Whether it is for English literature or as an attempt to advance your career, learning English is a major goal by some Italians who would like to expand their knowledge or further their personal development.
It's true that Italian is quite an influential language. It wouldn't be chosen by powerful international organizations as an official language if it is not. You might be surprised to find out that the official language in the Vatican is Italian. After all, what can you expect from the country where the Renaissance started? A lot but still these speakers of the Romance language are still meant to learn English, given that they will be limited to fewer opportunities in all fields if they don't.
There are major reasons why everyone not just Italians should learn English. It is said that about 1,500,000,000 people in the world speak English. That practically means that anywhere you go, you are more likely to meet a person who can speak English. So if you love to travel and you go to places that don't even know your lingua franca, there's a good chance that the people there can speak English and you will most likely have a more productive and enjoyable trip.
If you love the online life, and you spend hours looking for profitable niches where you can earn much, and you don't speak or know English then you will be limited to sites that are written in Italian and that only constitutes a very small population compared to what you can access, download, read, listen to, or even watch in English. Indeed, it is a universal language and the greatest proof of it is the Internet where over a billion pages of information are written in English.
English is also a lingua franca of many countries. It is the language used in international transactions. In some countries, English is used in formal business transactions. That is why you don't wonder why countries that speak the language well are known as outsourcing hubs by major countries. When you have an international audience, have customers all over the world, and are in need of workers for fewer cost, you better look for people who can speak good English, work well without supervision, and would accept a modest pay. It's not hard to do when you know English yourself.
But business is not all there is to English. Many post cards, magazines, books, and other publications are written in English. 95% of scientific publications are written in English. So go ahead, Mr. Italian, learn the language now. And there's no better way to do it than to listen to a Pimsleur language learning audio all the time on your iPhone. Don't worry nobody's minding how fast or how slow you are in learning it. That's the beauty of Pimsleur. You are given the freedom to enjoy the language as you learn it at your own pace, anytime and anywhere you want. Get a copy now from The Talking Bookstore.
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