I have been learning English for six years, but when I came to United States
I could not even write one sentence. English language becomes international language in all
Over the world, and it helps you to communicate with people from different countries.
If someone wanted to learn a new language should find a simple way to catch the language. There are several differences between United States and Saudi Arabia in learning English language such as, practicing the language, schools, and teachers. First of all, there are too many opportunities to practice English in United States than Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, for me it wasn’t easy to practice English with people because there is not many people know how to speak English. Also, when you speak with people, it is hard to improve your language because they are not native speakers. However, in United States more easily to speak with people, and you can even learn from them. And also, people are native speakers, but it is hard to understand some of them because they speak with a difficult accent.
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In Saudi Arabia, the schools have low education to learn English, and they do not have international students. Also, there are few schools teaching English because it is not very common in most of the cities. Conversely, in United States, there are lots of higher education schools to learn and study English, and there are lots of international students because most of the students have scholarship to study in United States. And also, there are lots of schools and colleges to study English in modern ways like, Solex College, and Loyola University of
Australia and Saudi Arabia are nations with more differences and similarities. Saudi Arabia is found in the Middle East between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The country is divided into thirteen provinces that are ruled by governors who are appointed by the king. The country has an estimated size of 1.96 million square kilometers. In comparison, Australia is surrounded by the ocean, implying the country lacks immediate neighbors.
Arriving in a new country was exciting and discomforting. America is a wonderful place to live, which is full of adventure and challenges. I was attracted by the Western culture. Meanwhile, different languages also troubled me. Although I began to learn English in elementary school from ABC, my listening and oral abilities tend not to be adequate. I have to study hard to improve my English, so that I can understand what the people said.
I think the situation is different between Australia and Saudi Arabia; Australia accepts the migrants to get permanent residence and being citizens at the end. However, Saudi Arabia gives a work permit and, which must be renewed annually.
The first significant similarity between the education system in Saudi Arabia and Australia is school system. Both schools consist twelve years from primary school to high school, also primary and high school depend on the age of students in both system. In addition , both system have special class for student who face difficult or problems in their studies . Furthermore , years 11 and 12 is most important for students in both system because this determines the future of their subject.
In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is the largest arid country (Al-Ibrahim, 1991). The country covers some 80 percent of the Arabian Peninsula (Al-Hamzi, 1992). The area of Saudi Arabia is 2.25 million square kilometers, equivalent (1.4) million square miles (Batayneh, 2012). The total number population in Saudi Arabia is 25.7 million (Al-Shayaa et al., 2012). Saudi Arabia climate is broiling in the summer and chilly in the winter, and Saudi Arabia does not have well-defined season. In addition, Saudi Arabia is waterless country, and it does not have rivers or lakes (Al-Shayaa et al., 2012).
Firstly, I was really poor at speaking English. When I go through the gate for foreigners in airport in USA, the officer said to me "Do you have food in your suitcase?". Of course, now I can see his point but then I couldn't understand what he said and I was confused. So it took a half hour to get the gate since I landed in the USA. And fortunately, I finally reached the International English School, FLS but I couldn't follow their class. That's why I study a lot more than other students. Nevertheless, I couldn't feel my English was getting better. I was struggling with the situation. If I would love to communicate with other students or native teachers,
education system of Saudi is old, poorly administers, as compare to with US. Moreover, the US
are citizens (Aaiusaorg, 2016). Arab Americans origins can be traced back to several continents. Essentially, they descended from twenty different countries (Sue & Sue, 2015, p. 575). Their main language is Arabic with a variance of regional or colloquial Arabic, which is spoken in different areas. To be more specific, even though the main language is Arabic, with the dialect there is a change of several forms within the language: vocabulary can be completely different from region to region, grammar also, and of course the change of accent dealing with vocalization and pronunciation parameters. A Moroccan could understand a Syrian; on the other hand the reversal of a Syrian trying to listen to a Moroccan’s long story would be impossible. The following are the different dialects: Egyptian, North African, Khalijji or Gulf and Levantine. The Levantine dialect comprises Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Israel. Some dialects are better known and understood for their popular use in films (Egyptian) and songs (Levantine) (Lingualy, 2015). There is a formal standardized Arabic language called Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) used for literary writing of books, newspapers and formal letters. There is an older version of Arabic, Classical Arabic known as Quranic Arabic is still being spoken today; it is also used for literary writing and
In the article “Mauro E. Mujica: English is The Key to the American Dream” by Mauro E. Mujica, He states that “ English is becoming the key to economic growth there. Now more than ever, having one common language is becoming more and more a crucial part of our national identity—and a key to an individual’s success.” Since English is a primary source of communication. It's the method through which we share our ideas and thoughts with others. See, when you are speaking to someone who fluent in English whether it's your classmates, your professors or your business partner you’re not talking to them meaninglessly. In fact, by speaking the same language you’re talking to them with heart. The language barrier are no longer an issue. You’re forming relationship and bond with them. And these kinds of relationship irrefutably a key to achieving American Dream.
Culture is the characteristics and understanding of a specific group of individuals, defined by everything from religion, beliefs, and human thoughts of behaviors and interactions. There is a variety of different cultures which encourage different perspectives or ways of thinking. The Australian culture and Saudi -Arabia culture both encourage a range of different opinions and views in regards to religion and gender. Gender in the Australian culture and Saudi-Arabia culture plays a major role in the perspectives of equality and how both cultures perceive it. Thus, Religion in the Australian culture and sudi Arabia culture is based on beliefs, morals, ethics and customs and in general the perspectives of what are right and wrong. Culture perspectives
I was born in Egypt, an Arabic-speaking country. I was living in Egypt my entire life. I went to school there: Elementary and middle school. When I was young, I had the hard time to speak or talk and that was my biggest issue because I had to go to school late. When I went to elementary school,
Another big difference between the Middle East and the United States is the language. One of the hardest languages is Arabic, the primary language spoken in the Middle East. There are some similarities and differences between Arabic and English. For example, the writing of Arabic alphabets is so different, and there are some sounds only native speakers can pronounce. In addition, the Arabic language is written from right to left.
Each nation has what recognizes it from different nations. Some countries differentiate in agriculture , trade and industry.Saudi Arabia which is located in the Middle East between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea has differentiate in oil. United states is Located in the Western Hemisphere on the continent of North America,it is s the fourth-biggest nation in the world differentiate in the big location that it has. There are a considerable measure of contrasts between Saudi Arabia and the United States ; however, there are couple of likenesses between
Many studies have been conducted about the minority languages in Canada as a multilingual and multicultural society (Dweik, Nofal & Qawasmeh, 2014; Qawar, 2014). For example, Dweik et al (2014) investigated the language use and attitudes among the Muslim Arabs of Vancouver in Canada. The results indicated that the Muslim Arabs maintained their Arabic language through multiple factors. These factors relate to the use of Arabic language in different domains such as home, friendship, workplace and neighbourhood. Besides, language maintenance factors such as the use of Arabic in religious activities, the status of the Arabic language, cultural identity, attending Arabic schools and the role of the Arab mass media (TV, radio and newspapers) are