| In a city as big as Toronto, it is quite possible to | | | | Toronto as well. As mentioned above, Toronto |
| live one's life within a cultural community which | | | | has a multiplicity of cultures. Many individuals may |
| speaks a uniform language without any real | | | | never attempt to set foot outside of their own |
| detriment to daily life. In fact, the multiplicity of | | | | cultural community, or may have immigrated to |
| cultural enclaves and large populations of | | | | the area at a later stage in life and therefore may |
| non-English speaking people in the Greater | | | | not have pursued learning the English language. |
| Toronto Area may make it seem as though | | | | These communities are not isolated from the rest |
| there is no need to endeavor learning another | | | | of Toronto, however. Many services such as |
| language at all; almost all daily interactions can | | | | utilities, medical services, and law enforcement |
| take place in one's native tongue. Still, there are | | | | need to be able to communicate with individuals in |
| several distinct advantages to learning English | | | | these communities on a regular basis, and an |
| whether in Canada for the short or long term, | | | | individual who can speak English will find these |
| and using the English as a Second Language | | | | interactions much easier. |
| curriculum offered by the University of Toronto is | | | | Finally, the shared knowledge of language is |
| a great way to achieve this goal. | | | | integral to building relationships between neighbours |
| First of all, the ability to speak English will not be | | | | who may be separated by nothing more than a |
| advantageous just in the city of Toronto, or even | | | | language barrier. Learning to speak English is a |
| just in Canada or the United States. As the main | | | | great way to reach out to many individuals not |
| language of most of the world's largest | | | | only in the practical world but also in order to |
| companies and producers, not to mention capital | | | | create lasting bonds, ones which will no doubt be |
| generators, English has emerged as an | | | | reciprocated. |
| international language of commerce. Those who | | | | There are many good reasons to learn the English |
| can speak not only their own tongue but also | | | | language, and there really is no better place to do |
| English have a distinct advantage both at home | | | | so than at or through the University of Toronto's |
| and abroad as the businesses of the world | | | | ESL program. Qualified instructors will mean |
| operate more and more globally. | | | | expert tutoring, and the immersive environment |
| Being able to speak English as well as your first | | | | means that each individual has the best |
| language will lead to practical benefits within | | | | opportunity to practice and retain the language. |