ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE Abstract This paper is intended to raise awareness on the aspects which define English as an international language‚ by examining the characteristics of an international language‚ the number of users‚ how it spread to reach global status‚ what factors may impede its continued spread and what dangers are involved in the development of English as an international language
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Effectively in English’. If you are currently learning English in a school ‚ college or university. Actually you join approximately one billion other people around the world who are engaged in the same pursuit. However as you may memorise and use proper grammar and try to avoid the mistakes common to most students of English‚ you may wonder why you are learning English in the first place. • Important of English as the official second language. So‚ why is speaking effectively in English important
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Estonian Business School Institute of Foreign Languages GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN ENGLISH Term Paper By Maria Esko BBL-2 Supervisor: Ludmilla Podolski Tallinn 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Common Features of Spoken English 4 Grammar Characteristics 7 Clause Combination 7 Position of items 8 Pausing‚ Repeating and Recasting 8 Organising the discourse 9 Ellipsis 9 Response Tokens 10 Vague Expressions 11 Headers and Tails 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC ENGLISH SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May/June 2012 CXC 01/G/SYLL 09 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council © 2010‚ Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher. Correspondence
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Importance of English Language In countries like Pakistan‚ with people of various cultures live‚ the languages of each part of the country also differ. English can be the only link as people in each place will not be able to learn all the other languages to communicate with the people. English bridges this gap and connects the people. When a person travels to another part of the world either for the sake of business or even as a tourist‚ the languages may differ. In these conditions‚ English is the language
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WHY ENGLISH IS IMPORTANT ?? Because English is the one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Why study English and History? This joint degree enables students to combine the study of history with that of English language and literature. The intersection between language‚ culture‚ and history is currently the focus of active debate within both the disciplines and you are encouraged throughout your course to relate literary and historical ideas in the investigation of your chosen periods
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Critical Analysis: Reformation of England The 16th century undoubtedly proved to be a tumultuous period in the history of England. The insecurity of religious belief and stability of its government were primary factors in the elusive identity of England until the very 1600’s. There was an evident succession of contradictory rule. This pattern began with King Henry VIII and his fruitless marriage to Catherine of Argon. Frustrations sky rocketed as they failed to produce an heir; Henry’s only resolution
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TEACHING BUSINESS ENGLISH: DO ENGLISH TEACHERS NEED TRAINING? By: NOR AINI BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN‚ ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MALAYSIA & FATIMAH BINTI ALI‚ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA English language teachers have to upgrade themselves constantly in order to keep up with the latest development in teaching the language. For English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers‚ the demand is even more pressing. Bearing that in mind‚ this paper investigates how Business
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Should English Be Our Official Language? Current Language Use in the United States In the United States‚ there are 303 languages other than English that are spoken at home‚ these categories include; Native American languages‚ African languages‚ Chinese‚ other Asian languages‚ Pacific Island languages‚ and Indic languages. According to the US Census‚ in 2007 the number of people five and older who spoke a language other than English at home doubled in the last three decades. English was
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PS : This is just an assignment that i have to do for the English subject and is only meant for educational purposes. Literature. Very few grasps its concepts‚ yet it’s renowned as one of the many important things that affect our lives‚ our very personality‚ not in the context that it changes us as who we are but widens our horizons‚ lets us see the bigger picture on nearly everything‚ literature can really be one of the more important things in life similar as to health and fitness‚ a great mind
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