We read a lot these days about the poor quality of English spoken by student who have been through our education system. As such, the need to awoken the interest among our students to learn English must be emphasized.
One reason for studying English seriously is purely commercial. It helps your job prospects in many fields. Many professional and commercial firms prefer job applicants who have a good command of English. Employees who can speak good English, on the whole, have better chances of being promoted and earning more money than they have a poor command of the language.
However, this is not only or main reason why I strongly urge you to become proficient in the English language. English is widely spoken in the world. It not only helps you to communicate when you travel out of your country but also helps you in your further education whatever field you wish to study. Generally, you can find someone who may be able to speak a little English in any part of the world you choose to visit.
The best reason learning English is that the language, opens door to the vast knowledge available in the thousands of reference material, story books, magazines and journals. Libraries stock fiction and non-fiction words while you can pick up newspapers, magazines and story books from any bookshop in town. Moreover, a knowledge of the language also gives you access to all types of other literature of the highest quality including great words written in other language which have been and are being translated into English.
By: Azah (2A2)
Artikel ini dipetik daripada Majalah Eureka Jilid 1 No 2 terbitan SMGR pada September 1991
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