The Great Advantages of Being Able to Speak More than One Language (Henny Rahmawati/807221410578)

Every country has their own national language. It is a must for the citizens to master it well. I, as an Indonesian, must learn Bahasa Indonesia and be able to use it properly in communication. Still, I learn other languages especially English though it is not a must for me to do so. As we know that English is widely used in communication across countries. Therefore, I consider that being able to speak more than one language especially English is a great advantage in these three aspects illuminated as follows.

            The first one is the social aspects. In this aspect, being able to speak English can relieve communication among people either in daily communication or in an official case. In the daily communication, for example, sometimes we encounter some strange terms that we do not know the pronunciations as well as the meanings. It is solvable if we can speak English well. In addition, it will be annoying for the listeners if we cannot use and pronounce those terms properly. In an official case, being able to speak English enables those who immerse in that occasion to use formal English properly.

            In the second aspect is the economic aspects. In this point, being able to speak more than one language especially English is highly-recommended. In a job interview, as an illustration, being able to speak more than one language especially English either passively or actively is a requirement for the applicants. In this case, those who can speak English will be more appreciated than those who cannot. Moreover, in most companies being able to speak English are also highly-expected in order to introduce products to the consumers. That is because the consumers are not only the local consumers but also the foreign ones. As an example, we know that nowadays batik has been widely used by people all over the world. It happens since we can depict understandably about batik to them, of course, by using English which is honored as an international language. Accordingly, the national income will increase if the consumers are from other countries. These achievements in the economic fields is affordable if we can speak English.

            The third aspect is the historical aspects. In this case, being able to speak English can give some benefits. It enables us to know other countries’ culture as well as histories. So, we can lessen our stereotyping of other countries as well as their stereotyping towards us. It was because we can also introduce our own culture and histories to them—other countries. 

            From the above-mentioned illumination, we can see some advantages of being able to speak more than one language, English in particular. In short, the advantages will be great in three aspects of life, social, economic, and historical aspects, if we can speak English. Think of it.