Foreigners living in other countries: Learning the language is essential 10 Articles

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by Virginia Mc Veigh

In the beginning was the word. And God saw that the word was good. And indeed the word is good. Language is a gift. A gift from God? Well, it certainly singles us out as the only species capable of using this wonderful in...read more

by Diane Hodge

FOREIGNERS LIVING IN OTHER COUNTIRES, LEARN THE LANGUAGE The island I live on, St. Martin/St. Maarten, is as many people know, overwhelmed by people from all over the world. The island itself is part French and part D...read more

by Morgan Johnson

Having lived in several foreign countries, I can tell you learning the local language is both a necessity and a big part of the adventure. I learned German and French while living in Germany as a teen. I got conversational...read more

by Maria Monsanto

My father came to this country from Cuba in 1960 at the age of 12. Although when he got here he could not speak English, he made it a point to learn to do so (without the benefit of English as a Second Language classes, b...read more

by Cairns Faber

I refer this issue in the Singapore context. Singapore is a tiny nation located in Southeast Asia with a population of 4 million where about 20% of them are immigrants. To begin with, Singapore has it roots as a migrant co...read more

by Mona Gallagher

Although my people were here thousands of years before the Europeans came and made themselves at home in this land, we learned to speak English. My tribe not only learned to speak English, but attended English speaking law...read more

by Holly Moore

Is there really anything wrong with immigration? Or is our problem the fact that, very few immigrants in the US, actually speak English? Well, do you know the answer? No, and neither do I. All I know is that a whole lot of...read more

by epsilonrain

I was born and raised in an asian country where english is not that important language though it is taught in school. Well, I can understand english but since it's not the language we speak in my home country, I have a har...read more

by Lisa Hunt Warren

Regardless of the country in which a person lives, it is essential to learn the language in order to be able to communicate. People who cannot commuicate well are at a serious disadvantage in a number of ways. Besides be...read more

by Helium Helen

It really has gotten to the point of offensive to hear the words "para espanol, prensa el numero nueve" every time you call a business, and too see it on every other printed media, ATM machines instructions, operation manu...read more