Introduction: The importance of learning English cannot be overemphasized in an increasingly interconnected and globalized world. English is the most spoken language in the world as billions of people sheer English language as their official language. It is the primary language used in different international activities. Even in nations where English is not the primary spoken language has official status. English is indisputably the primary language of global trade‚ commerce‚ and education. So
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History of the English Language English is an Anglo-Frisian language brought to Britain in the 5th Century AD by Germanic settlers from various parts of northwest Germany. The original Old English language was subsequently influenced by two successive waves of invasion. The first was by speakers of languages in the Scandinavian branch of the Germanic family‚ who colonised parts of Britain in the 8th and 9th centuries. The second wave was of the Normans in the 11th century‚ who spoke Norman (an
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AMALIEN SPEECH-THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE -From: AiSya Humaira <aisya_humaira1996@yahoo.com.my> Subject: speech To: "sirrosdi@yahoo.com" <sirrosdi@yahoo.com> Date: Saturday‚ 21 January‚ 2012‚ 2:42 AM The Importance of English Language” A profoundly good morning to our honorable and respected principal‚ charismatic teachers and devoted fellow friends. In conjunction with the English Month‚ I‚ as the President of English Language Society‚ am glad to be given
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Background English Language is an official language in a large number of countries. It is estimated that the number of people in the world that use in English to communicate on a regular basis is 2 billion. English is the dominant business language and it has become almost a necessity for people to speak English if they are to enter a global workforce‚ research from all over the world shows that cross-border business communication is most often conducted in English. Is it the
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How we learn English Two English Languages. Everyone has had problems using English language as effectively as it should be used. Many‚ if not most‚ of our problems with English develop when we forget that there are two closely related but essentially different kinds of English - spoken English and written English. To use the language effectively‚ we have to be able to switch from one of its forms to the other with ease. If these two forms of English were identical‚ we could simply apply
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SS:2013 PS: INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE ENGLISH Dr. THOMAS SCHÖNWEITZ MERVE BOYRAZ hayat_zaten_benim@hotmail.com 1265666 Merve Boyraz Boyraz 1 Dr. Thomas Schönweitz 8 credits / graded PS: Introduction to Middle English MIDDLE ENGLISH LEXICON Table of Content 1. Introduction 2. Scandinavian Influence 3. French Influence 4. Latin Influence 5. Celtic Influence 6. Dutch and Low German Influence 7. Influence from Other Languages 8. Formation
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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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everyone knows the importance of English language in today’s world‚ importance of English language in our society and importance of English in daily life.The importance of English language in non spoken countries as well importance of English language in Pakistan increases day by day.As we know importance of English in communication is become very important day by day.As the second language we could never ask for questions why even the kids are already learned with the English language. Since elementary
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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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THE IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF ENGLISH Once there was a popular quote saying that “The sun never set on the British Empire”. This statement is very close to the truth. Because of the geographic spread of the British colonies‚ some territory somewhere was always in daylight hours. Chief among many legacies left behind by this British colonization is none other than the English language. It is difficult to estimate exactly how many English speakers there are‚ but according to one estimate
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