy but also because it just makes it easier for us because we are probably one of the biggest trade nations. English should dominate the language of the world and the global economy because we are just awesome, not really but if anybody should have an advantage it should be us. We rely on trade, as I stated before, the most especially with things like oil. Knowing how hard it is to learn a second or third language I am impressed on how the rest of the world has joined this advancement. For everybody to know and be able to speak one language is great because it is closing the gaps we have between us little by little. Everyday we show how much the world revolves on everybody and how we need every group to help us out. And now that the market is an English friendly place maybe we can get more done together. Maybe.
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I like how you started your blog by trying to grab the reader’s attention by connecting with them. You try to find something general about your audience that allows them to connect to you. I think it is sadly true how you stated that there are language barriers that exist. My heart tells me that English must be adopted globally for all countries to learn while my brain tells me it is difficult to achieve. It will make every task easier if we were all able to connect with each other without any difficulty. Like you stated, I also think that it is a hassle to learn another language; however, I don’t think that it slows trade down. There are translators who are willing to fulfill that job placement by interpreting different languages. I also like the way you made a smooth transition from the English language to the topic of trade. You integrated it well into your blog by using it as an example of why we need a global language for everyone to be able to communicate. I also like how you expressed the way a global language will bring unity among individuals by slowly closing gaps. I was interested in your blog and enjoyed it very much. =)
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job in explaining what problems nonnative speakers face trying to keep up in a world where English is the predominate language. I like how you started out saying that everyone has challenges in their life which could be anything and how almost everyone has to go through the same challenges in one way or another. You did a great job by connecting with us and making us all understand that everyone has been there at one point or another. The part where you talk about being in a foreign place and having to learn that language to communicate I really understand. My cousin went to Thailand for her PHD and she had a very rough time over there. She didn’t speak the predominate language and only the very educated people that lived there spoke English. Since she was a foreigner people also treated her very differently. If everyone spoke the same language like you propose then this would have been a much more enjoyable experience for her and all the other people that travel around the world. You did a great job in explaining the different challenges that someone faces when they don’t know the language that is being spoken around them. It definitely makes them feel like an outsider and people treat outsiders differently. I like how you ended with everyone knowing one language could help bring us all closer together, I completely agree with you! Great Job!
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