Cultural Anecdotes, Similarities and Differences.

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:13:25 GMT

hey buddy, there is never use english as an official language in india...

Re: Thanks!

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:10:29 GMT

That post was inncorrect...

I know for a FACT in the official language of India is Hindustani (Hindi) and Pakistan is "Urdu".

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:45:30 GMT

Anonymous wrote:

Hi there,i'll get straight to the point with regards to your question,as far as i know, there are only 6 countries so to say where english is the native langauge,

United States of America: Canada: United Kingdom: South Africa: Australia: & New Zealand.

There are many other countries and cities in the world where people speak english daily,but it is not

there native langauge,also many countries in the world only employ teacher's from those countries

because of their high english ability and skill.

Re: Thanks!

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:14:49 GMT

thanks this is a really big help for me tooo i am an eld learner

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:13:01 GMT

Thanks for the information. I was searching for it.

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Avvaron — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:33:13 GMT

And I am from Russia! Palestina rulezzzz!!!!

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:18:31 GMT

i am from palestine i have master of english methodology i like to get english scholarship in english methodology

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Charlotte_T — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:21:15 GMT

I don't think English is a native language in Singapore. In fact, not all Singaporeans can speak proper English. They prefer to use the kind of English which is mixed with Mandarin and Malay - - called 'Singlish' in South East Asia. Of course, some people of higher education or higher rank in the government and companies do speak proper English, whereas (as far as I know) many do not.

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Mon, 07 May 2007 08:39:33 GMT

for matriculation into any american post secondary educational institution, one is required to take the TOFEL examination. depending on the institution of choice, one may need near perfect scores.

a good plan for obtaining a university degree in the USA as an international student is to attend a community college and then transfer to a 4-yr university. community colleges on the west coast (esp. california) are very good institutions, world renowned, and have high sucess rates amoung transferees (most community college transfer and graduate from a 4-yr university). also, community colleges offer smaller class size, which facilitate a more personal conection with course instructors, and the international student fees are allot less compared to the 4-yr university.

basically, if you want to go to university in the USA, first, get a good TOFEL score, go to a nice community college (Merced Community College is very good with high transfer rates and the city of Merced is well accustomed to hosting international students), and transfer to either a state college (California State University - ideal for Arts, Humanities, & Socail Sciences) or a federal univ (University of Caliornia - better education for majors in the sciences).

Another option - still go to community college in CA, then transfer of the University of Minesota since this univ doesn't charge international student fees!

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

nona the brit — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:51:06 GMT

You will find that these countries were usually part of the empire of the country whose language is now used as the official language.

In many countries, the use of an 'outside' official language is often retained as a useful means of communication when there are many native languages. O don't know how many native languages there are in Sierra Leone, but to look at another country as an example, Nigeria has over 250 different native languages. To pick one as 'the' official language is politically and socially difficult. To use a neutral 'outside' language to enable all these different tribes to communicate wherever they are in the country makes a lot of sense.

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:10:25 GMT

why do they speak the english language? do they not have a language of their own? im doin ga project on sierra leone and i havnt been able to figure this out. please help!

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 05:44:06 GMT

So the language of Belize is not english? That is there language, that is what they speak, what they are taught in school, and what the law is written in..

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:57:50 GMT

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Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:17:21 GMT

Do not forget, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, most of East Africa & Ghana, Nigeria. Then The Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Cook Islands and almost all young people in Iceland !

Re: Countries speak English as Native Language

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:55:34 GMT

wow! all of these comments have totally opened up new doors in my mind, especially the last one about singapore...

i knew many people all over the world spoke english as a means to communicate amongst travelers, but i had no idea the language was so prominant in so many places! as if i didnt feel ignorant enough, posting on an english website and not using apostrophes where necessary, or even spelling words right for that materr.

knowledge sure is a dubious thing.

-eckshollisecks