diplomacy. English is an important tool for operating on the world stage. The ability to speak and understand English is mandatory in certain fields‚ professions‚ and occupations. In fact‚ English is so widely spoken‚ it is referred to as‚ the "lingua franca" of the modern era. With the global spread of English serious economic and political disadvantages will probably come to those not having a reasonable command of the language. We see a future in which mono lingual English graduates face bleaker
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Business English: Need for More Research in an E-commerce Environment Traditionally‚ much has been written and taught regarding Business English. However‚ Business English "Communication" has only been seen as a tertiary business EFL curriculum. Its main objective has been teaching adults who are doing business‚ and students studying business to communicate effectively and efficiently with people from various parts around the world. In the world of international business‚ accurate and timely
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MUET PRESENTATION SCRIPT: “ABOLITION OF PPSMI‚ NOT A SMART MOVE. “ Sie Yii: Good morning Madam Jasmine and all my fellow friends. As the first (speaker/presenter)‚ I will be talking on the background of today’s topic‚ which is “ABOLITION OF PPSMI‚ NOT A SMART MOVE”. First of all‚ what is PPSMI? *pause‚ wait for response. If no one responds‚ move on.* PPSMI stands for Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris‚ or the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in
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advancement of the economics at that time are of great significance for the spread of the language. In this essay I will focus on one of the burning questions on ’ Whose English is it‚ anyway?’ and will also review the role of the English language as a Lingua Franca. (Rossi‚ 2007). Since English has become a global language‚ one of the main disputes is on whether it belongs to the native speakers of English any more. Naturally‚ such statements are very likely to provoke mixed feelings and concerns in many
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Global English Source Texts KEEP CALM AND STUDY ENGLISH English Language Center The texts in this booklet can be used to help you answer your group essay question. Essay Question Why do so many people learn English and what are the effects of this trend? Global English Texts Source Page Colls‚ 2009 – The Death of language? 3 IBJ‚ 2014 – China Makes Unprecedented English Language Push 5 British Council‚ 2013 – The English Effect 6 Mufwene 2010 – Globalization
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I remember the day I first came to America. I was in the LAX airport‚ looking around the totally strange place which was full of strangers. All I could hear was the strangers’ buzzing. At that moment‚ I realized that I was in America‚ and my heart started to beat fast. Until April 25‚ 2006 I had never been away from my country‚ Korea. For 18 years‚ I had grown up being around people who used the same language as me and had black hair and brown eyes. I was having.... However‚ my mother wanted to
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Language Study Guide Part 1: Questions: After completing this study guide and saving it‚ copy and paste your answers to the Language Study Guide Quiz (only AFTER you have also completed Part 2!) 1. What is Geo-Linguistics? Geo-Linguistics is the study of how languages spread. 2. How did Jones and Grimm link many language branches to the theoretical (Proto) Indo-European Language family? Jones studied ancient Sanskrit of India and discovered links between Sanskrit‚ Latin and Greek by backwards
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ABSTRACT: English is a universally speaking language which is accepted as “Global lingua franca” of the people. The largest professional engineering organizations use English as their primary language. The main objective is to encourage students to actively involve in participate learning of English and to acquire Communication Skills. But most of the rural people do not able to communicate freely during Campus Interviews. In order to face those problems‚ we need more practical training
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linguists have described more than 870 languages (Summer Institute of Linguistics 1995). There‚ it is common for a child to grow up speaking one local indigenous language at home‚ another in the mar- ket place‚ adding Tok Pisin to her repertoire as a lingua franca‚ and English if she continues her schooling. Analogous situations recur in many parts of the world such as India‚ which has declared 15 of its approximately 1‚650 indigenous lan- guages to be “official”; or Guatemala‚ or Nigeria‚ or South Africa—to
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whole culture is been imposed to us‚ we can clearly see the American culture present in all aspects of our lives‚ like pop music‚ the Internet‚ the movies‚ food and even in the Portuguese Language Dictionaries. Like Latin‚ English became the Lingua Franca through imperialist conquest. An empire is not complete until the conquered peoples adopt and accept the conquerors language and culture since it is communication what decides the size of political states. On the other hand‚ what made of Roma a
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