There are many reasons to learn another language:
- Continue your education in another country
- Get a better job
- Make new friends (offline and online)
- Make personal improvements by increasing your skills
But I want to suggest that all of the reasons mentioned above are based on the need to UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE and BE UNDERSTOOD BY OTHER PEOPLE.
Language is not simply a bunch of words
It is true that a language consists of a series of words used within a specific community or country. We just answered the "WHAT" question.
But even more importantly, language is used to communicate within a given community or country. We just answered the "WHY" question.
Communication is a key human activity. We communicate with others in order to:
- pass along information
- explain our thoughts
- share our emotions and feelings
- ask questions
- connect emotionally, mentally, and spiritually
I am rebooting @SteemEnglish
I lived overseas for more than 10 years. I spent much of my time overseas teaching conversational English and creating a community of English speakers. I am excited to use my experience/knowledge and apply the teaching principles I used in Indonesia on the Steemit platform to help people who want to improve their English skills.
@SteemEnglish will use text (Steemit Posts), audio (DSound), and video (DTube) to teach simple and easy to understand English lessons.
Possible Topics
- Pronunciation
- Vocabulary
- Idioms
- Example Conversations
How Can You Become Involved
- If you want to improve your English skills, I invite you to follow @SteemEnglish and interact with my posts.
- If you know someone who wants to improve their English skills, please let them know about @SteemEnglish or resteem this post.
- If you have suggestions for topics you are interested in, then let me know in the comments section.
@SumatraNate
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