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Importance of English Language in Pakistan

Importance of English Language in Pakistan

INTRODUCTION

anguage is the proper and systematic way of communication between individuals. It is the tool, with which he

conducts his business in the society. It is a vehicle, by which different subject matters are transmitted. A person

must know something of the structure of his language, its position in the world and its relation to other tongues.

A language lives in a society so long as people speak it and use it as their native tongue. A language is important

 because the people who speak it are important — politically, socially, commercially, economically and

culturally. Importance of English language is doubtlessly great. It is spoken by more than Threehundredforty

!"#$% million people as a first language in &nited 'ingdom and the&nited (tates. The better the focus onlanguage the more civili)ed people become. Every language represents a complete different background of 

 people, culture, ethnicity or region. (imilarly English language has progressed to such an e*tent that it is the

most widely understood language in the world with +rench as the runner up. English is widely used as an

international language throughout the world. It is one of the official languages, even in most of the countries of 

the third world. It is also used for international communication.English is the highly developed language which

has the ability to e*press ideas and it is the means of revelation of modern civili)ation.

Importance of English language is due to its international use. It is a fact that a vast knowledge of the universe

has been demonstrated in this language. +or the achievement of that knowledge, it is essential to understand this

international language. e may assume that it shares with the other highly developed languages of Europe the

ability to e*press the multiplicity of ideas and the refinement of thoughts that demand e*pression in our modern

civili)ation. In this modern age when electronic media has widely spread all over the world, it is necessary tohave the knowledge of this language because it is the medium of communication and a person, lacking the

knowledge of this language can-t get awareness of the universal knowledge. As it is obvious that the universal

e*ploration is mostly revealed in this language, so it-s worth can-t be descended.

It is the age of scientific advancement and mechanical approach, the subject matter of which is demonstrated

in English language, so it is an essential necessity of the people to learn this language. English has proved itself,

as a torchbearing to the nations of the third world. It is contemplated as the means of ascending knowledge.

n the other hand, English has been the part of our nation-s history from the beginning ./learly we cannot deny

its importance in our life. ver the years, English language has become one of our principal assets in getting a

global leadership. English language is one tool to establish our viewpoint. e can learn from others e*perience.

e can check the theories of foreigners against our e*perience. e can reject the untenable and accept the

tenable. e can also propagate our theories among the international audience and readers. e can make useof English to promote our worldview and spiritual heritage throughout the globe. 0es, other languages are

important too, but not for the same reasons as English are important. English is important because it is, maybe,

the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English, the whole world may not be as

united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values and culture.

ENGLISH AND SUBCONTINENT:

1ritish came in subcontinent for trade but ultimately invaded it. 2uslims opposed them but 3indus favored

them. 3indus got the English education whereas 2uslims due to hatred feelings for 1ritish did not learnEnglish.

3indus took benefit of it and came closer to the 1ritish due to convenience in communication. It was also clear 

in history that ignoring the leading language would prove harmful to us so it is now.

SIR SYED AND ENGLISH:

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4eaders like (ir (yed Ahmad 'han played a vital role for the development of English in subcontinent especially

for 2uslims. 3e emphasi)ed on the importance of learning English language to have better communication with

the 1ritish because they were the ruling nation. 3e published bilingual newspaper inEnglish and &rdu and also

made arrangements for 2uslims to get scientific knowledge in English. That was the time

when English language started spreading in subcontinent and grew its roots stronger and stronger. (ir (yed

never emphasi)ed on turning culture and changing norms of our society but simply said thatlearningEnglish would prove beneficial. This was right afterwards.

DISCUSSION

Significance of English:No one can deny the importance of English in modern world. Its importance is not

confined to professionals and students solely but it is also very important for common people even house

wives. It is due to the great importance of this international language that our government make it

compulsory subject in the course of students. Besides its academic importance a person is characterized

as illiterate who can’t speak English well.English is the international language as one can find people who

understand that language in all parts of the world. It is also the language of internet and international

media. Although Urdu is the official language of Pakistan but English is the language which is formally

used in all private and government officials.Skill of English language helps students in finding a high

quality job. In business life the most important common language is obviously English. In addition to this,

especially high-quality jobs need good understanding ability and speaking skills in English. Therefore

companies can easily open out to other countries and these companies generally employee graduates

whose English is fluent and orderly. For example, a student, who is graduated from a university which

takes English as a major language will find a better and high-quality job than other students who don’t

know English adequately. In other words, the student who knows English will be more efficient in his job

because he can use the information from foreign sources and web sites. He can prepare his assignments

and tasks with the help of this information. In addition many high quality jobs are related with

international communication and world wide data sharing. People working in an international company

have to know English in order to communicate with foreign workers.English is the International

Language and is one of the most popular and most spoken in the technology world. The latest and the

most advanced discoveries and inventions in science and technology are being made in the universitieslocated in the United States of America where English language is the means of scientific discourse. We

need to know English language in order to study any science subject or any computer language. It is said

that China is developing its own resources in the fields of science and technology without learning any

foreign language including English. But foreign countries put blame on it that all such formulas had been

stolen by it and these are not China’s own inventions. So without understanding the foreign science that is

in English language, China prefers to copy out the things. But now we can see that china is also trying to

learn English as a secondary language in its country.For many journalists today, English is the main

language used for newspapers or magazines, radio, television or the internet. A journalist has to take

interviews from foreign leaders on their visit to Pakistan or if that journalist has to take interviews from

them by going abroad himself; for this purpose, English is a great necessity to be known by journalists.

