What is teaching, learning, language, etc.?

English in the world: why is it important?

It is important, because it might be, the only language that truly links the whole world together. The other languages could be important too but because of their local values and culture.

Reasons of why is important to learn English:

1. Travel: you can communicate with others.
2. Same country: e.g. in India there are people of various cultures living there together, under the circumstances, English can be the only link to communicate each one of them.
3. Education/Studies: people who go to another country to study they can only have English as a means of study.

Why is important to learn English in México?

-  Nowadays in México exists the need to train professionals in teaching English, in order to contribute to the development of the students, to be prepared for the globalized world and be able to communicate with other people in the world. (school, workplace, suppliers, business)

-  Because of the closeness with North America, the students and professionals need to learn English in order to find and to keep a job that can allow them a better life, which means: purchasing power, creditworthiness; a better life for their families in one word.

What is Language?

 - A system for communication. Written languages use symbols to build words. The entire set of words is the language's vocabulary. The ways in which words can be meaningful combined is defined by the languages syntax and grammar. The actual meaning of words and combinations of words is defined by the languages semantics.

What is Communication?

•  Communication is the sharing of ideas and information.
•   While many people think of communication primarily in oral or written form, communication is much more than that.

Communication also is:

• The act of transmitting
• A giving or exchanging of information, signals, or messages by talking, gestures or writing.
• A means of communicating; a system for sending and receiving messages, as by telephone, telegraph, radio, etc.
• A passage or way for getting from one place to another.
• The art of expressing ideas, either in speech or writing.
• The science of transmitting information in symbols as: signs, phonetic symbols, sign language, hieroglyphics, etc.

What is Teaching?

• The interaction of a student and a teacher over a subject
• Programmed instruction involving sequences of controlled steps in which a student has to learn thoroughly the material covered in one step before proceeding to the next.
• Is to transmit a set of knowledge, know how's; that are programmed by levels and that the teacher is directly responsible of it.

What is Learning?

• The acquisition of knowledge or a skill, through education.
• We know that learning occurs when people take newfound information and incorporate it into their lives.

Conclusion

• Regarding the importance of English, language, and communication; teaching plays a very important role.
• Can be there teaching without a subject? Definitely not, there must be a subject to dialogue and that is when communication takes place.
• Learning English is a long and slow process, therefore Mexico is in need of excellent and dedicated teachers to help with the process.
• English is the universal language, that goes beyond boundaries and cultures.