English Language Shaping Social Behaviors of its Learners for better (NU Case Study)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.70436/nujah.v1i01.10Keywords:
English Impact,, Social Behavior,, SLA,, Psycholinguistics,, SociolinguisticsAbstract
English has been acquired in Afghanistan included but not limited for educational and communicational purpose. Afghan students want to acquire knowledge and English can help them while Afghanistan as a nation is open to communication with outer world and English is so far the key medium. Even if English language has its social implication, English as a tool for cross-cultural communication plays a positive role and its learners and connecting Afghan people with the rest of the world. Research discovers that in many other countries, English learners are seen as more educated and thus firms and corporations prefer to hire them. Here, in terms of social behavior a language is considered as one of the most effective ways of determining a person’s behavior and interaction with others. The purpose of this article is to examine English language effects on students’ behavior and politeness. This paper examines how English language shapes personality and the emotional behavior of its learners in Afghanistan. Participants reported that English language make the more polite.
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