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The Importance Of English

Importance of English for Communication Program

Language responds to a basic need of human beings: a need for communication. By speaking and using words; a person can say not only what is present and tangible, but also what is within time and space, abstract or imaginary. In addition, using language a person can control her/his own behavior and transmit her/his deepest thoughts and feelings.

Through language, people socialize and stimulate the creation, transmission and enrichment of culture. In their personal environment, individuals share their concerns, experiences, and opinions and build the world in which they live and try to improve their quality of life, as well as the life of others.

Due to the fact that we live in a changing world, and because of the scientific and technological sharing among countries, the migration of people from one place to another, foreign languages must be taught at the different levels within the educational system.  The teaching and learning of English will help to cope with those global changes.

Learning a foreign language means developing an awareness and knowledge of other cultures. Costa Ricans will be able to appreciate the moral, spiritual and aesthetic values of a new culture, and at the same time appreciate Costa Rican idiosyncrasies, values, traditions, and customs.  In addition, they will develop feelings of solidarity and brotherhood that will enable them to contribute to the improvement of their society.

By means of the acquisition of a foreign language, Costa Rican students are getting the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of the world and to participate in the development of the XXI century Costa Rican society.

The Educational Policy for the XXI Century will provide learners with the opportunity to express their positive feelings for their country, which is characterized by its democracy, culture and its respect for law, nature and peace.

The main purpose of this policy is to encourage Costa Rican students to be positive leaders with a critical mind that will help them to strengthen not only their own identity as independent and interdependent learners, but also the democratic system as well.