SPEAK OUT, STEP UP!
How important is language to you?
Humans are the only creatures which has the ability to speak. Not bark, not hiss, not roar, but SPEAK. So, if we can speak we might as well use the appropriate languages for us Filipinos which is English and Filipino.
During infancy, we are able to utter our first few words. Some may be in local, national international dialect or, well, some may just be nonsense. What I'm trying to convey is that language can be learned as early as possible.
We tend to be astounded when we hear someone talk in straight English or Filipino. WHY? Because we are not used to hear or rather speak in those two languages. Almost every reading material in our country is in English and Filipino. Newspapers, magazines, journals, books, everything! This calls for the need to speak in either of these languages.
Some say that speaking in English opposes the nationalism of Filipinos. Our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal once said, " Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa amoy ng malansang isda". True. But in some ways many people disagree. How can we be globally competitive without learning English?
In our country, there will always be some kind of debate when we talk about these two languages. But instead of arguing on which one to use, why don't we try to learn them both? Why don't we exert effort to speak in either of them? Impressing people must not be the reason of speaking in English. Its purpose is mainly to educate and unite people.
Our love for our nation will never be erased. But we can't change the fact that times have changed and we have to go wit the flow of the modern world. We must not forget our national language, Filipino. But there is no harm in trying our hand at new things. WHO KNOWS? If majority of us are fluent in English and Filipino, we might be able to lift our country up to a new level. SPEAK OUT, STEP UP!
Humans are the only creatures which has the ability to speak. Not bark, not hiss, not roar, but SPEAK. So, if we can speak we might as well use the appropriate languages for us Filipinos which is English and Filipino.
During infancy, we are able to utter our first few words. Some may be in local, national international dialect or, well, some may just be nonsense. What I'm trying to convey is that language can be learned as early as possible.
We tend to be astounded when we hear someone talk in straight English or Filipino. WHY? Because we are not used to hear or rather speak in those two languages. Almost every reading material in our country is in English and Filipino. Newspapers, magazines, journals, books, everything! This calls for the need to speak in either of these languages.
Some say that speaking in English opposes the nationalism of Filipinos. Our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal once said, " Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa amoy ng malansang isda". True. But in some ways many people disagree. How can we be globally competitive without learning English?
In our country, there will always be some kind of debate when we talk about these two languages. But instead of arguing on which one to use, why don't we try to learn them both? Why don't we exert effort to speak in either of them? Impressing people must not be the reason of speaking in English. Its purpose is mainly to educate and unite people.
Our love for our nation will never be erased. But we can't change the fact that times have changed and we have to go wit the flow of the modern world. We must not forget our national language, Filipino. But there is no harm in trying our hand at new things. WHO KNOWS? If majority of us are fluent in English and Filipino, we might be able to lift our country up to a new level. SPEAK OUT, STEP UP!
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