Is English a universal language?

We all know the importance of speaking several languages, they are a key factor, a door to a lot of opportunities in life, but How do we chileans face English?, Is it nice and easy? or Is it a barrier we have to overcome?
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49 Response to "Is English a universal language?"

  1. Unknown says:
    29 de marzo de 2008, 7:06

    Advantages of the Englishman:

    A language more massive that the Spanish a person can give the being to deal in major quantity of places in the world.

    The person that English knows has more possibilities of obtaining a good employment in the one that treats himself with foreigners, since the majority about these they speak English

    Disadvantages of the Englishman:

    For someone that this learning this language it turns out complicated for the fact of existing diverse types of Englishman (American, Britisher, etc.)

  2. Unknown says:
    29 de marzo de 2008, 7:13

    The English language

    The English is a language that can open us for the world of an incredible form, since there exists a great quantity of countries that speak this language as majority, allowing him the persons who learn this language to go out abroad already be to studying or when works, for example, a Chilean that speak english, it can go out to work to the USA, to Great Britain, etc.
    On the other hand, though it is true, it is not a language easy to learn, in my opinion, but you see one learned it turns out to be very useful for the purposes that newly it mentions.

  3. Anónimo Says:
    30 de marzo de 2008, 15:48

    The advantages of the english:
    -facilitate the communication with country of language english
    -agree to culture

    The disadvantages:
    -loss of culture
    -its a different from spanish
    -the pronunciation is different
    -is very difficult
    -over to learn a new language

  4. Anónimo Says:
    30 de marzo de 2008, 15:52

    I believe that the English if it is a universal language, since it is the language mas spoken in the world. In these times the English like language they to served all equally since everything now is based on the English. The English is a universal language but it is not also necessary to lose our language, since it is this our identity as Chilean.

  5. HighSchoolCeb says:
    2 de abril de 2008, 9:00
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  6. Unknown says:
    6 de abril de 2008, 16:36

    Internet has revolutionized and transformed our lives. Many people who daily use it to exploit the advantages that the Internet offers. One of the biggest advantages is the easy access they have, everyone has access to information, education and culture, making a more egalitarian society. People have the opportunity to share their experiences, knowledge, hobbies, etc. With people all over the world. They can buy and places to visit without leaving home, which greatly facilitates life.
    As technology advances quickly, the most important thing is to be vigilant to take all the advantages that the Internet offers.


    ANA BARRIOS :)

  7. Unknown says:
    8 de abril de 2008, 17:34

    ADVANTAJES ENGLISH
    English is a dominant force, thanks to english there is contact between countries many topics like technology, economy and culture. it crosses all borders.
    travels, internet and mass media have given space to increase and to exchange ideas, to know other cultures it enriches the world, we have a common language that each time is valwedmore in the mument of exchange of traditions and costumes, allowing the improvement of life quality.
    Learning to espeak english opens a world of new chances in jobs e makes it easy use internet and comunication. english allows access to influence is very big in technology, leadership, culture, new habits and fashion.
    Imposing new ways of life and english likea common language brings confrontations of way possitive the the diferency and to valve our original roots.


    ^[ CoNsUeLiTo...]^

  8. GåßøøÞ says:
    9 de abril de 2008, 16:39

    Advantages of using the English language.

    I feel that English is the most common language to speak, at work and socially, in these days.
    Using the English language gives more professional opportunities, status, acquaire new culture models, doing business abroad. The skill to speak English also influences young children to learn it at early ages. This knowledgeis useful even at home, with our domestic devices, because the instruction books are completely in English.
    Summing up, English language doesn't have any disadvantage for me.

    by Caterine Cheuquenao

  9. Unknown says:
    10 de abril de 2008, 14:27

    There are many advantages because english is a language, we can notice the adventages that exist for example: to be a worker and use others languages is very important, english is an alternative to communicate.

    SUSANA FARIAS :)

  10. Unknown says:
    10 de abril de 2008, 15:26

    Speaking English is important because it is the universal language. We are in a developing country, where each year is gaining ground in the world economy, with countries from different continents and where the only way to communicate would be driving a language in common. So for me to speak English is necessary because it opens many doors for our future.

  11. Unknown says:
    11 de abril de 2008, 14:44

    I think that speaking English have a lot more advantages than disadvantages, thanks to globalization and technologies in communications, English has become a highly commercialized language. Nowadays speak English is just another form of communication among different countries ..If we want to be informed, we must know English. Today it is a necessary tool.
    One of the advantages is that it provides faster communications, especially in business , and has facilitated the acquisition of developed knowledge in various countries and has increased the amount of trades and cultural exchanges.

