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o(>﹏<)o Why I deny the saying that'English is just a tool for communication' Today,I want to give utterance to my thoughts on the true meaning of learning English as a second language. I have never been abroad therefore I have no idea what the world outside is going on as far as language education is concerned. But I can tell you that English education in China has gone crazy! I will prove that to you later on. I live in Shanghai, the most developed metropolis in China.Here,English attains a high position,partly due to the reason that many foreign-invested enterprises,including most Fortune 500 companies,locating their China headquarters in Shanghai.If people want to work there to get a decent pay,English is an essential.Impelled by such motivation,many students begin to look for a short-cut in learning English,and many local money-grubbing English training schools allure them by the promise of '30 days to conquer English' or '2 weeks of training allows you to speak as fluent as a native speaker do' in their AD campaigns for curriculum. These words successfully resonated with many students,thus they deem English as a tool which is a lifeless thing and can be acquired easily in a short period of time. I strongly deny that saying and I doubt the the effectiveness of such curriculum. To me,English is a human,because she can utter delight,sadness or astonishment,even anger.When you feel lonely,she can accompany you for 24 hours with no claim for any fee.How can you say such a vital sort of pal is a tool?You can't learn her well unless you fall in love with her. That's why I deny the saying that 'English is just a tool for communication',it has went awry at the very beginning. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ P.S. How do you think of my English article?Any correction and comment is welcomed....Thank you o(>﹏<)o

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o(>﹏Today,I want to give utterance to my thoughts on the true meaning of learning English as a second language.   (Oh shit, English as a Second Language is about to be PUT ON BLAST.)


I have never been abroad therefore I have no idea what the world outside is going on as far as language education is concerned. (I have no idea what the outside world is doing as fara as language education is concerned.) But I can tell you that English education in China has gone crazy! I will prove that to you later on.

I live in Shanghai, the most developed metropolis in China.Here,English attains a high position,partly due to the reason that many foreign-invested enterprises,including most Fortune 500 companies,locating their China headquarters in Shanghai.If people want to work there to and get a decent pay,English is an essential.Impelled (compelled) by such motivation,many students begin to look for a short-cut in learning English,and many local money-grubbing (How do you say money-grubbing in chinese? 贪心?) English training schools allure them by the promise of '30 days to conquer English' or '2 weeks of training allows you to speak as fluent as a native speaker do' in their AD campaigns for curriculum. These words successfully resonated with many students,thus they deem English as a tool which is a lifeless thing and can be acquired easily in a short period of time. I strongly deny that saying and I doubt the the effectiveness of such curriculum.

To me,English is a human,because she can utter delight,sadness or astonishment,even anger.When you feel lonely,she can accompany you for 24 hours with no claim for any fee.How can you say such a vital sort of pal is a tool?You can't learn her well unless you fall in love with her.

That's why I deny the saying that 'English is just a tool for communication',it has went awry at the very beginning.

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P.S. How do you think of my English article?Any correction and comment is welcomed....Thank you o(>﹏<)o

(This article was super sexy, I enjoyed it greatly. I hope you keep learning, and enjoying, English.) 

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o(>﹏Today,_I want to give utterance words to my thoughts on the true meaning of learning English as a second language. ("To give utterance" doesn't sound natural, but it is acceptable.)

I have never been abroad, therefore I have no idea what the world outside is going on in the outside world as far as language education is concerned. But I can tell you that English education in China has gone crazy! I will prove that to you later on.

I live in Shanghai, the most developed metropolis in China._Here,_English attains a high position,_partly due to the reason that many foreign-invested enterprises,_including most Fortune 500 companies,_locating their China headquarters in Shanghai._If people want to work there to get a decent pay,_English is an essential._Compelled by such motivation,_many students begin to look for a short-cut in learning English,_and many local money-grubbing English training schools allure them by the promising of "30 days to conquer English" or "2 weeks of training allows you to speak as fluent as a native speaker does" in their ad campaigns for curriculum. These words successfully resonated with many students,_thus they deem English as a tool which is a lifeless thing and can be acquired easily in a short period of time. I strongly deny that saying, and I doubt the the effectiveness of such curriculum.

To me,_English is a human,_because she can utter delight,_sadness, or astonishment,_ or even anger._When you feel lonely,_she can accompany you for 24 hours with no claim for any fee._How can you say such a vital sort of pal is a tool?_You can't learn her well unless you fall in love with her.

That's why I deny the saying that "English is just a tool for communication."_It has went awry at the very beginning.

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P.S. How do you think of like my English article?_Any corrections and comments is are welcomed....Thank you o(>﹏<)o

 

 

Fantastic job! My advice: You must use a space after most punctuation marks. I see it a lot with your commas and periods. Please note that my corrections are based on American English. And just so you know, you write better than some of the native English speaking people I know. :)

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I agree with what you're saying. Everyone wants instant results- I've experienced the same thing with music. These skills require one to re-articulate the mind and the body together. Language is even more complex. Your level is good, and I'm sure as you've improved you've begun to appreciate that language is culturally informed, it's fluid. To master a language you have to be immersed; to live with the people, the country. You have to learn how and when it's appropriate to break all those grammar rules you memorised. You write well. You've used a lot of good expressions. I guess one piece of advise would be not to 'over-cook' it i.e. using complicated vocabulary just for the sake of it. I've personally had this problem. The meaning you want to convey ends up being compromised for the sake of proving how well you can write. Keep it up :)
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Hi Jiang Cheng. Very interesting essay. English like any language in essence is a communication tool. Don't get me wrong by no means is a small feat. What would become of us if we were not able to communicate with each other right? Therefore whether you call it just a tool or not, languages will always have an imeasurable role in our lives. I have been living in Shanghai for a life and I understand what you mean. I do believe that when learning a language if you do not make and effort and do not throw yourself into it no miraculous "30 days method" will make it happen. Cheers.
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