ADVANTAGES OF SPEAKING ENGLISH – SPEECH

I am here before you to say a few words about the “Advantages of Speaking English”.  English is a foreign language; but English is no stranger to us.  It was Loard Mecallay who introduced English in India with the aim of creating some clerks to assist the administration.  But when we came into contact with the treasures of the language, it created the national feeling among us and this feeling led, indirectly, to the freedom movement. 

When India became free, there was a demand from several quarters that English should be banned from our land.  Some claimed that, being the language of our past rulers, it is painful reminder of our slavery.  But with the passage of time we have become less intolerant.  Now English is the second language of our Administration.  In the State of Nagaland it is the first language. 

Why should we study English? The answer is simple we are living in a world which is so interlinked.  We can’t live like a frog in the well.  We have to be increasingly aware of the global event and should have contact with the outside world.  The best medium of this contact is the English Language.  This language is read and spoken by about one third of the inhabitants of the world.  It is, therefore, the greatest window for us to see the world outside.  If we abolish this language, we are throwing away a jewel. 

In this cyber world we can embrace all the priceless treasures of science and technology, art and literature through this language.  We are all aware of the fact that science and Information Technology are developing very fast.  Without this language, we will not find it easy to keep abreast of the latest trends, researches and discoveries.

In literature, the translation from English has enriched our language.  So also the translation of the great works to English spread the greatness of our Indian Culture and Civilization far and wide.  Of course, we must give importance to the study of our mother tongue also which yields us nectar – like milk.  So we shouldn’t neglect Malayalam at any cost.  But if we insist only the study of our regional language and national language, we will have to stand as a stranger before the tremendous achievements of the world around us. For all these reasons it will be wise and prudent for us to study English language with as much importance as our mother tongue.  Hence let’s create a world where a language can unite us.   

                                                                 By  @jmal