Kindly evaluate my essay for writing task 2

Learning English at school is often seen as more important than learning local languages. If these are not taught, many are at risk of dying out.

In your opinion, is it important for everyone to learn English? Should we try to ensure the survival of local languages and, if so, how?

Nowadays, it has become an essential part of survival to be able to converse in more than one language. Learning English as a secondary language at schools is considered an important part of school curriculum and is often seen as more important than learning local language.

Why is it that, only in recent years did English gain attention to as a language that needs to be studied as a separate subject in schools? Learning English at schools has become a necessity for survival in the world. Emphasis has shifted towards English rather than local languages because students, or inhabitants, are fluent and understand the language of their land whereas to learn a foreign or secondary language, they need to put extra time and effort.

With time, people adapt and understand the need to be fluent in a language understood by most, if not all. An educational degree might not hold any value if one cannot step out of their motherland and apply to an English speaking country just because of the language barrier. While they might get an amazing work offer in their country, chances of progress are very less given the country itself has not overcome this barrier. While some consider English to be an advancement. there are those who believe local languages should be given the same importance as a foreign language, if not more.

In my opinion, it is important for everyone to learn English as that makes way for a lot of opportunities, but, it is equally important to make sure local languages survive because in the end, it is our native language that shall connect us to our roots. I believe, the best way to do so is to make sure local languages become a part of student curriculum in the respective countries by conducting all examinations in that language.