Well it is vital especially for us non native English speakers.
Sectors of tourism, publishing, finance, computers and related industries rely heavily on English due to Anglophone trade ties.
Air traffic control and shipping movements are almost all conducted in English even Domestic air travel routes.
Many international businesses conduct their businesses in English even ones who originated from an Non-anglophone country examples include Philips (Dutch), Nokia (Finnish), etc.
English is a working language even between countries whose language isn't English. An example is when I lived within metres (well it was basically across the road), when we wanted to shop or talk to our German neighbours, English was commonly used though we Dutch are more likely to converse in German than Germans trying to speak Dutch.
English in schools is compulsory in many countries. In some school systems, we would have a class dedicated to learning the English language in Primary levels and as we approach middle and highschool levels - we have the option to continue some of our subjects in English. Eg. Maths class in English, followed by General Sciences in German, etc.
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Well it is vital especially for us non native English speakers.
Sectors of tourism, publishing, finance, computers and related industries rely heavily on English due to Anglophone trade ties.
Air traffic control and shipping movements are almost all conducted in English even Domestic air travel routes.
Many international businesses conduct their businesses in English even ones who originated from an Non-anglophone country examples include Philips (Dutch), Nokia (Finnish), etc.
English is a working language even between countries whose language isn't English. An example is when I lived within metres (well it was basically across the road), when we wanted to shop or talk to our German neighbours, English was commonly used though we Dutch are more likely to converse in German than Germans trying to speak Dutch.
English in schools is compulsory in many countries. In some school systems, we would have a class dedicated to learning the English language in Primary levels and as we approach middle and highschool levels - we have the option to continue some of our subjects in English. Eg. Maths class in English, followed by General Sciences in German, etc.