Learning English as a Second Language 

Learning English has become indispensable in the global village and globalization of trade. Mastering today's four main elements of the English language (reading, writing, listening and speaking) will be for you a huge advantage, both in academia and professionally. In fact, English has become not only the official language of commerce and trade, but also a common language for social interaction.

We are counting on the planet about 320 million people whose mother tongue is English, 450 million people, is the second language, while about one billion people around the world understand. This means that if you speak English, you can contact more than one fifth of the world population.

An English more or less standardized

The English may well be an international language, it does not mean that everyone speaks the same way. Formerly, the standard English of Great Britain (Français Standard, SE), otherwise known as "the Queen's English," English was the most prestigious and most widely spoken in the world. This is no longer the case today. The majority of English-speaking countries have their own English "standard". This gives the language a broad spectrum of shades, while making learning more difficult standard.

If an American says, for example, to an Englishman: "I like your pants" ("I like your pants"), the English probably burst out laughing. "Pants" in the British language means "underwear". The British word for "pants" is "trousers". Differences like these may lead to some amusing misunderstandings, including conversations between English speakers from different countries.

Because of the dominance of British and American English, these two types of English tend to be more widely used. This does not exclude the other: the Australian, Canadian, English Caribbean, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, South African or even a dialect of Anglo-Asian. " To you know which to choose, depending on your cultural preferences and your future ambitions ...

How to choose a learning program?

In choosing a program, you must learn about its intensity (number of hours proposed), on the skill level (beginner, advanced, specialized ...) to acquire the skills (English writing, oral). It is also clearly identify what is included in the price (that is to say the books, hosting, monitoring, etc..), If the facility is equipped language lab and tools, without forgetting to check whether the selected program is officially recognized.