Why learn English? - All competition entries (2023)

The scholarship contest in November has already ended. Our monthly newsletter, called English in your inbox, is running a competition in which three readers will win a two-week general English course at an EC school.

The quiz question was to tell us in 20 words why you are learning English. Here are all the submissions we received. If yours isn't here, we don't get it. Sorry.

I hope reading this motivates and inspires you to keep learning!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our contest.

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because you are learning english

I love English and I can communicate with people from all over the world to have many friends.
Julian Murcia Varela, Kolumbien

I am learning English because English is everything these days and I need it in my university because lectures teach us in English and I can get a good job with a good salary. Also, I want to learn English because I love it....
Mohamed Abubaker Ali Gabr

I am learning English because what I have learned so far at your school has helped me.
to obtain permanent resident status in the country I have chosen
living and learning more in the future will help me communicate better with my new neighbors and friends.
Gabrielle Baumann, Germany

I don't like people I talk to call me stupid without me being able to understand or worse, thanks too!
Patricia Targa, Italy

I'm learning English because it's the most beautiful language in the world... no, I'm kidding, it's only because my dad made me do it!
Shaoqin He, China

I am learning English because it is an international language. And we can also use English and speak any body in any country. Therefore, it carries more weight than other languages. Most reference works are in English. If we don't know English, we can't refer these books. That is why the English language is important and I am also learning.
family h

English is spoken as a second language all over the world. Also, English grammar is not complicated.
Mohamed Wisam

I am learning English because I love to travel and after my first language course in Malta I am tempted to improve my English!
Selina Sanapo, Switzerland

I'm learning English because I'm getting used to learning it :). And I really like it! I also work for an international company.
Natalia Rush, Russia

I am learning English because I like to travel, meet new people and learn about other cultures.
Suna Polatdemir, Turkey

I am learning English because I want to learn English
Deniz Altuntug, Turkey

I am learning English because speaking the international language is useful, especially when I am abroad, and it makes life easier.
Surendra Durga

I like learning English because English is my second language. I need to speak English well because it is an international language.
lilian sedze

I am learning English because I want to travel a lot. I already started to achieve my dream and I will never stop. Now I work in a foreign company and I see many nationalities. Our common language here is English. We enjoy this language because it helps us communicate with each other. I want to do my best and improve my English.
He has Mukhanziyeva, Kasachstan

Learning... takes a long time, but the incentives can be very different. Are you wondering why you are learning English, maybe you do not need this knowledge? Or maybe you're really excited about it, aren't you? I also! Of course today it is very useful in the modern world, but despite the above, my great strength in learning is the strong sense of inspiration and interest in the language, which makes the process of my education be very fast and interesting... I want to learn English to discover the world beyond mine, outside the country and the city in which I live, the culture that created me as a person, myself, my points of view and visions, my feelings and perceptions, the To open worlds of other societies and nations with their customs and preferences! And I would also give other people the opportunity to discover my universe by taking people through my own world, through the country I live in, through the environment I feel in, through the incredible beauty from this world. And following this great idea, I improve my English skills every day, because I strive to speak the language as if it were my mother tongue.
Oleg Kryshchuk, Ukraine

I am learning English because in the historical development of humanity with international fame, recognition and acceptance, English today serves as the only means of communication worldwide.
Geethanjali Unnikrishnan

I am learning English because it is the international language of communication; so it is very important in medicine; to travel, work, understand news from around the world.
Temadji Kantangar,

I am learning English because everyone says that Chinese is the most spoken language in the world and I want to correct that fact.
Aleksandra Kaliski, Serbia

I want to learn English to have more control over my daily life, to be able to grow in the world since English has become the international language, so I think it has become one of the most important.
Mehdi Loukil

I am learning English because it gives me satisfaction to watch my favorite TV series in its original version. Every word I understand is my private success.
Katarzyna Ratz, Polonia

I am learning English because: 1. I am not able to stick out like a sore thumb these days. 2. This language attracts me.
Ludmila Mijailenko

I am learning English because it is the number one language for international communication, also the number one for dealing with the sciences, the arts and also in the military field. FaragAtia

When I was a kid all I could think of was games and I'll tell you what, they were all in English. How the hell would an 8-year-old Brazilian kid understand any of the stories he thought when he was an adult? English is the opposite of Portuguese, but I was disappointed when I came to the conclusion that the languages ​​did not have much in common, there is a popular saying in Brazil that goes "I am Brazilian and I never give up". our president teaches us.
When I was seventeen I didn't have much to do in my evenings and there was no money when I decided to go to the library every day and study as much as I could just to come home and do one to understand something. new texts, games and movies, yes you think so, I don't like how the word "self-learning" sounds, but somehow I learned English by myself, today I work with computers and that's only possible because I can communicate well in English what I want to say is I'm learning English because I know it's the only way to get what I want.
Derli Campos, Brasil

