The document discusses whether English should be compulsory for all students in Pakistan. It presents several arguments on both sides of the debate. It argues that students should learn languages that are useful for their intended careers, and that for most students, the advanced levels of English taught in schools are not directly applicable to their future jobs. It also argues that requiring students who speak English as a second language to only use English even socially increases their stress. The document concludes by stating that students should feel proud speaking their own language rather than having to become another person by adopting English.

1. Debate: Significance of Language: English
Today we will discuss English language, should it be compulsory for every student? No
surely not. But why? Yes I will prove my words; firstly you all should be aware about what
actually English is..? English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early
England and is now a global language. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states,
the most commonly spoken language in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada,
Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, but not in Pakistan.
Students should be taught according to requirement; they should acquire language which is
useful for them. When I say useful, I mean languages that are more required after in the business
and government area.
For starters, most people learn English languages in high school. Now, how many high school
students honestly know they want to do business with people that speak English language?
Actually no one knows. We do not need so much steps on writing paragraphs because not every
job will use that, it should be a non required class, like if you want to take it, then you can take
the class. But if you want to settle in United States, you pick up the Basic English needed to
survive there. Everybody else should at least learn English as a second language.
The level of English at higher is useless unless you want to be an English teacher. I'm all for
everyone learning to read and write, but I fail to see how poetry analysis is any help in later life. I
really struggle with this side of English and I'm much better at maths and sciences, but to do a
science course at university, I still need my higher English. I think this is unfair as I'm getting
about 90% in my math and sciences but might not get into university because I can't write a
brilliant critical essay on Shakespeare. If English is compulsory, maths should be too, we don't
need a world where people don't know what the rules of 0 are.
English should be taught to younger ages who don't know the difference between a symbol and
an antonym. English should be optional from grade 11 to 12, that way; students who want to do
jobs that involve in depth knowledge, like the news station or something can chose to pick
English.
Not for students who want to become math professors or doctors. And don't say ''You need
English to know how to speak. ''We already know how to speak well to talk with society.
I do not think students should be required to refrain from speaking their national language at
school. Students who speak English only as a second language are already under more stress at
school than national speakers. If we required them to speak English even among their friends,
that would make their free time more stressful. Making them speak English only would make it
really hard for them to talk to each other.
I would quote a sentence in the end:

2. Learning another language is like becoming another person. So why should we become
another person, we should fell proud in our self by speaking our language.