ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA AND SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS Penny Ur TESOL France Colloquium 2009 Initial Concepts and Assumptions Probably between two and three billion people speak English. These may be defined according to Kachru’s three circles: inner‚ outer‚ expanding (Kachru‚ 1992). expanding circle outer circle inner circle Kachru‚ 1985 Probably between two and three billion people speak English. These may be divided into Kachru’s three circles: inner‚ outer
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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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• English is widely spoken and use around the worldand consider it the world language or the international language. • English language has an extremely large vocabulary. A basic and fundamental knowledge of the language is considered a requirement in a number of professional occupations. • Moreover‚ English is the international language of diplomacy‚ business‚ science‚ technology‚ banking‚ computing‚ medicine‚ aviation‚ UN & NATO armed forces‚ engineering‚ tourism and other more • English
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English Language Awareness Mock Lecture by Miss Thanusia d/o Devaraj (880915-43-5570) This lecture is prepared to create an awareness for learners on the importance of Standard English in academic and formal settings but also at the same time to be conscious of the communicative function of Manglish. Subject : English Language Topic: Language Awareness - Manglish versus Standard English Language Proficiency : Upper Intermediate/ Advance € To understand and differentiate
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Improving My English Nowadays‚ English is very important for the second language after our mother language and was used widely over the world. That means English is international language. It has become the most popular language of communication between other countries and in uses in business language. So‚ this can show that I needed to learn English well. There are many ways can use to study English in the correct way. There are three ways I use to improve my English that is reading newspapers‚
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It is undeniable that English is beginning to become a global language in most parts of the world by and large. It is spoken frequently especially in developed countries for instance The United States of America and The Republic of China. This is an inescapable process of globalisation. However‚ according to many experts in linguistics‚ English is dominating today’s modern world and thus‚ disregard mostly minority languages. Therefore‚ it is essential to consider both arguments including the history
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ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA Do you know that of all the languages in the world‚ English is the most entertaining and pleasurable language? The amusement of English expounds why we park our car on the driveway and drive our car on the parkway. When we explore in more detail of its paradoxes‚ we may later discover that quicksand can work slowly‚ boxing rings are square and guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor it is a pig. If we hurled back‚ English has been widely dispersed around the
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2011 Segundo parcial: domiciliario NIGERIAN ENGLISH Berardi‚ Lucía Introduction As Jennifer Jenkins states in her resource book World Englishes “... there are approximately seventy-five territories where English is spoken either as a first language (L1)‚ or as an official (i.e institutionalised) second language (L2) in fields such as government‚ law and education.”[1] There were two dispersals or diasporas of English that contributed to this. The first diaspora took place
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English as a Global Language English is fast becoming the dominant means by which the world is able to communicate. It is being referred to as the global language as it is seen as a common means for interaction between different countries. This new phenomena can be seen in a positive light because the use of English as a common language brings efficiency and greater understanding. Growth and development are not tolerant of differences and English becomes a means for international expansion. Nonetheless
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benefits of learning SBLE1042‚ English For Communication II. The aim of the paper is to identify the advantages of learning English. As an international language‚ English is an essential tool of communication in the pursuit of knowledge. In this global era of the information and technology‚ a good command of the English language is a definite asset. Hence the frequent clarion call of the government to learn the language could not be further underscored. INTRODUCTION English is an international language
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