By: Taban Khajehnassiri
First published in WWN November 27, 1999. The brief note wants you to pick up a little fortune by using and mastering English Language.
Considering the kind of devoted service our Iranian highschools and
private institutes give their students to be able to read and write in
English as a second language, it is somehow wonder we encounter educated
people (here with diploma) showing real difficulties with communicating in
English.
It is almost a fact and a real need to be fluent in English when
you are living on-line on the Internet. And once again, yet here's your
chance to take advantage of this weekly newsletter to communicate your
thoughts and views with other Iranian friends. The fact I decided to
dedicate this editorial to English language is that last week I received
an email - a confusing one - from one of our subscribers in persian
saying: "What are these weekly news about?!!" :)
At that time I had no
convincing reply to that question but offering 'an unsubscribe' command to
that dear Guest of the list! And once I said to myself: "That is a good
question!" I am sure you are with me now how important English language is
in this era. And you know that I could send this newsletter in Persian as
an attached file but I decided to write it in English first for myself to
practice more (Next year, in Aug 2000, we intend to start an International
Newsletter - so it is a must to get prepared and ready) and second to
prepare an English media as a weekly classroom for those who want to
communicate in English.
In the process, I recommend our readers to pick up
a little fortune by using and mastering English Language. You know Khalil
Gibral. He couldn't be so much famous in the world if he didn't publish
'The Prophet' in English. The same may be true for Kia Rostami's motion
pictures if he insisted on Persian language and with no translation, no
subtitles. Last week, renowned Kia Rostami received his 50th International
Award because he WAS (is) a GREAT Director, but an international one recognized
internationally.
Yes, once again, here's your chance to show us how you
feel and let us know what you think about it. In WWN, we want to reach
more readers and more subscribers. What should we do? Let us know... What
kind of Iranian web sites do you like to visit and know more about? Which
of our WWN's sections interests you more? "News and Reports"? "Management
Tips"? "Webway"?
If you were in my place as the editor of WWN, what
sections would you add to this Newsletter? Covering what kind of topics?
Let us know and let us move foreward. Webfaqt Weekly News is yours and
that is the whole idea of this editorial. Sorry for the long long
editorial.