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THE IMPORTANCE AND THE EXISTENCE OF ENGLISHIN THE EYES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
By : Mr. Nasrul
Praise be to Allah, The Merciful Lord who has created human and has made them tribes which own different language that they may know each other.
Basically, language is a means to convey idea, thougth, opinion, and feeling. English is the first foreign language in Indonesia which is supposed to be very important for the purpose of studying and developing science, technology, culture art, and developmental relation with other nations. Therefore, it is determined as the major at schools in Indonesia, used as a means of students to achive the purpose. That way, they can grow and develop to be the intelligent and skilled citizens, having Indonesian individualities, and ready to take part in national development.
Mastering science well is as a condition of someone to gain bliss in life. For example, someone who masters English well is able to improve his career, as English is as the International language. We have known that in this modern era almost all aspects of life from the smallest to the biggest ones mostly use English as the lingua franca of it. For instance, in the field of business, commerce, administration, and governent. knowing this, as students we are demanded to be able to anticipate the situation, transition, development, and the progress of civilization, even it is in the field of language. As the role of language is very important for the success or the failure of someone`s career.
In the field of education, English plays an important role. Because by mastering English well, it means that we have a key to open the door of science. We can study science of which sources are written in English. I think we have known that almost all science books have been written in English, don`t we ? And by mastering English well, we can exchange information whith other countries about the thing which closely connected with education. Nowdays our goverment has been sending the students abroad to study the science. And the students that are sent are the students who master English of course. Because that will be studied by them is served in English. That`s why the role of English is considered very important in the field of education.
Considering the importance of English, as student we must study and deepen our English in a higher education. And if we don`t study it we can be fallen behind in education. As what we have seen that English these days has been subject which is desired by the students. And the field of education English has been advancing, either in citie or villages. It proves that English courses have been growing everywhere, either as the private courses or the general ones. And the main purpose of them is to make the students understand English.
It isn`t a strange thing for us if nowdays we find students desire studying English, for they have known the importance of it. And as students of Senior High School that have grown up and grow as youth, it is a nesessity for us to atudy English. Because it can be as a capital to face the future era. As young generation we are going to be in the middle of community. In order to be successful to live in societies, we must be diligent to study, especially English. Because in the future era, it is for us to face many kinds of things (affairs) which have medern scale.
I think we have known the importance of English, mainly in this era. And we are going to face the globalization era, aren`t we ? Aren`t we aware about this ? And what will we have to prepare for facing it ? The answer is studying the science.
And studying science needs a skill in a language, and the language that has to be mastered is only English. Because it is the only International language. Knowing the importance of English, as students we must study and master it. If we can`t master it, we will be left to study the science. I know that English used to be as a bugaboo subject in the eyes of students, it used to be, but now it isn`t. As almost all students nowdays have been aware of the importance of it. And English in the eyes of them is as a language that must be studied and mastered.
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