The topic given for the writing test was to write an argument for whether or not to unify the world by asking everyone to speak only one language. Statistics were shown telling that about 94% of the languages (of 6,500 living languages) in the world today are only spoken by 5% of its native speakers.
Being a strong supporter of multilingualism and a lover of languages myself, I support the "NO" side to the argument. I believe that languages - be it a mainstream language or an underrepresented dialect - are arts. In fact, they are beautiful beyond descriptions.
Behind every single language laid the rich culture of its originality. Each language itself contains history. Even though some of these may not be very impressive, they each tells something about the speaker. By listening to the language spoken, we can tell not only a person's racial background, country of nativity, education level, and social economic status, we also see personalities. This is how much a language can present ourselves, before we even reveal our true self to others. It is like an invisible identity card. Not that we have brought this "ID" on purpose, but it follows us automatically wherever we go.
When a toddler first spoken a language, we call it the motherlanguage, or the mothertongue. Speaking one's own language feels like throwing ourselves back to our mother's arms. This feeling is indescribable. I think I should call it "the sense of belonging". It is often to see international students clinging to a group that speaks the same language even if they came from different countries, just like the Chinese and the Chinese Malaysians. It feels really good when someone pat on your back and say, hey, we both speak French! Comment vas-tu? Yes, a language connects people.
My final point is that different languages help us to understand others better; it also teaches us to humble ourselves and respect each other. There isn't one language is more superior than another. When we really come out to "the world", we see how fine and tiny ourselves are. We also see how others can interpret things in wonderful and unique ways. We then know how we are similar to a pieces of puzzles in which we need each other to form a better picture for the world.In conclusion, different languages are necessary. It is next to impossible to use one unified language for our whole world. Whose language should be chosen then and why? No one may command us to abandon our very "mother's arm" and go into somebody else arms. I would just say that the beauty of languages are too marvelous for comprehension. Even linguists have to study years to deeply understand one language. Sometimes, you just need your own language. I mean, who needs English or Chinese when you are around a table full of Malaysians who love their Manglish?
Think about it.
我昨天担任给予新的国际学生给予的ESL分级考试的普罗克托。我们中的有一些帮助朱莉为ESL协调员照顾的学生谁属百年厅作英语写作测试，而她正忙于准备听力和阅读测试。**************************************
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(Chinese Version)
为写作考试给出的题目是写一个是否按要求大家统一世界只讲一种语言的论点。统计数据显示说，大约94％，在世界上的语言（6500生活语言）今天只有5％的母语发言。
作为一个多语种的坚定支持者和爱好者的语言我，我支持“不”方的论点。我认为，语言 - 无论是主流语言或方言的不足 - 是艺术。事实上，它们是美丽而超越说明的。
单一语言的背后，奠定了其富有独创性的文化。每一种语言本身包含的历史。尽管其中有些可能不是很出色，他们各自讲述了事情的扬声器。通过听取发言的语言，我们不仅可以告诉一个人的种族背景，马槽国家，教育水平，社会经济地位，我们也看到人的本性。这是可以提出自己的语言，才更显示我们的真正的自我给他人。它像一个无形的身份证。这并不是说我们把这一“身份证”随身而带，但我们自动走到哪里它都遵循。
当宝宝第一次所说的语言，我们将其称为motherlanguage，或mothertongue。谈到自己的语言感觉就像把自己投回到了母亲的怀抱。这种感觉是难以形容的。我想我应该称之为“归属感”。人们常常看到不同的人组着一组，讲同样的语言，即使他们来自不同的国家，就像中国和马来西亚华人，国际学生。当有人拍拍你的背，说：嘿，我们都讲法语，感觉真的很好！Comment vas-tu? 是的，语言把人连接起来了。
我的最后一点是，不同的语言帮助我们更好地了解别人，而且还教我们谦卑自己，互相尊重。没有一种语言比另一种更优。当我们真正走出来“的世界”，我们看到我们自己的渺小。我们还看到其他人如何解释和独特的方式美妙的事情。然后，我们知道我们是相似的拼图中，我们相互需要，形成了世界更好的一个画面。
总之，多种语言是必要的。这几乎是不可能的使用我们的整个世界用一个统一的语言。谁应选择语言，然后，为什么？任何人不得命令我们放弃我们“母亲的怀抱”，并进入别人的怀里。我只想说，语言的美的理解过于精彩。即使是语言学家研究多年深刻理解一种语言。有时候，你只需要您自己的语言。我的意思是，围着一张桌子，充满了热爱自己的Manglish的马来西亚人，谁需要的中文或英文呢？
想想看。
