Getting People on the Same Page in Communication

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Just how important teaching English to non-English speaking people is discussed in this paper. The author argues that for the sake of resolving conflicts, it is very important. The author uses several examples of common conflicts in which the understanding of the English language would have made communication much easier.

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"The most important reason that there needs to be a universal language for conflict resolution is that without one, people are left to make assumptions which can be dangerous. Assumptions about what someone meant or how things were interpreted can cause the conflict to deepen. Even with an interpreter there is no guarantee that the translation will be smooth or exact. Teaching English to non-English speaking residents will remove the middle person and allow those in conflict to resolve their own issues(Pean, 1999). "

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