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Complete PICLE corpus of essays by Polish advanced EFL students (330,000)

/^t/The very obvious reason for which people decide to learn a foreign language is a chance for advancement in their professional lives. Perhaps they will get a better job or qualification with two languages than if they know their mother tongue. Majority of language learners choose English as it has become the international language of communication. In France people talk about 'la weekend' and 'le drugstore', in Greece you can put your car in 'ena parking', all over the world people call trousers made of denim 'jeans'. These examples show that English has had a major influence elsewhere, and that is why English is considered to be worth studying.