IMPACTS OF ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE Since the world’s origin‚ language has evolved to meet specific social and cultural needs. Human beings have developed manifold languages to be able to communicate and identify as a community. Louis Calvet states that language emerged therefore polygenetically‚ and that humankind is multilingual (23). At present‚ however‚ English is considered to be a global language‚ a lingua franca and a window onto the world‚ leaving aside other languages of major importance
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Language plays an important role in human life. One tries to acquire‚ learn and use language as a means of communication‚ and simultaneously as social symbol of humanity. By using language someone could make statements‚ convey facts and knowledge‚ explain or report something‚ and keep social relations among the language users. These indicate that by means of language‚ people can express their ideas‚ feeling‚ information etc through communication. ‚ As one of language in the world‚ English is considered
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How do you learn how to speak English very fast? Is it possible to accelerate your English speaking ability? Is it possible to make massive improvements in only 2-3 months? The answer is yes. But of course‚ to make massive improvements requires massive intensity and effort. So‚ how can you do it? How can you improve super-fast? What do I recommend for this kind of goal? 1. Obsession The first and most important thing you need to achieve this goal is incredible passion. You must have tremendous emotional
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speak proper English. This story describes how she uses rhetorical strategies to make her argument‚ while also criticizing cultural standards. The story states that the Amy Tan writes of the different Englishes she uses in her life and illustrates the innumerable ways that people express themselves‚ depending on who they are with‚ and their needs. The audience Tan is trying to reach are people that are ignorant of the fact that people like Amy’s mother who speak “broken” English most of the
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HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL END OF TERM III 2010 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH TEST G11 TIME: 2Hrs Date: 25th November 2010 INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer a total of five questions. 2. Answer not more than two questions on any one book. Orwell: Animal Farm 1. The song ‘Beasts of England’ clearly outlines the aspirations and vision of the animals on Animal Farm. What are these aspirations that the song reveals? Say why the animals fail to realize them
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Language plays a vital role in the teaching and learning process in all subjects. English‚ as the known international language‚ is the most common medium utilized in the school systems. According to the report of the British Council and University of Oxford’s department of education‚ English language is increasingly becoming the lingua franca of education institutions across the world – from primary schools to higher education. Materials such as books and journals are written in English‚ including
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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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“English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English
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vocal apparatus‚ discovering sounds that are distinctive for their particular language * Sounds will narrow to only the sounds that they hear around them * Intonation patterns are first to be acquired * Babbling appears to be innate ONE WORD UTTERANCES * Occurs at around 12-18 months * Infants discover sounds relating to meaning and start to use the sounds in expressive ways * They might acquire language all in the same way in the end‚ but there is considerable variation in details
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Disadvantages of English As A Global Language A widely accepted definition of global English which can be found at "www.reference.com" is "English as a global means of communication in numerous dialects‚ and also the movements towards an international standard for the language‚ it is also referred to as world English‚ common English or general English." In regard to history and why English developed into a global language‚ Crystal(1977) points out that the current status of English dominance is mainly
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