How to Learn English

Photo and essay by Omar Baghlaf

Nothing can be more frustrating than knowing that one cannot enter a top university in a home country or a different country without knowing the English language. Nowadays, many universities all around the world require their students to know how to speak and write in English. Many universities, such as in Saudi Arabia, require their students to learn English before entering a university. One way to learn English is to travel to another country where one can find English speakers. Another way is to enter an institution in one’s own country that can help one to learn English. The last way is to learn English on one’s own.

Learning English is not as hard as it might seem. Nowadays, many students in Saudi Arabia travel to other countries where the people speak English. They enter an English institution to learn English. After they spend several months learning English, they get the ability to enrol in top universities. Sometimes, it gets really hard because one has to leave one’s country and one’s family to do that, but it gets much easier after two or three months.

Many people cannot leave their families because of some family issues or financial issues. Traveling to another country can be very expensive, and some people cannot afford it. In this case, people try to enter an institution that provides English for students as a special program. It is not as good as traveling to a country where one can find people who speak English as a first language, but one gets to learn something. It is better than staying at home unoccupied.

Universities in Saudi Arabia have free tuition to get enrolled in, but first one must be good in English. Some people cannot speak English, and they cannot afford to go to an institution in Saudi Arabia, or other countries. People need to enter a top university to get a good job. The last solution, and it might be the hardest one because it would take a long time and a great effort, is to learn English on one’s own. Nowadays, it is really easy to use the internet to find everything one wants. By using the Internet especially Youtube, one can find many different channels that teach English, and most are really helpful and fun.

Learning English is really important. English is considered as the first language in the world. People need English to get into a top university and to get a good job. There are many ways to learn English and most of them are available for everyone. The first way is to travel to a country where one can find English speakers. The second way is to enter an institute in one’s own country that can help one improve their English. The last way is to learn English by oneself.