There are lots of languages in the world and some of them fall into the category of international languages or languages of wider communication‚ such as French‚ English‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Russian‚ Italian and Arabic. All these languages are the official languages of the United Nations. Among all these languages English is rightly considered to be the international language of the world‚ though English has assumed the function of the ‘world language’ quite recently. It was only in the 1930 that the
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1: Introduction At present‚ speaking a foreign language represents one of the essential requirements of today´s society. Besides other skills and knowledge‚ it is considered as one of the most influencing factors while applying for a job or sustaining in a particular work position under the condition of advancing the language level. Based on my work experience‚ I can confirm that knowing a foreign language is a necessity for everyone in general‚ mainly for my students - soldiers. These
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It is unquestionable that English today enjoy a significant status as the most worldwide spoken language. It becomes part of daily life of many people for many reasons: enjoyment‚ academic‚ economic‚ and other purposes. It is spoken throughout the world either as a first or second language‚ not only with English speakers‚ but with people of different first languages. Crystal (1994) describes its status as ‘global language’ where it started to have ‘a special role that is recognized in every country
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INTRODUCTION 3 CHAPTER I GENERAL NOTES ON LITERARY LANGUAGE 4 CHAPTER II VARIETIES OF LITERARY LANGUAGE 6 CONCLUSION 11 List of Literature 12 INTRODUCTION A literary language is a register of a language that is used in literary writing. This may also include liturgical writing. The difference between literary and non-literary (vernacular) forms is more marked in some languages than in others. Where there is a strong divergence‚ the language is said to exhibit diglossia. Classical Latin was the
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Contents Introduction Globalisation defined Main body - Globosity of the English language - Why it is so widespread - Advantages and disadvantages Conclusion The future of the English language Bibliography Introduction Every day people are surrounded by this term‚ when they hear it on the news‚ read it in the papers or talk about it themselves. "Globalisation" is a term which may be defined in different ways. According to the website www.globalization.com "the political and economical
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The History of English Teaching Methodology by S. Kathleen Kitao : Doshisha Women’s College‚ Kyoto‚ Japan Kenji Kitao : Doshisha University‚ Kyoto‚ Japan Language teaching has been around for many centuries‚ and over the centuries‚ it has changed. Various influences have affected language teaching. Reasons for learning language have been different in different periods. In some eras‚ languages were mainly taught for the purpose of reading. In others‚ it was taught mainly to people who needed to
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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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Lection N 1 The formation of the English Nation and the English Language. 1. Celtic invasion and its influence. 2. Roman invasion and its influence. 3. Anglo-Saxon invasion and its influence. 4. The spread of Christianity. 5. Danish invasion and its influence. 6. Norman invasion and its influence. 7. The formation of the English language. Different borrowings. 1. During the period from the 6th to the 3rd century B.C. a people called the Celts spread across Europe from the
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Discuss the positive and negative impacts of having English as global language Over the last decades English has played an important role around the world as common language for economic‚ education‚ scientific and entertainment exchange between nations and in particular between people. The positive aspect is that English language open doors in terms of global communication and business‚ because this language has become a powerful tool in terms of improving productivity and driving growth
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learning English is important? English is currently the most wide spread language in the world‚ it is second only to Mandarin Chinese in terms of the amount of people which speak it‚ but second to none in terms of the number of people learning it. It is currently the primary language used on the World Wide Web‚ in the political and business arenas. It has even become the language of today’s pop culture. So yes‚ I definitely think that learning English is important. While English may not have
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