    Paulina Rios

  12. Anónimo Says:
    11 de abril de 2008, 16:04

    advantages of speak english

    i think that is good to speak english, because in the actulity is use in differents areas, for example in the work, now that to speak two language it make you a complete professional. Also, is useful in the communication, to get acquainted with another people foround the world, in the internet also, because the majority of information its in english.

    By

    Angelica Honores

  13. yoyiiito says:
    11 de abril de 2008, 17:19

    ADVANTAJES ENGLISH

    .- The benefites that the chileans speaking english we can adquire new lenguajes and cultures between different countries it also have a increased techonologi and avances of all kinds as learn and that know forms diferent the use of objet in generally
    Also having speaking english is adquiered better education in every ambit as well there great diversity and better with every communication and so woul be Not connected with the outside World.
    We World adquire also greater intellect we can have more options, new sports and have more active life and healthy too we could have also an adquisition of musical styles more variability and not always welle listening the same things it would beusure more in Mollet serves to create new proyects in the area of construction , etc.
    In summary there are great advantages to learn english we woul change our way of life an World broaden our knowledge and the way we think and live.

  14. HighSchoolCeb says:
    11 de abril de 2008, 18:53

    first of all I would like to say that chile is a country which has had a great development in many aspects, and one of those is that every day there are more people who speak english like a second language or at least try to learn something about it because of the important of tais language in the world.
    in my opinion chile has great
    level of inglish speakers whose at every time try to improve many aspects of language.


    Natalie Vargas :)

  15. » Shadowplay.- says:
    13 de abril de 2008, 9:11
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  16. » Shadowplay.- says:
    13 de abril de 2008, 10:58

    The most difficult part of learning this language is the pronunciation 'cause there are some sounds that are not used in ours. Besides of that I don't think it's so complicated to learn, but that doesn't mean that I think that everyone should be speaking English.
    It's great 'cause thanks to English we can communicate with people of another countries, but I don't like the idea that if you don't speak this language you'll probably have more difficulties at your future work, but sadly that's the reality. So if we are going to speak English, it should be spoken just as a second language and we shouldn't forget our mother tongue. We must not pretend that we are North Americans or British and deny our culture to learn some bad habits just because they're cool. That happens a lot of times and it's really sad.

    Maria Castillo

  17. GåßøøÞ says:
    13 de abril de 2008, 19:59
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  18. GåßøøÞ says:
    13 de abril de 2008, 20:01

    English, as it seems to me, has more advantages than disadvantages. It is not a difficult language to learn, though maybe the pronunciation is more complicated, but compared with other languages it is more pleasant. Furthermore, it opens alot of doors to other countries, and I do not agree with those who say that it takes part of our culture, those are subjective opinions.
    English is a great language!

    By Gabriela Y.

  19. HighSchoolCeb says:
    17 de abril de 2008, 5:31

    I feel that english as a second language is a good option since it allows us to give our ideas to person of other parts of the world and to share experiences. Though we must not change the english for our language of origin, because we can make a mistake, losing our identy.




    Vanesa Quintanilla =)

  20. shhiio says:
    23 de abril de 2008, 21:03

    Management of english is very important as commonly is one of the languages that is spoken throughout the world.
    However, the english has many advantages, because we can establish a communication with foreigners and that one can understand them. Besides, many people are going to other countries to study and work, and that is only by knowing english.
    Finally, the person who can not speak in english this totally out, that means, is an ignorant.

    By Rocio Cortés

  21. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    29 de abril de 2008, 14:31

    Is English a universal language?

    eemm... it might be said that yes, because is the language more spoken in the world... in the actuality to speak English is very important, because serves to have better opportunities of work, for example... :S

    NiköL*

  22. Unknown says:
    1 de mayo de 2008, 9:28
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  23. Unknown says:
    1 de mayo de 2008, 9:31

    Today in the television, reistas, diary and up to in the radio they speak Englishman and not to be able this idona podria manage to be a problem. Many facilities exist nowadays, for to learn Englishman and it is not that to fail to take advantage of them, since in a future this podria to be served. There are two types of persons:
    · those who really him have to work.
    · those who are facilitated.

    We like it(him,her) or not, to speak English is a need of the included world of today. In the most developed countries they have and they will have better possibilities of obtaining a good work who know English.

  24. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    6 de mayo de 2008, 15:01

    I believe that the english as a universal languaje, because in the present is very important, for example: for the work and for the live.

    Karolyn Aldea

  25. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    6 de mayo de 2008, 15:02

    this create I the english is legua world-wide.... I create that the groins is an important language to communicate us, by that the mayoria of it them paises speak the groins, is not a tongue dificil to learn ... But to my in the personal costs me a lot speak this language...