I am learning English because it is a world language in which you can communicate with many people and learn new things.
Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Grecia

I am learning English because my English was not flute and I want to improve my career and get a new position so that I can earn more income as well as be able to interact with other people in my company or around the world.
Mohammad Al-Shammari, Saudi Arabia

I am learning English because it is the world language. It helps me achieve my dreams of visiting the UK or USA that meet international standards and traveling to wonderful places around the world. I would like to meet new people and speak to them in English.
Akmaral Tazhigarina, Kazakhstan

I'm learning English because I wanted to study abroad since I was 10 years old, actually in the US where anything is possible!
Kristel Topalova, Bulgaria

I am learning English because English is a world language and since Georgia is a member of the world, English is also my language.
Nino Mindiashvili, Georgia

I am learning English because I want everyone to understand me, anywhere, anytime, and I want to see a super fantastic new world of colorful lights.
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Inga Braunere, Letonia

I am learning English because it is the best way to open my mind and the doors to the world.
Maria Laura Strini, Italy

I am learning English because English is one of the most spoken languages ​​in the world so that we can communicate with each other.
Hozan Haddad, Algeria

I am learning English because it offers the challenge of mastering the language now known for its global power.
Saudi languages

I am learning English because I want to speak English very well, good communication, good presentation and writing. It is related to my work and also to my life, it is important to improve my responsibility, I already had the basic experience with technology and I had basic knowledge of the English language, so it is a great need and why I am learning English.
Boupha Thong Malayvong

I love English literature and I want to read original books in English... So I try to use all possible means to study well.
let's go

I am learning English because I like it a lot, it is the most international language in the world so I can speak it when I travel somewhere.
If I want to work in a hospital, airport or as a secretary, I need to be fluent in English.
Even if I want to continue my studies, for example with a master's degree, I have to pass the TOEFL or GRE exam. That's why I'm learning English.
Sabah Al Mazroai, Saudi Arabia

I am learning English because I have a good English son-in-law and his family in Newcastle and I need to talk to them.
Bodil Dibbern, Denmark

I'm learning English because most of my friends like to joke in English and I don't understand the little things they say.
natalia wavilova

I am learning English because it is necessary for my interesting new job and for my good understanding in my travels that will probably be in the future.
fokin vadim

I am learning English because I want to know what is happening in the world and I visit where I can go.
Shinobu Tamaki, Japan

I am learning English because being fluent in English gives me the opportunity to work and live all over the world and communicate with much more interesting people.
Fedor Nikitin, Russia

I am learning English because it is important for communication between people and for updating knowledge... English is also the most widely used language in science. Knowledge of written and spoken English is one of the basic requirements for any application process. Fluency in written and spoken English is essential for conducting business and communicating with foreign clients and business partners, English is also essential for better use of a computer.
Lana, Croatia

I am learning English because it is fun, academic and important to communicate in the world.
Jorge Pena, Venezuela

I am learning English because I want to study abroad.
Nurul Kamal, India

My name is Phuong Thao. I am Vietnamese and I am studying at Dalat University. Today I received an email from Ecteam inviting me to this competition. I decided to participate in this contest because I really like this topic and I want to tell you why I am learning English as a second language.
Above all, I was born into an intellectual family. My parents always worry and encourage my learning. They want to bring me the best. So I think I was lucky to "get to know English" as a child. I love it from the first day I knew it. I enjoyed learning about daily life, culture, people... in England and the United States. Also, I really want to speak English fluently like other people around the world. I am so interested in English that I learned it every day and tried to speak it to anyone who knew anything about it. Then it became my habit (and also my hobby) until now.
Also, due to globalization, English is more popular and very useful nowadays. It is used in almost all countries (as an international language). I already learned it every day so that I can get a good job in the future. I hope that one day I will have the opportunity to go abroad and succeed on my own.
In short, I love English and I choose it as my second language. "I will continue to improve my English!"
Phuong Thao, Vietnam

I'm learning English because I love traveling the world! And I think that a lot of money is not needed! Good relationships are needed! Because it makes a good relationship if we can speak a global language!
judi abt

I would like to travel the world, get to know other cultures and make new friends.
Jelena Resanovic, Croatia

I am learning English because it is an amazing language. It is a beautiful language that is the most useful in the world.
In fact, I like to travel all over the world. English is the language of communication. It seems that all the people in the world use English to talk to each other. It's spoken in more than 100 countries, so I can communicate with people anywhere.
On the other hand, I am a researcher in the field of computer science, so I could easily read professional articles. I might as well write my own articles!
In short, I enjoy learning English.
Yosra Wahabit

I am learning English because I want to study Archives and Records Management at the University of Liverpool and it inspires me to enter the competition.
Ilga Paupe, Latvia

