"LANGUAGE"

Language is a communication system. It is true that we use language to communicate with others. However, language is much more than a communication system. The most recent thinking about the nature of language suggests that language is first and foremost a representational system; a system which provides us with the symbols we need to model for ourselves, to ourselves, inside our heads, the universe around us. This modeling, carried out using the symbols ("words") provided by language, is commonly called "thinking." The communication function of language, which allows us to represent things not only to ourselves but to others as well, is an added benefit.

English, sometimes described as the first global lingua franca, is the dominant international language in communications, science, business, aviation, entertainment, radio and diplomacy. Its spread beyond the British Isles began with the growth of the British Empire, and by the late nineteenth century its reach was truly global. Following British colonization in North America, it is the dominant language in the United States, whose growing economic and cultural influence and status as a global superpower since World War II have significantly accelerated the language's adoption across the planet.

A working knowledge of English has become a requirement in a number of fields, occupations and professions such as medicine and computing; as a consequence over a billion people speak English to at least a basic level (see English language learning and teaching). It is also one of six official languages of the United Nations.

Tagálog (Pilipino) was officially declared the national language of the Philippines (wikang pambansâ ng Pilipinas) on July 4, 1946 following a law drafted six years before. With over 90 distinct languages in the country, the Philippine government deemed it necessary to choose one of them as the basis for a national language. Contenders for this title included the eight 'major' languages of the archipelago (languages having at least one million speakers, see map), but the final round boiled down to two top contenders: Cebuano, with the largest number of native speakers, and Tagalog, the language of Manila, the capital. To the utter joy of many Manileños, Tagalog won, and from this day non-Tagalog first graders are required to learn Tagalog.

Filipinos are taught at an early age that Pilipino is truly a national language, created using the maugnayin 'amalgamating' approach of selecting a vocabulary that is representative of all of the languages of the archipelago, with Tagalog serving as the standard. In reality, very few words native to the country used in Pilipino are of non-Tagalog origin, new words are often coined from the colonial European languages which still have official status: English and Spanish.

By using this language we can express ourselves and we can communicate it very easy. Speaking purely in tagalong or English can enhance our fluency. Especialy in English, we plan to go to other countries we should use English us our language to communicate other nationality. So speak in full English or tagalong!!!!