    Maríajanett Araya

  26. Anitaa! says:
    6 de mayo de 2008, 18:15

    I feel that communication in english is an advantage because delivery education very import in the actuality in the economi bigger mark and money beside of more benefit in the culture the who signify to opinion more global to remember who is the languajes universal.
    Besides who to establish who the hande divesr idioms postpone the allsalmer in the population .


    MARIA RIVERA

  27. Anitaa! says:
    6 de mayo de 2008, 18:24

    the adventajes of speak english are uch now taht with this language we open to a modern society and global with the wich might improve more like society and country for example the economy, politic, comunication, healt alimentation, transport, techonology, education, security, etc.
    with might get better like people our conditions of life.
    might to say tahat adventajes with the wich might attain much thing like it has been these last year for exmaple chile to sign diferent treaty of free commerce with countries foreing and getting so much better in much thing to favour.
    mi opinion abuat of english is taht is totally necesary for ours life and debelop already that allow us the debelop also the know new cultures because we can`t remain just with the spanish;is part of the culture know new languages and cultures.
    i`m notencunter taht there are of desventajoso is adventajes for the society, cultures, techonology, transport, etc. Is necesari know idioms like inglish, chinese, french, spanish, italian,etc, and different cultures.
    wonder why the refused because that disadventajes there are in speak english for example the english is good because there are more comunication with the people for example the web, new paper, leadership,phones,techonoly, know new cultures, education,anda fashon and better education anda more imporant the bigger market araund the world.
    as a conclution the language is very imortant in the actual society of world and good conditions of life


    KERIMEN CORTES

  28. yoyiiito says:
    6 de mayo de 2008, 19:38

    the adventages of speak english both in the country by in the world is very important as it opens a world of possibilities such as interchange, works, studies, economics; is one of the languages that is spoken throughout the world.
    Also we can establish a communication with foreigners and that one can understand them.

    but also can be disadvantages ‘cause blame of the english is lost the native language of each country, the people that not know this language outside of technology.

    NaTalia Rojas =D

  29. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 14:07
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  30. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 14:09

    I think that English is easy to learn , but how all the other languages it has its difficulties, speacially in the pronunciation.

    Anyway it is very useful because the world of today (technology, communication, music, jobs...)is moving thanks to English.

    Camila Andrade =)

  31. » Shadowplay.- says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 15:33

    The benefits of possessing a second language it's that you open the doors to another world, another ways of living and knowledge of cultures, and if this language is English (so important nowadays) not only it open the doors with the people who take this language as a mother tongue, but practically with people of the whole world, because english, in these moments, is the universal language.

    Is for this that becomes a need, and it's able to learn and take it as a second language.

    -- Paulina Cerda --

  32. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 16:06

    I believe that Chile is a country that has had a great development in many aspects, and one of those is that every day there are more persons who speak the English as the second language on at least the attempt of learning something on it due to the importance of the language.
    In my opinion Chile has a great level of managing language, the English is one of which they try to perfect the language.

    Bárbara Flores

  33. Nªthiii says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 16:17

    The advantages and disadvantages of the universal language it is an English sound many.
    Examples

    Advantages:

    It is international and is good because we all might understand
    Communication with the whole world

    Disadvantages:

    It belongs very different from the Spanish
    The word has many meaning
    Difficulty to learn

    Different pronunciation of the words

    It is good that we all speak Englishman because all to be in contact and problems of communication do not exist to and from

  34. Anitaa! says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 16:17

    I think that speaking English has advantages and disadvantages, for some people speak English is very easy, and for others to learn another idiom is a problem. While learning another language can bring us benefits such as new job opportunities education etc. it is also harmful to another people, especially for those who learn to put aside their native language, such as indigenous people, who starts losing their origin.


    Ana Barrios :)

  35. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 16:19

    The English an universal language, because is the second most spokem language in the world.
    Thanks to English we can communicate with people of all around the world and that is why is very useful.

    LUIS CALDERON ::..GB..::

  36. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 16:28

    I think that English language is a very good and beautiful, but I would not like that everyone had the same language, because there would be no diversity, (is true that at the beginning God created a single language for humans, but its eagerness to believe God led them to perdition, but that's another story), and that is what makes the world a better world, each country with its own culture, with its own identity, their own lives…

    Cristian Romero

  37. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 16:57

    I dont believe that know a second language it”s not a disavantages specially if the lingua is the english because is more useful in these daysfor differents things like:the job university school(where is more important to know english) the house(in the instrucions of the domestic devices or T.V)in the messenger(for talk with people of others countrys).
    Alsou is a idioms very easy to use.
    For this I think that this idioms dont have disavantages.

