Tuesday 21 February 2012
Learning the Second Language
I've read some of the posts of my friends from KJO and I totally agree with what they have written. I also believe that not learning the second language is missing one of the opportunities to get to know other cultures or to visit different countries. It is obvious that without the knowledge of a language it will be more difficult to travel as the communication is the only means by which we can survive in a foreign country.
What is more, in my opinion not learning the second language is a sign of being ignorant towards other countries and nationalities. Of course, English became an international language, yet it does not mean that Brits or Americans can rely on somebody else's knowledge of it. In Poland there are still many people who do not speak English, for example those who attended school in the years of comunism.
All in all, although getting to know another language is not easy and requires lots of work it is worth sacrificing our free time.
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Haha, I can imagine that for you communism is dark history (luckily), but I went to school at the time, and that did not prevent me from learning foreign languages. But I admit that things were more difficult then :)
ReplyDeleteOn the more current note: do you think there is anything that could change the attitude of the British and Americans?