I like this.
Stephanie, Italia

I am learning English because I want to read, write, speak and think in English, which will help me with my research.
Sergej Bespalko

I am learning English because I need to communicate in the language, read and listen to information from the media.
Aly Swaleh, Kenya

I am learning English because it not only helps me to communicate with foreigners, but also to express myself better among my friends (from my country). Although each language is rich, there are still some words and phrases that are unique to one language and not translatable. Therefore, sometimes it is easier for us to express thought in English, since everyone learns and understands it, than in Russian or Ukrainian, because it is difficult to find a suitable equivalent. So the more languages ​​you learn, the richer your general vocabulary will be!
Olena, Ukraine

I am learning English because I want to be informed, native speakers want to understand, and native speakers want to understand me.
James, France

I am learning English so I intend to study in the UK territory for my master's semester and then I hope to continue my studies based on my experience compared to other civilizations. English is essential today to communicate with others in the world. I prefer to learn and study in English.
Ozlem, Turkey

I am studying English because it helps me to push the horizon line further and get away from a stressful and disappointing social environment.
Dana-Maria Onica, Romania

I am learning English because I love the English language and I am very happy when I can speak English with someone.
Diana Masterove, Russia

I am learning English because it is known throughout the world as an international language; Easy for beginners and challenging for advanced.
Vappu Hietanen, Finland

I am learning English because I want to read the books in English and be a good English teacher.
Ugga Pandita, Burma

English is my world and my world is English.
Onur Aytan, Turkey

I am learning English because I like to travel and meet new friends and English is the way to communicate with people from all over the world.
Reem Saif, Jemen

I'm learning English because it's easier for me to explain my feelings in English than in French, it's better for seducing girls!
Alan Moisant, France

I am learning English because English is a key to knowledge, the science from the past to the present, it is a door to the world where almost all the letters are written in English.
Tatiana Kachurina

Whatever you're looking for, it enables you to improve your life by giving you access to information that other people can't get.
Matteo Tondo, Italy

I am learning English because I need to speak and write this language in my work if I want to be better than others.
Daniela Popa, Romania

I am learning English because I am a citizen of the world.
Laercio Venturini, Brazilian

I am learning English because I need to improve my English language and help me to start my Masters in Mobile Communications Engineering.
Ahmed Bahaa El-Deen Darwish, Egyptian

I'm learning English because my dream of climbing the corporate ladder cannot be realized if I can't make English an art.
Arash Minouie

I am learning English because I want to improve.
ruba sakakini

I am learning English because I find it an interesting language to learn and it will also help me in my future career and current field of study. I find English to be my obsession for a while because I have been trying to learn a new language along with it. I always find myself thinking about the English meaning and translating that word not into my own native language but into English and what else I can't remember. The new language I just learned is English. I think English has already become my second national language. I love learning English and reading.
who finds it

I am learning English because I need to communicate with the people of the world who will understand me and teach me to live in difficult situations.
Samira Samady

I am learning English because knowing a foreign language opens up the world for me, it helps me get to know other cultures and make new friends.
Elena, Czech Republic

I am learning English because it is a language spoken by most of the world's people, which makes it easy for me to deal with most of the world's people.
Hamza Ethelb

I am learning English because I want to participate in a course that you organized; I think it would be a great experience.
Goran Arsic, Sirve

I am learning English because I need to speak English well in my business, also English is an international language and anywhere in the world you can speak English and express your feelings easily.
Can Aksade

I am learning English because I like to be understandable to the rest of the world and to make precious and endless friendships with people from different cultures!
Radmila. Curcic, Serbia

I am learning English because I am a student of English literature.
Samar Tahhan, Syria

I am learning English because these days it has really become a must on your CV. It is the most important language that connects people from all over the world. I definitely think that being fluent in English is a huge advantage in your career, especially if you want to be successful in your job. I personally love English as a language and that's why I take classes. Classes are an opportunity to find out how much you don't know. :) I think the best way to learn a foreign language is by reading books and communicating with people as much as possible because that is the way to improve your grammar and writing as well as your speaking skills.
English sounds good and maybe that is one of the reasons why I will learn it in the future.
Adela Pupovic, Montenegro

I am learning English because:
1 - is a common language recognized throughout the world. Wherever you go, you will need it and you will need to use it. We live in the age of communication. Everyday life is evolving and if you want to keep up you have to follow the developments and speaking and understanding English is key.