    Tamara Pastén

  38. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 16:59
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  39. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 17:00
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  40. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 17:08

    The advantages of the English:
    • is a form of communicating with the foreigns.
    • is a important factor for to find news opportunities of job.
    • is a good form for to find about the abroad


    I think that english is a very important factor for the chileans in the current society because is a aid for know news oportunities of job, because the english is the idiom more useful in the world

    Besides,at present exist many forms for to learn this lenguage, for example: courses, books, guides and others tool.

    Rocio Ahumada =)

  41. Anitaa! says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 17:12

    I think today that speaking english is very good because it helps us in the communication and the daily work this language today it is a necessary tool to all kinds activity is used for communication, for marketing of Product, for most pages on the internet and is request in most of the work and university studies, is why than I think that speaking english have much more advantages than disadvantages.


    CAMILA TORRES..

  42. Niköl Nienor Níniel says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 17:24

    NOWADAY THE INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH IN THE CHILEAN IS FOUND MORE TOMORE.
    ALREADY BY READING TEXTS IN ENGLISH IN BEING WALKING ALONG THE STREET AND SPEAKING WITH FOREIGNER ARE ALL THE SOME.
    IN THE SAME INTERNET THERE ARE THINGS ENGLISH HAS WOR KE DOUT AND SINCE IT HAS THIS KNOWIEDGE OF ANOTHER LENGUAJE WE UNDERSTAND SHE SAYS.
    I BELIVE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE COMMUNICATE THEMSELVES IN THIS LENGUAJE.
    I THINK ID A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO LEARN BUT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT OPEN US THE DOORS TO OTHERS CULTURES IN THE WORLD.
    FOR ME , ITS GOOD TO KEEP IN MIND THAT IT SHOULD BE USE AS A SECOND LENGUAJE , AND NOT TO CHANGE THE MOTHER TONGUE OF OUR CONTRY.

    Sebastián Suarez

  43. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 18:11

    First of all must like to say that chile is a country wich has hard a great development is many aspects, an are of the those is that every day there are more people who speak english asecond language or at hast try to learn something about is becouse of the importan o tais languaje in the world.
    Im my opinion chile has a great level of english speakers whose at every time try. To impove many aspects of the language.


    Constanza Tapia.

  44. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 18:30

    I dont believe that know a second language it's not a disadvantages specially if the lingua is the english because is more useful in these days for differents things like:the job university school(where is more important to know english) the house(in the instruccions of the domestic devices or T.V)in the messenger(for talk with people of others countrys).
    Also is a idioms very easy to use.
    For this I think that this idioms dont have disadvantages.

    By Tamy Pasten!

    the other are bad! xD

  45. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 20:04

    The english has always been used globally,cause a great impact, because the large corporations and universities need people that know english, for make exchanges with others countrys, or close business!

    Also our country are decided in that the young should are more capabilities in this language.

    The english have more advantages than disadvantages!

    by Leylita!

  46. Unknown says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 20:30

    GOOD ACCORDING TO THE QUESTIONS OF THE TEACHER THAT ARE PLANTAINS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS TRIVIA OF TELEVISION JAJAJAJAJA I THINK THAT THE CHILEANS ESSENTIALLY THE CLASS HAPPENS DOES NOT HAVE BIG KNOWLEDGE ON THIS IDEOMA GOOD AT IN GENERALLY FEW ONES DOES NOT KNOW ANOTHER LANGUAGE BUT TO THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THESE TIMES SHE IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING IT FOR ALL THAT OF THE GLOBALIZATION AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE IF THEY KNOW ANOTHER LANGUAGE.
    GOOD LIKE THAT IT TURNS OUT TO BE TO THE FIRST ONE DIFFICULT
    BUT AS THE PRACTICE IS SAID DOES THE TEACHER, AND I THINK THAT THE CHILEANS WE ARE CAPABLE OF LEARNING AND HANDLING OTHER LANGUAGES ESPECIALLY THE ENGLISHMAN.
    THING THAT THIS SPENDING FOR THAT IN THE COLLEGES I KNOW ESTAN WORRYING OF THE TOPIC.
    GOOD-BYE THERE SAYS GOODBYE YOUR FAVORITE PUPIL :
    MARIO

  47. HighSchoolCeb says:
    7 de mayo de 2008, 20:31

    it opens new ways to communicate with people from otrher countries and culture.
    it makes us forget our culture and language by creating and addopting words that are not ours.


    Victor Rojas.

  48. Unknown says:
    26 de junio de 2008, 15:26
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  49. Unknown says:
    26 de junio de 2008, 15:27

    English is a very important thing to us, the latin-americans, cause is the principal way to comunicate with the rest of th world, such as in the economing is in the interchange of comunication.
    But, it has disadventages to, cause with the adaption of a foreing cultutre language we adipt their costumes as well, losing the own culture.
    English has been a disadventage to the conservation of our culture.

    GABRIEL ROJAS.