Radio has become quite famous among youngsters. They used to listen to channels that are entertainingas well as educating mediums. FM 91 and FM 89 are well known radio channels in Pakistan which allow

many of their programs to be on air in English. So, radio and TV channels welcome preferably those

people, who can write and speak English very well.It is quite clear that English has become a necessity

today. We need it in different fields of life. That’s why it has become easier to learn more than ever before

with the availability of many sources to help people learn very easily. Such as the Internet, books and

educational institutes which spread around the world.DISADVANTAGES OF NOT HAVING ENGLISH

IN SOCIETY:

  e belong to a developing country and it is the fact that the ruling language is always of developed

countries.so for the development and progress in every field of world we must follow the ruling language.in the

absence of this thinking5 we can never e*plore this world truly. This is the reason that societies where the

modern language is not being followed remains cutoff from the progressing world. (imilarly the person having

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no command on English language faces too many problems at every step of his life. +or e*ample at school level

a student cannot compete with his fellow students who are well in English or doing 6level and A6level. (ame is

the case in colleges and universities where most of the work you have to do or submit is inEnglish. And in an

environment like this only those can e*cel who have better skills in English 4anguage. The story does not end

here the real problem starts from here when you are in field and about to find out a job. In a society like ours

where the language English is being treated as a special language since last few decades.Even our personality evaluation totally depends on our listening, writing and spoken English skills, the better we

are the more we e*cel. (o we can conclude that job opportunities are for those who are better in all these

aspects. (o, your general knowledge and practical skills are not as much important as your command

overEnglish. (ame is the case with abroad settled nonEnglish people who find great difficulty in living and

communicating there. so, to avoid all these problems people from the very beginning are trying to admit their 

children in English medium schools where they pay heavy fees just to e*cel in this standard. That is why the

 poor people are still very far away from this language in our society and facing so many problems to move in

society.

All advanced knowledge in science, technology and medicine is available in English. The results of the latest

researches come to India through the medium of English. If we give up English, we will lag behind in the

higher fields of study. Today the world has become one family.Comparison with othr !o"ntris

 INDIA

English is important for a number of reasons in a country like India because it is a land of diversity. 7ifferent

 people speak different languages. A person of Tamil 8adu does not speak 3indi. (o he can6t understand 3indi of 

a person from 8orth India. 3owever he can understand in English.

(o English is a link language. 7ifferent people can communicate with one another with the help of English.

(econdly, all advanced knowledge in science, technology and medicine is available in English. The results of 

the latest researches come to India through the medium of English. If we give up English, we will lag behind

in the higher fields of study. Today the world has become one family.

It is all due to English. English is an international language. English is the language of the /onstitution, the

(upreme /ourt, the 3igh /ourts and official departments. English is now firmly rooted in the soil of India. It

has become a part of Indian life. Thus English has great importance for the integrity of India. It has to be second

language in our country for the better development of the country.

As per the data published by the 9$:: census India has managed to achieve an effective literacy rate of ;#.$#

 per cent in 9$::. In the 9$$: census the country6s literacy rate stood at eople ?epublic of /hina is currently an important provider of labor force,

as well as technology. The need for international acceptance is not so easy to satisfy5 this is the main reason why

English is one of the most important foreign languages taught in /hina. The estimation is that the /hinese

willing to learn English are more numerous than the actual English native speakers. This is why the chance of 

teaching English in /hina constitutes a viable option for many teachers. @obs in /hina have begun to flourish

 particularly since business English has become a generally accepted language and, thus, a language needed in

international transactions. The opportunity to teach English in /hina, thus, sounds more likable to latest

alumnae.

4iteracy rate defined as knowledge of :,$$ /hinese characters in rural locations and 9,$$$ characters in urban

areas.

1efore the /ommunist party took power in :B#B, about =$C of /hina-s population was illiterate. Enrollment

rate was below 9$C for elementary school and about

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n the one hand English language is dominantly present in every side of our national life while on the other 

hand in 1angla-s constitution it is clearly declared that the language of the country is 1angla. In fact, nothing is

said about the status of English language in 1angla-s constitution. n one hand, economic activities in the

 private companies are carried out in English while there is a government law !1angla >rocholon ain:B=;% that

government offices must use 1angla in their official works. (o from the government point of view 1angla is the

national official language of 1angladesh and English is the most important foreign language. 1ut in realityEnglish is the second language of the country and in many places English is more important than 1angla in

1angladesh.

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