2 - I am a public accountant working in an international company; I have to follow the development of my work, so I have to speak English.
Duygu Kaya, Turquia

I am studying English because I need it in my study. Thank you.
Mohamed Abud

I'm studying English, that's why I have 2 weeks free scholarship :)
Yunus Tetik, Turkey

I'm learning English because I like it, I need it in my work and to talk with my boyfriend, we are from different countries!
Maria Antonia Alejandres, Spain

I am learning English because my husband is bilingual and I want to be able to converse with him and his parents in both German and English.
Anke Junge, Germany

I study English because knowing an international language contributes to peace, mutual understanding, the global development of science, technology, education, culture and people's quality of life.
Tatiana Vasetskaya

I am learning English because it is spoken all over the world and speaking English is the first requirement to get a well paid job.
Dora Anna Mayer, Hungary

The reason why I am learning English is because I want to speak it as well as German.
I am outgoing and love to travel, so I enjoy making friends with many of the people I have met.
Andreas Gremaud, Switzerland

I am learning English because I strongly believe that it is the most important language spoken all over the world and everyone should strive to learn it and their life will be very prosperous.
Vicente Llorens Lorca, Spain

I am learning English due to my job. I work in an international field.
Ali Akka, Turkey

English is the gym of my mind, the best way to stay young, for a perennial mind. Excellent reason! Is not true!?
Anonymous

I am learning English because I can speak, dream, read, chat, write emails, sing songs in English, and understand ordinary people on the street.
Nadezda Kadlecova, República Checa

I'm learning English because since I was little I always dreamed of understanding song lyrics and singing them to tears!
Anny Mattucci, Italy.

I am studying English because it is a world language for almost all fields: modern science, technology, economics, commerce, business, medicine, literature, media industry...etc.
Hashim Ahmad Al-Hashim, Saudi Arabia

I am learning English because English is the common language of the world. Learning English also gives me new perspectives on my own language.
Christina, Norway

I am learning English because it is a great opportunity to meet different people and learn about their culture. Also, I need English for work.
Elvira, Italy

I am learning English because it gives me the incredible opportunity to speak to almost everyone on this planet. Should there be more reasons?
Dzanan Osmanovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina

I am learning English because I am one of the global minds, who believe in an international way of life. The English language is the key to feel at home anywhere in the world.
Timea Polz

Because it is an international language and if we want to know more we must learn English first because if we want to learn all the books are in English.
Nazir, Afghanistan

I learn English because I keep watching movies in English, reading books, attending seminars with native speakers, and subscribing to the EC team.
Marites Tachibana, Philippines

I am learning English because it allows me to go beyond the limits of the world. This is an opportunity to meet more and more interesting people from all over the world and it is an opportunity to do more useful things in my life. English is the world language and I want to speak it perfectly!
Irina Ratnikova, Russia

I need to enhance my career, English is a mission critical language, opportunities may be limited due to language issues.
Mario Sevene, Mozambique

I am learning English because I like to travel the world and meet people from different cultures on the trip.
Daniela Naid Tagliaferro

I am learning English because it makes me feel like a citizen of the world, because I believe that English is the lingua franca today.
Daniela Crapanzano, Italy

I am learning English because I work for a world leader in modern energy (wind power) and the main language for management of all employees is English.
Dirk Prahl, Germany

I am learning English because I want to study, work, travel around the world, and the language itself and its culture.
Tuo 'Maggie' Zhao, China

I am learning English because it helps me a lot to improve my work and makes me feel safe when dealing with foreign buyers.
Bui Hoang Hai, Vietnam

I am studying English because I want to improve my writing, communication and presentation skills, especially report writing and being able to easily correct mistakes.
lucas mothibe

I am learning English because: I like to learn foreign languages ​​and English is my favorite; It helps to gain confidence in the professional field and when traveling.
Eugenia Pugach

I am learning English because today it is one of the most important keys in society that opens the door to a well-provided future.
Dilfuza Madirakhimova, Uzbekistan

I am learning English because as an architect and environmentalist I work with people of different nationalities and I need them to understand me.
little edwig

I'm learning English because I'm going to be a grandmother to an Italian-English baby! I sing him lullabies, carols and tell him fairy tales: "Once upon a time..." Wonderful!
Angela Simeoni, Italy

I am learning English because it is the way to broaden my horizons and make this world a better place for everyone.
Danka Furtula, Serbian

I am learning English because it connects the past, present and professional future like a river that bears witness to history and time.
Lorinc Garai, Hungary

I am learning English because I want to marry the foreigner. It's a joke! I started learning English as a hobby and now it has become an important part of my life. It helps me in education and I hope that learning English will help me in my future job.
Asia, Russia

I am learning English because effective communication is essential to develop international relationships with other cultures, wherever they come from.
Thank you for your time,
Maria Laura Valente, Italian

Language is culture and our aspects of life are relative, English is a window that allows me to look objectively.
baris bakirci

I am learning English because today English is considered an international language and is used as a common way of communication.
Genevieve, Madagascar

I am learning English because it is a world language and I can contribute to international understanding through intensive learning.
Cem Arik, Turkey

I am learning English because it is important to me.
Ghislaine M. New Heart

I am learning English because, as a primary school English teacher, I believe that acquiring language skills is very important. Children must have highly qualified teachers.
Palma, Italy