There are many reasons to learn another language:

• Continue your education in another country
• Get a better job
• Make new friends (offline and online)
• Make personal improvements by increasing your skills

But I want to suggest that all of the reasons mentioned above are based on the need to UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE and BE UNDERSTOOD BY OTHER PEOPLE.

Language is not simply a bunch of words

It is true that a language consists of a series of words used within a specific community or country. We just answered the "WHAT" question.

But even more importantly, language is used to communicate within a given community or country. We just answered the "WHY" question.

Communication is a key human activity. We communicate with others in order to:

• pass along information
• explain our thoughts
• share our emotions and feelings
• ask questions
• connect emotionally, mentally, and spiritually

I am rebooting @SteemEnglish

I lived overseas for more than 10 years. I spent much of my time overseas teaching conversational English and creating a community of English speakers. I am excited to use my experience/knowledge and apply the teaching principles I used in Indonesia on the Steemit platform to help people who want to improve their English skills.

@SteemEnglish will use text (Steemit Posts), audio (DSound), and video (DTube) to teach simple and easy to understand English lessons.

Possible Topics

• Pronunciation
• Vocabulary
• Idioms
• Example Conversations

How Can You Become Involved

• If you want to improve your English skills, I invite you to follow @SteemEnglish and interact with my posts.
• If you know someone who wants to improve their English skills, please let them know about @SteemEnglish or resteem this post.
• If you have suggestions for topics you are interested in, then let me know in the comments section.

@SumatraNate

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