Should English be declared the official language of the United States? When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask‚ for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language‚ so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group‚ majority
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English as a Global Language The phenomenal rise in use of English has mainly taken place over the last two decades. English has reached high status world-wide because of several factors; as the mother tongue of millions of people all over the world‚ as the language that millions of children learn at school and the language that is used in international relations‚ for global communication and as the major media language. The importance of a global language has become major‚ in some contexts
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English as Official Language of Oklahoma The English language is originated from the German language‚ which has its roots from England. The English language became known after the translation of the Bible by Luther from Latin into German. After that‚ during the reign of James the First of England in 1611 appeared the first version of the Bible in English called the Bible of King James (King James Version).The translation of the Bible has had a decisive influence on English literature and the English
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1 out line : Should english be official language in the u.s. ? I Introduction Hook - English is good for official language in the U.S. - In the future China or Japan is powerful of business in the world so‚ people have to learn many languages. - Not fair for American people who can speak on English but Asian people ‚Mexican people they ‘re Bilingual. - Dose the U.S. should have official language more than one language? Explanation. Because of The U.S
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Why should I study English? Nowdays‚ English is very important to learn. It’s now recognized as a universal language.... Why should I study English? Nowdays‚ English is very important to learn. It’s now recognized as a universal language. So this is the reason why I should learn it. If in the future‚ I should be working abroad‚ such as in Great Britain or the United States‚ I will be able to use this language as a communication tool. Learning to speak English may be the best thing I can
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English Should Be the Only Official Language in the U.S. Right after Qing Shi Huang‚ the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty‚ unified ancient China in 221 B.C‚ he promoted a series of revolutionary policies. One of them is “Shu Tong Wen”‚ meaning over the kingdom‚ all writing should be with the same characters. It was the first time that China has an “official language”. Before then‚ one Chinese character could be written in several versions and sound extremely different‚ which was a great hinder to production
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English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states‚ including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations; and it is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states. It is the third-most-common native language in the world‚ after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish
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Why Immigrants Should Learn English Robert Riley Com/150 July 28‚ 2012 ToniAnn Di Re Have you ever been somewhere and a person comes up to you asking for direction‚ but they don’t speak English. It can be very difficult to help someone in that situation that is why I feel that all immigrants entering the United States for permanent stay should learn English. According to the US Census Bureau it estimates that there were approximately 37.6 million foreign-born people living in the United
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ethnic groups‚ speaking in many different tongues came to America. English arose as the predominant language of the United States. Over time‚ people realized the importance of staying in touch with their cultural backgrounds‚ including the language of their native countries. The main problem presented now lies in communication and interaction with each other. It is obvious that miscommunication causes problems. An "English Only" law will unite Americans and give them all a common ground on which
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language other than English at home.” Many people assume that English is the official language of the U.S‚ because the majority of the country speaks the language. The United States has not declared an official language‚ at least not yet. Having an official language provides a common bond of unity‚ but it also has a downside. Since America is very diverse‚ having a national dialect can bring hardships to those of different languages. While it is necessary for immigrants to learn English to function in
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