The Education Ministry, in a historical step forward, recently decided to give more opportunities for English education in the public school sector. Fearing and encouraging opposition against giving more attention to a foreign language, which is already a link language, is uncalled for, because it is already a part of the country’s education and social systems. The truth is, there are plenty of private education institutions that have been providing English education for years without causing the supposed decline of a sense of nationality that those opposing more attention for English education, fear. This fear and opposition are not justified because they stem from a certain lack of understanding of the specific roles of each language a country has. English, on the other hand, is the language that will help Sri Lanka be a part of global communities.

Source: The Nation June 29, 2021 17:37 UTC