What is your opinion on people in Australia, who are unable to speak English, and what do you think needs to be done about this problem? Should it be a case of learn the language or get out?
2006-06-21 13:57:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Hell yes! I did it, so everybody should, now I am in Australia but before I lived for 6 years in the US and I was pissed off with the Mexicans who were there for more than a decade and could not speak any english. I am sorry but if you move to a country you have to learn their language, even a minimum, my English is not perfect, I make mistakes and sometimes my pronunciation sucks because I have a French accent, but at least I try and do the effort.
When I was in the US I had American friends and now I have Australians friends and it is great to be able to communicate with everybody.
2006-06-23 20:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I worked for many years as an examiner for the IELTS English tests (in England). I would often get candidates seeking residency visas for Australia. (Even native speakers had to take the exam). The standard required was 6.0 or better (on a scale of 0.5 - 9.0 where 9.0 is an educated native speaker). This is a high standard of English - spoken and written.
So, migrants to Australia already DO have to learn English to a high level - the legal ones anyway.
Looking at some of the answers here - it would be good if some Australians could write English better, too.
2006-06-21 15:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do what the Romans do in Rome. If you wanna live in Australia for a long period of time, it's advisable that you learn English. You don't have to be perfect, but some basic words here and there will benefit you a lot.
2006-06-21 14:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They should learn the king's language before they come to Australia. it's very frustrating when you go to a store and there's someone in the staff who can't communicate well with you because of communication gap.
2006-06-21 14:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by Amy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people need to learn the language of the nation they live in. depends on how bad the problem is, people should not expect citizenship if they do not speak the language, and their can only be so much tolerance of people not speaking the language.
2006-06-21 14:02:29 · answer #5 · answered by dude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think if you make a decision to move to a country, you should learn the language of that country. If i were going to France, i would learn French, Russia I would learn Russian.
I don't think you should kick them out...I just don't think that any extra accommodations should be made for them. They'll learn the language pretty quick then.
2006-06-21 14:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by Mandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is is easier if they want to have the australian privalges and have access to australian services yes.i think if we took full time residency in there country and didnt speak there language and made use of the services and such they would want us to learn.
2006-06-21 14:02:41 · answer #7 · answered by sugarpantsangel21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