I thought I may share my thoughts on this topic and endure a dozen scathing demolitions of my post as an acceptable price for a few decent replies.
Most on this forum are native english speakers and if not, speak, read and write in English to a level acceptable for professional employment in an English speaking environment.
Why is it that most Indian, Chinese,Russian, Arabic and European professionals for the most part can speak English whereas many English (And people from english speaking countries) are essentially monolingual?
Is it because of a historical predominance of English speaking cultures in commerce (UK, America) or is it that English is easy to learn to communicate in (Albeit difficult to learn to speak well)?
Owing to geopolitical shifts in power in the world, do you think the english language will die out as an (IMO) lingua franca in most professional work environments where speakers of many different languages work together?
Does the forum feel that learning new languages is good for career development, or indeed is going to become neccessary for future career prospects?
Most on this forum are native english speakers and if not, speak, read and write in English to a level acceptable for professional employment in an English speaking environment.
Why is it that most Indian, Chinese,Russian, Arabic and European professionals for the most part can speak English whereas many English (And people from english speaking countries) are essentially monolingual?
Is it because of a historical predominance of English speaking cultures in commerce (UK, America) or is it that English is easy to learn to communicate in (Albeit difficult to learn to speak well)?
Owing to geopolitical shifts in power in the world, do you think the english language will die out as an (IMO) lingua franca in most professional work environments where speakers of many different languages work together?
Does the forum feel that learning new languages is good for career development, or indeed is going to become neccessary for future career prospects?
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