Why Do We Need English?

The one aspect of the English language that most of your correspondents seem to be unaware of is its widespread use as the international language of diplomacy，commerce and technology. It is the language of the United Nations and its agencies as well as of many other international bodies. We would be foolish to confine our vision to our national borders only. We are still，after all，dependent on other countries for technical and industrial assistance. How can we hope to be economically and technologically independent if we are not able to communicate in the areas outside our own country？

　　English must be taught in all our schools，not only for the above reasons but also so that our students can go abroad to learn the techniques our nation so urgently needs. We also need representatives who can command respect at the international conference tables of the world. And if English is the common language of communications for world diplomacy，economics and defence，then let us be as fluent and proficient in it as possible，for the sake of our own country‘s advancement and prestige.