| Communication plays a vital role in today's global | | | | never feel left out as more and more people today try |
| challenge, be it in business or personal affairs. Among | | | | their hardest to attain a command of the English |
| the often used mediums for communication, the English | | | | language. Proficient speakers of English, as a second |
| language serves as a pivotal force in bridging barriers | | | | language, can be found everywhere. |
| in communication which can make or break | | | | Most paradigms have shifted, giving importance to the |
| international relations and state of affairs. Of the | | | | English language, as it had before. Schools have begun |
| thousand or so business transactions that occur | | | | to focus on providing quality English instruction to |
| around the world in any given day, English dominates | | | | students in elementary, high school, and even college |
| the front lines. | | | | to prepare their students to be globally competent. |
| A Senior manager from Canada instructs business | | | | Schools in Korea have made it a point to hire native |
| partners in the Philippines and Korea. An office | | | | English speakers to properly educate Korean students |
| manager from the United Kingdom drops a phone call | | | | in English. This task is met with the goal of producing |
| to his contact in Japan, inquiring about his shipment of | | | | quality English speakers, who can communicate and |
| computer chips. In both examples, English primarily | | | | be equally competitive in the business arena. Among |
| directs a surreptitious existence in the formation of | | | | those institutions that stand out in their drive to educate |
| global awareness and progress. | | | | students in the English language; Worknplay |
| English is definitely a widely spoken language, | | | | (worknplay.co.kr), provides quality ESL training to it's |
| brandishing 400,000,000 individuals who speak it as a | | | | teachers. It strives to provide quality English teachers |
| second language and 350,000,000 or so claims it as | | | | to schools all over Korea, making students competitive |
| their native tongue. Though the numbers do not | | | | in their academics and understanding of international |
| necessarily imply the dominance of the English | | | | affairs. |
| language or the exact number of users, it does, | | | | With this in mind, Asian countries should also take the |
| however depict the significance of English in the | | | | foothold in improving the linguistic skills of their students, |
| mainstream of universal growth. | | | | primarily the English language. Mastery of various |
| If you're from the United States, Canada or from any | | | | languages will prepare everyone to be globally |
| other native English-speaking nation, and you happen to | | | | competitive. |
| visit an Asian country like Korea or the Philippines, you'll | | | | |