A global economic and political structure needs a common tongue. Everyone has their own reasons on why they want to learn on how to speak in English. English is well on its way to becoming the dominant global language. Is this a good thing?
Instead of learning all of the different languages of the different countries of the world for us to understand and speak with each other, there should be one universal language that we should learn and it is the English language. How can we gain foreign friends if we do not know how to speak in English? Maybe we’ll just say, “What the hell is he/she is talkin’ about?” How can we be able to communicate with our boss if for example we will work in abroad? It would make communication across cultures much easier with the help of this language. Language may be a cornerstone of culture, but the culture itself would not have to disappear if English were used as a second or third language for the pure purpose of communicating globally.
Last Sunday, November 10, 2013 at exactly 4:00 in the morning, Ms. Venezuela was announced as Ms. Universe 2013. Only the representative of the Philippines used the international language. Even the proclaimed winner had a translator. In my own opinion, how can she promote or how can she speak with the people all around the world that needs her help if she does not know how to speak in English? Not everybody knows how to speak in a Venezuelan language. The next time that they will organize that kind of pageant, they should require all contestant to speak in English to be fair. Just like in the question and answer portion which is a big impact to their grades, we can say that while the translator is talking or interpreting the contestant’s answer, the contestant is already thinking for a better phrase or sentence which is unfair for the contestants that are talking in pure English.
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