To help preserve the local culture of our host nation‚ we want our employees to display the local culture with the way they act and dress. Language is the primary barrier when conducting business in foreign nations. Even though English is the lingua franca of the international business world‚ it is a priority for our representatives to learn the local language. By doing this‚ we could effectively bridge the gap between the changing social trends that are occurring and upholding their traditional
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Since the dawn of civilization‚ revolutionary advancements in cultural and technological development appear to erupt suddenly and seemingly without reason. For instance‚ Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire inadvertently led to a golden age in many fields of art‚ literature‚ mathematics and science which lasted for centuries. A few hundred years later‚ Constantine’s Edict of Milan and his contributions to religious tolerance set forth the entrenchment of one of the largest and oldest
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Muhajirs 7.57%‚ Balochi 3.57%‚ other 6.28% Religion: Muslim 96.4%‚ Non-Muslim 3.6% Languages: Punjabi 48%‚ Sindhi 12%‚ Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%‚ Pashtu 8%‚ Urdu (official) 8%‚ Balochi 3%‚ Hindko 2%‚ Brahui 1%‚ English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)‚ Burushaski‚ and other 8% Literacy Rate: 54.9% of Total Population (Male 68.6% and Female 40.3%) Total Male Female Percentage Population Percentage Percentage 0-14 years 34.7%
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Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study The English language is the global lingua franca. In approximately 1762‚ the Filipinos were introduced to the English language by the British invaders. However‚ the English language only became significant in the period between 1898 and 1946‚ when the Philippines was under the United States sovereignty. Since then‚ the English language remains the country’s official language. On July 14‚ 1936‚ the National Language Institute selected Tagalog
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Auguste Comte (1798–1857) is the founder of positivism‚ a philosophical and political movement which enjoyed a very wide diffusion in the second half of the nineteenth century. It sank into an almost complete oblivion during the twentieth‚ when it was eclipsed by neopositivism. However‚ Comte’s decision to develop successively a philosophy of mathematics‚ a philosophy of physics‚ a philosophy of chemistry and a philosophy of biology‚ makes him the first philosopher of science in the modern sense
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India come from rural background as India is primarily an agrarian society. If the learners coming from rural background want to succeed at international horizons‚ they need to learn/ acquire English which is a second language of India and also a lingua-franca of the world. In this paper‚ we are trying to find out motivation variables that help learners especially coming from rural background‚ to overcome fear of English language and to master it. Meaning of Motivation: However‚ the term motivation
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I. Introduction General information about the problem (survey results) In 1920-1990s‚ during decades of Soviet cultural and political domination‚ almost all people in the Republic had to speak Russian whether they are Russians or not. It wasn’t forbidden to speak Kazakh‚ but if people did not know Russian language well‚ they would not succeed and couldn’t get good paid jobs; they belonged to uneducated and to a lower social class. Since that time‚ most families sent their children to Russian schools
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Language is the medium of communications and mechanism for social interaction. It is a vehicle of expression of thoughts‚ concepts‚ principles and cultural orientation. In fact‚ it is the most indispensable element of culture. It is never possible to understand the vitalities or components‚ as well as idiosyncrasies of another culture without its medium structure and medium of communication. The English language as a dynamic medium of communication
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of Hawaii residents speak Japanese. * Japanese emigrants can also be found in Peru‚ Argentina‚ Australia ‚Canada‚ the United States (California) and the Philippines. * As with any language‚ Japanese has its share of regional dialects. * The lingua franca of Japan is called “hyōjungo” (standard language). Classification of Japanese * Japanese is a member of the Japonic languages family‚ which also includes the languages spoken throughout the Ryūkyū Islands. * Japanese is often called
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surface of the earth. Hence‚ meeting people from different places in the world is greatly possible in the era of globalization. When people of different backgrounds meet‚ they need to communicate using a particular language as a lingua franca. English is now a world lingua franca. Nowadays‚ English is used by people in almost every part of the Zuliati Rohmah adalah dosen IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya 106 Rohmah‚ English as a Global Language 107 world. What is interesting is how English become so widely
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