+72 The subject 'English' should really be called language. If you were in Japan and you were doing the exact same subject it wouldn't be called 'Japanese', amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But then "Language" class could be any language. In Spain they call their "Language" class Spanish.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Where I am we call it english language arts, ELA for short

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In Japan they call it 国語 (it might show a massive cluster fuck of text if your computer doesnthave foreign language settings), and it means "Language Arts". It can work in the US too.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Every language class teaches the same thing regardless. Any language class will give you basic knowledge of grammar, formatting, spelling, rhetoric skills, and reading skills.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In Japan, the "exact same subject" would be English, technically speaking. The Japanese equivalent would be Japanese, but it obviously wouldn't be exactly the same. Also, they call it English because it is and analysis of the English language. If they just called it Language, you coyld be analyzing Russian for all they care.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes they do. In most countries the class of the national language is just "(National language)". In South America la Clase de Español, in Russia Русский Язык and so on.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In South Africa it's totally different. Seeing as we have 11 official languages and others offered at school additionally to those, we have a system based on your Home Language (though some schools offer more than one in Home Language level), First Additional Language and Second Additional Language. I don't know the limit. I have Afrikaans Huistaal (Home Language) and English FAL (First Additional Language).

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I usually hear it referred to as ELA or language arts, not English.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's silly. When you learn about the English language, it should be called English. What about places where you learn more than one language at school? In primary school, we learnt three.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, but if you were in Belgium and you were doing the exact same subject it would be called 'Dutch'. Just saying.

by Anonymous 13 years ago