Time and time again the myth is believed that english is important for 'progress' or economic development.
if you read my post clearly, you will note that I am simply making a point that English is the internationally spoken language for now; so until another language replaces it as the language for international trade or business dealings or for official matters involving 2 or more different countries in a globalized world --- knowing English is an asset
being multi-lingual is always an asset.....having more knowledge than less knowledge on anything is ''good'' --or am i wrong in saying that?
As this poster has shown, turkey with virtually no english has progressed far better than english speaking pakistan. Turkish exports are far greater than pakistan's, lack of english has not held them back.
that has absolutely nothing to do with language.....it has to do with electing the right leaders, it has to do with their population which is better educated and better equipped to contribute towards their countries success
lack of English has not held them back, and surely there is always room for further improvement however they see fit.
Both germany and china are non-english speaking, and they're the world's leading exporters.
uhhh, you are aware how many English speakers exist in those countries?
as for chinese -- you give them a language book and they will learn it. I've met Chinese who speak better Urdu than even I do. LoL.
Taiwan is light years ahead in technology compared to pakistan, all their scientific education is in chinese. I met a chinese girl from a textile research institute, she couldn't speak english.
again, you are making the mistake of thinking that I am saying that ''you wont succeed unless you speak English''
that is nonsense....(hogwash)
There is an old saying, the longer you repeat a lie, the more people believe it.
Another point you may notice; white people don't surrender their language, only dark people do. Not a single European country uses english like the dark folk of the sub-continent.
funny thing is, people of the sub-continent who are all-round educated speak better English than those ''white people'' you are talking about
by the way, people dont ''surrender'' their language or identity. To do so would be un-natural.
my advice to you would be to go back and read my post properly...
you are such a huge admirer of ataturk and turkey, do you knows turks hardly understand english, all their education is in english??
First of all, yes I am a GREAT admirer of Ataturk & Turkiye. As a Pakistani, I lived there and I loved it.
as for English, yes the average Turk does not really understand English very well; except (as i stated in post) some of the urbanites in big cities like Istanbul or Ankara (the federal capital) or places like Izmir and Antalya where a lot of tourists go.
were you trying to make a point?
i have met some chinese, and they speak communicatable english so they dont have problems adjusting to english in england, they dont learn their subjects in english, but they have english as a separate subject, mathematics is also done in chinese
the Chinese took the time to define 'English' mathematical terms into their own language.
can any of you wise-guys tell me how to say ''standard deviation'' , ''derivative'' , ''antidifferentiation'' , '' intuitionistic linear logic'' or ''integrandstand'' in Urdu?
if you know what the Urdu equivalent is, i'm all ears and will update my vocabulary ---since I prefer Urdu over English when there are people around me who speak it.
so please find me those equivalents, i'll be waiting.
thanks in advance!
p.s. if you knew me well enough, you would know I am all for shedding away our ''british'' past and anything related to it; since britisher time represent a time of near-slavery and foreign occupation
when Pakistan was suspended from the ''Commonwealth'' (for the umpteenth time) I celebrated
