Okay. I want to write about the myth that people of colour born in English speaking countries that have no accent all have perfect written and spoken English.
The truth is your grammar and understanding of jargon can still be bad, depending on which school you attended and if you’ve had good teachers.
When I was in primary school, we had great lessons on spelling and learning word meanings. But we didn’t receive much lessons on learning English grammar. When I reached high school, I received great feedback on grammar rules. But English lessons in high school focused more on Shakespearean English and English from novels, instead of business English. And business English is what you need to succeed in work in an English speaking country.
When you start work in Australia, your colleagues normally don’t have time to teach you English. Your workplace might be understaffed or busy. So you have to learn English in your spare time off work.
When I attended university, there were tutors to help with fact checking. But when it came to checking spelling and grammar, you were on your own. All I and my fellow students had was Microsoft Word spellcheck on computer to fix spelling and grammar. And while the spellchecker was good, it still makes mistakes.
So that’s why it doesn’t hurt to get business English lessons and read books on English grammar. Listening to English language CDs is very helpful too.