JEDDAH: Nobody can underestimate or belittle the significance
of English as a global or universal language. It is a powerful means of
communication and interaction for people all over the world that helps
them not only to interact with each other but also with finding a job,
doing business, undertaking foreign trips, taking examination, doing
research, surfing the Internet and so forth.
Despite being among the most widely
spoken and understood languages, English has not yet acquired its
customary omnipresent status in Saudi society, where all official work
is carried out in Arabic.
Even though the Saudi government is
making every effort to promote learning English as a second language at
its schools and universities in addition to extending all financial and
logistic support to establish this language for over 80 years ever since
the Kingdom’s foundation in 1927, is it has not rooted itself yet in
society.
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