Q3 Some people say that the only reason for learning a foreign language is in order to travel to or work in a foreign country. Others say that these are not the only reasons why someone should learn a foreign language. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Recently, the issue of studying a foreign language has become the subject of heated debate. Some people assert that working and travelling abroad are not the sole reasons to learn a second language, while others argue otherwise. Personally, I wholeheartedly agree with the former stance. In the following essay, both views will be discussed before a conclusion is reached with my opinion.
On the one hand, those who claim that people only acquire a foreign language so as to take overseas trips and job postings do so for several reasons. Proponents of this argument insist that having a tight grasp of a language other than one’s mother tongue can facilitate various aspects of overseas trips, from buying groceries to organising cultural activities. In addition, people who are fluent in a second language are more likely to find well-paying and prestigious employment opportunities with greater ease in a job market given that in the era of globalisation, the majority of international corporations have a predisposition to hire multilingual job seekers. This is mainly because global companies often dispatch their employees to a foreign nation where they have branches.
My opinion, however, is that it seems short-sighted to contend that travelling and working abroad are the only motivations for becoming competent in other languages. The most oft-cited argument against such a view is that having a deeper understanding of foreign languages makes it possible for people to access numerous pieces of invaluable information with greater ease. As a brief illustration, scientists can reap a myriad of beneficial knowledge by consulting books and articles which are written in common languages, such as English, on the Internet. Furthermore, foreign language proficiency can broaden people’s perspectives. To be more specific, multilingual individuals are capable of building strong relationships with foreigners as the language barrier does not prevent them from connecting with each other, which enables them not only to understand cultural diversity but also to become more open to different backgrounds. In light of the above, I find these more persuasive.
In conclusion, it is undeniable that there are a variety of opinions about this topic. However, after considering this matter in a careful manner, I fully support the view that there are other reasons why people are willing to learn other languages for the reasons discussed above.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 78, Rule ID: SO_AS_TO[1]
Message: Use simply 'to'
Suggestion: to
... people only acquire a foreign language so as to take overseas trips and job postings do...
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Line 8, column 127, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "in a careful manner" with adverb for "careful"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
... However, after considering this matter in a careful manner, I fully support the view that there ar...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, furthermore, however, if, second, so, well, while, as to, in addition, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 13.1623246493 122% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 4.0 7.85571142285 51% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 10.4138276553 58% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 7.30460921844 192% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 24.0651302605 112% => OK
Preposition: 54.0 41.998997996 129% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.3376753507 96% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2081.0 1615.20841683 129% => OK
No of words: 383.0 315.596192385 121% => OK
Chars per words: 5.43342036554 5.12529762239 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.42384287591 4.20363070211 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.05206185506 2.80592935109 109% => OK
Unique words: 222.0 176.041082164 126% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.579634464752 0.561755894193 103% => OK
syllable_count: 651.6 506.74238477 129% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 5.43587174349 129% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 9.0 4.76152304609 189% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 16.0721442886 100% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 20.2975951904 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 75.7948505837 49.4020404114 153% => OK
Chars per sentence: 130.0625 106.682146367 122% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.9375 20.7667163134 115% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.5 7.06120827912 92% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.01903807615 40% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 8.67935871743 104% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 3.9879759519 50% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 3.4128256513 147% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.334495120268 0.244688304435 137% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0988482679656 0.084324248473 117% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0802839329105 0.0667982634062 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.204318017295 0.151304729494 135% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0394431303693 0.056905535591 69% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.1 13.0946893788 123% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 39.67 50.2224549098 79% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 11.3001002004 119% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.51 12.4159519038 117% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.48 8.58950901804 110% => OK
difficult_words: 114.0 78.4519038076 145% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 9.78957915832 77% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.1190380762 111% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
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