We all dream of becoming fluent in the local language of the place at which we are living, but it is not as easy task\u2026well for most people.\u00a0 I know international school teachers that have only lived in their city for two years and they are pretty fluent in the local language in my opinion.\u00a0 We all secretly hate these people.\u00a0 Then there are teachers who have lived in their city for more than 8 years, and they still don\u2019t really speak the local language fluently enough to have friends that only can speak that language to them.<\/p>\n When that is the case (you are not able to do many things in the local language), it is important to know what the English language abilities of the local people are.\u00a0 In some cities (for example in Scandinavia) most people speak English at a fairly high level.\u00a0 In other cities (for example in China) most of the locals aren\u2019t able to speak English at a high level (with many of them not knowing any English).<\/p>\n Each city is different, even within the same country.\u00a0 In turn, let\u2019s (international school teachers) share with each other what the language abilities of the locals are with each other; what is it really like when living in that city.<\/p>\n On www.internationalschoolcommunity.com<\/a> we have a topic under the City section that is specifically about sharing information about the language abilities of the locals.\u00a0 It is called:\u00a0Languages of the host city and the level of English spoken there.<\/strong><\/p>\n There have been 100s of comments and information already submitted in this topic on numerous school profile pages on our website.\u00a0 Log-on today to check out the latest comments related to the language of the host country people in the cities that have international schools that interest you most.\u00a0 If you currently work at or have worked at an international school, please also log-on and share what you know about the English language abilities of the locals in your host country.<\/p>\n So, how important is it to be able to communicate in the local language in your current placement?\u00a0 Go to the homepage<\/a> of International School Community and submit your vote today!\u00a0 You can check out the latest voting results here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new survey has arrived! 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