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[2] Why did such companies make these decisions2/The
wanted to increase business and make their companies mOre 如
this goal) their employees needed to be able to communicate in Engh
Sch abihisyjwould lead them to pay slot of money in afguage costs Tese
costs include 8 ony translation_costs but the_damage that can 2
misunderstandings、 too) (To avoid such costsl the comps 1
employees to be able to work smoothly with non-Japanese stafPin their ofhces 9
They also wanted them to be_able to negotiate (Gin Enghish)with companie8
overseas)AL these things considered, the benefits would be more thanjustcost .
savings。 xt前流
[3](Ofcourse)there are many levels of abihityjin uSing a 1anguage』HHow good
nies need to become at PreheheTme resident 6
one'of the companies)sayslthat the English that businessmen need is “Globi
which is different from the English 6f native speakersiHe botewes mate
jis employees should have
answer islthat the\
lobal achieve
did employees Of these compal
mastering special English expressions for business
de trouble communicating in the language atwon
Some people have questioned this new way oF thinking
*English divide'"一a split between those
o is
/They betieve an
emphasis on English may create an
who understand English and those who do not. For example, sorneon whx
very good at their work but not very good at English may not have the respect
of other employees, Another problem is *avoidance,” which sometimes happens
among learners of a foreign language They may stay silent they find
difficult to use a foreign 1anguage to express their thoughts/This defeats the
very purpose of having language for communication.
[ The decision by companies to make English an oficial language nther
offices has certainly provided an opportunity for the Japanese to think about the
importance of speaking a foreign language: 'The company president mentio
