Is the English language taught in all countries?
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I am an ESL English teacher in China.  I have been for a year.  All asian countries (especially China) NEED English teachers.  Also, everywhere in the world teachers are needed.  If anybody has a college degree of any type, and would like to travel, I recommend going to an asian country to teach.  Experience doesn't matter, I had zero experience when I came.
638635
It seems to me that just about every major nation has a national tongue but the US. Why not? English is the international business language, and the predominant language spoken in the U.S.
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That's a good question.  Most countries that employ native English speakers to teach English do NOT want the teachers to speak anything but English.  This can be beneficial for the students because they are literally flooded with English and have no resort but to learn as the days go by.  It is akin to learning through immersion - which, from experience I can say is the best and easiest way to learn a language.  If it's all you hear all day long, you pick it up fast.\n\nHowever, it can be very difficult and daunting for students to hear only a language they haven't yet learned.  When I taught English in Thailand, I could only speak English to them because I hadn't yet learned Thai.  But once I had enough Thai under my belt to speak to the students in their own language, it made it a LOT easier to make them understand the English I was trying to teach.\n\nSo there are advantages and disadvantages to both ways.  Just do your best and see what works.
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English is the most widely spoken language in the world.  It is used most often in business and travel and tourism.  People who are proficient in English are able to act as translators in their native countries.\n\nIn English speaking countries being proficient in English shows that you are able to communicate your thoughts and ides succinctly and properly.  This is advantageous in the business world and will help to get to you gainful employment as employers appreciate the ability to explain what they want once and have it understood.  The same could be said for countries without English as the national language.  It would be to someones benefit to attempt to become proficient in that language.
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There is no official International Language, but English is understood and spoken by more than 48% of the world population, followed closely by 29% Chinese and 14% Arabic...so that probably makes English the International language..
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English is widely reputed to be the most difficult language in the world to learn.  Yes, lots of people speak it, but the best speakers are those who come from countries where the schools teach English from the first grade or earlier, and they typically study for eight years or more.
783680
Do you wish to talk with me? I'm from Singapore and we're taught under British english as well.
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because, we need english to communicate with other people and to learn. English is one of the most spoken languages! We learn, we speak, english is very important to learn.
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Hey Al, are you talking seriously? Where do you live? My question is because, if you live in the United States, there are thousands of academies, institutes, schools and the like, where you can study English either paying or free. But if you live outside the U.S. it's a different story. Where do you live now? (someone should translate this for you.)
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Yes there is possibly more English speaking then any other language, yet I doubt it would be spoken all over the world, because nationalities want to keep tradition and want to speak in their own language and not a strange forgien one.
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http://esl.about.com/od/englishschoolsintheuk\n\nThis site has school all over UK.
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There is no one world language (even Esperanto did not become popular). Some of the commercially important languages (apart from English) are German (many parts of Europe), French (many parts of Europe and Africa), Spanish (some parts of Europe, Latin America and even US), Chinese and Japanese. You can learn one of these based on which region you would want to work in and also which is being taught near your place.
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They do teach English (note the use of a capital letter) here in England.  "Speak in proper language" is not correct, it would either be "Speak properly" or "use language correctly"\n\nIntelligible is how you spell intelligible!\n\nAren't I just horrid to do this to you!
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English is considered the language of business.
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yes, as do most all country leaders. currently, engish is a required 2nd language in the schools of over 36, non english, 1st and 2nd world countries, including korea, china, russia, france, germany, spain, israel, iraq, japan, india, etc.
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It depends on where you are from.  If you are from a Spanish speaking nation, no. You will be catered to for not being able to learn the language. But if you are from a country that speaks any other language other than Spanish, you are fully expected to be smart enough to know English.
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Yes.  The British Council has a division which helps people all over the world to learn English.  It is an official body and highly reputable.  Click on the following, then click on "Do you want to learn English".\n\nhttp://www.britishcouncil.org\n\nThey can be contacted directly by e-mail if you need further help.