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 Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:45 am What impact has the English language had on your life? |
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| Quote: | | OK, I understand that this might be quite a broad question -- so, what I mean is, how has your life changed since you started to learn English? For example, have you become more self-confident, have you changed some of your habits, have you made new friends or traveled to new places? Also, do you think that you have become more aware of your native language? How would you have spent your time if you hadn't started to learn English? I'm interested in learning any of your ideas regarding this question and look forward to your answers. |
Hi Torsten,
I will try to answer your question. 
How has my life changed since I started to learn English?
I have obviously become more self-confident. It seems like something indescribable. At first, I felt that English was a very important means for a good university and then a lucrative job. It was and will always be, I hope. That's why it has made me feel more self-confident in studying, working and living. Actually, I have developed new habits. I no longer spent much time watching TV and wasted my time sleeping. Since then, I have tried to read, write, speak and listen to English at any moment I can catch. As for new friends, I have met very interesting people through communicating with them in English. I have learned a lot about the world because of English. I believe many other people perhaps have the same experience about it. Without English, I would not have been able to imagine what another language fit a huge requirement like English. Hmm...so far I have not been to any country; however, I believe in the future I will travel a lot. This reminds me of English use and how much English is going to help me get successful in my travelling.
This is funny. You're right. The more you know about English, the more aware you become of your native language. Why? That's because most of often I compare the differences between English and my native language (Khmer). Any learner of English as a second language does that. It's natural to think about one's own language at the same time when we are using English. I would have spent my time watching TV more and more if I hadn't started to learn English. I think in my country there's field of study or work which does not require English. And yes, globalization has taken place so far.
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| Fri Oct 26, 2007 22:28 pm What impact has the English language had on your life? |
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Hi Torsten,
A simple and a short answer to your question; I have become a teacher of English and I make my living through that job. Enough impact?
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| Fri Nov 02, 2007 23:21 pm What impact has the English language had on your life? |
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I wouldn´t say it changed my life because English language don´t have much impact on me. Nonetheless, there is a short story that helped me to understand a bit.
Well , a coworker/colleague of mine needed to book a flight from airport Dortmund to Belgrad. A German flight provider offered one for 1,025 €. My colleague was happy that she´ve found a cheap occasion for the yourney. What she didn´t know was that the English way to distinguish numbers is quite different from the German way. |
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