Abstract
Language is a medium used to communicate reciprocally. At this contemporary living, it is a must that any literate has to learn more than one language so as to be able to communicate with people beyond boundaries. English is a widely used language in terms of communication between countries, cultures, races and different lingual people. It is therefore inevitable that people learn and practice it. While learning English Language people need to differentiate between learning it as a Foreign Language and learning it as a Second Language. In Kurdistan, English language is learnt as a Foreign Language. Even though English is learnt as a foreign language by Kurdish learners, they learn quickly and easily due to the existence of similarities between the two languages phonologically, syntactically, grammatically and asymmetrically. This study sets out theoretically to analyze the similarities between the two languages i.e., English and Kurdish and also identify the reason for the quick learning of the English Language by the Kurdish learners.
Highlights
The majority of human beings in the world use the sound system or phonemic symbols for communication
Klaus (2007) with his experience of working as a Phonological and Grammatical Similarities between English and Kurdish Language: Why English Learning is Easier for Kurdish lecturer in a pioneer university in the Kurdistan region states that many Kurdish people speak English like native speakers, even though they have never travelled to the UK or the USA
When a Kurdish learner learns the English language, if the similarities of English and Kurdish grammatical system are taught with perfection, the learner gets it perfectly
Summary
The majority of human beings in the world use the sound system or phonemic symbols for communication. The human beings use the phonemic symbols to communicate. While looking at learning a new language other than our own native languages most people tend to choose the English Language for its international stature together with its vast familiarity and usages. To learn any new language, the learner has two options: he can learn it as a Second Language Learning or as a Foreign Language. For Kurdish people, even though the English language is a foreign language they learn the language with accuracy and perfection (Klaus, 2007). According to Harmer (2007), English nowadays has achieved the status of a lingua franca with a common World Language rather than being called as British or American English
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