For and against essay - LAURA PEÑA

Nowadays, due to globalization almost everyone speaks more than one language, especially English. It is often debated if being bilingual is as advantageous as we think it is.

On one hand, it has a clear advantage. This is that for instance, the fact that almost the whole population speaks English, which makes international communication easier. This way, we can travel anywhere without being worried about the communicational issue as we will be able to use English.

However, on the other hand. This globalization is also making some mother languages be in risk of extinction or be considered less important. People are more worried to dominate English than to speak properly their official language. It is thought that this is a serious issue as language is part of the culture which is the identity of each country and what makes us different from each other.  

To conclude, I personally think being bilingual is very beneficial as I can not imagine traveling somewhere without being able to communicate with people. Moreover, although it may be a threat to the cultural variety, I believe that it is our hands to not let it happen. We can speak more than one language but still give more relevance to ours.