こんにちは今回はlearning a foreign language should be compulsory at secondary school というお題目で学校でessayを書いたのでそれをはっつけていきたいと思います。TOEFL とかでも出てくるトピックだと思いますので皆様の英語学習の参考にしてください。 添削済みのものを掲載していますので文法ミスなどはないと思いますがくれぐれもお気をつけください。
尚無断転載を発見した場合には一文字につき１万円を頂戴することとします。
それにご了承いただける方のみご覧になってください。尚私的にコピー等する分には全くもって構いません。
In the modern society, more and more people are learning a foreign language for various reasons. Generally, learning a foreign language has a positive impact on them. Therefore, this essay will argue that a learning a foreign language should be compulsory at secondary school.
First of all, learning a foreign language leads to understanding a foreign culture. The words or phrases in that language sometimes come from their culture. For instance, people in Australia often use the phrase ‘hi, mate’ as hello. It shows that Australia has a more friendly culture than other countries, because people in other countries often think if the person they get exposed to just now is a stranger, they would not say that person is a friend. As a result, people can experience the culture through learning the foreign language and it prevents misunderstanding for that culture.
Secondly, learning a foreign language broadens people’s horizons. Learning a foreign language often makes it possible for people to communicate with others who speak that language. To illustrate, if someone learns English, that can help the person communicate with people who can speak English. Consequently, that person can acquire knowledge and think in the way English people do. This means that people who study a foreign language are more likely to have a wide range of views.
Finally, people who study a foreign language can read a book which is written in that language without translating. When a language is translated, the meaning of words is often changed. For instance, the phrase, ‘Mottainai’ in Japanese is hard to translate. Generally, is has a meaning like ‘ Do not waste things too much’. However, it is not appropriate to say Do not waste things too much and Mottainai have exactly the same meaning. As a result, it is clear that it is better to read a book without translating when people literally would like to understand what is written in it.
In conclusion, learning a foreign language should be compulsory at secondary school as it can assist people to better understand other cultures, books and to have wide range of views. If people do not learn a foreign language they may live life in a smaller world.