extent do you agree with this? As globalization takes place‚ languages spoken by the majority became lingua franca of different regions. English for example as its most widely spread across the entire world‚ is spoken by 360 to 400 million as their first language and 470 million to more than 1 billion as their second language. It is the convenience that have led us into popularizing the lingua franca languages to establish a common method of communication. This influence affects the next generations
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language spoken in the world is highly significant. People can‚ for example‚ share new ideas‚ explore the science or gain knowledge about other cultures. This can be supported by the fact that modern English‚ sometimes described as the first global lingua franca is the dominant language or in some instances even the required international language of communications‚ science‚ information technology‚ business‚ seafaring‚ aviation‚ entertainment‚ radio and diplomacy. However‚ on the other hand easy communication
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sphere‚ even if it is only the 3rd most spoken language. The two in the front “win” because of its large number population‚ but curiously‚ those two countries‚ China and India are two of the major nations that use English as a second language or lingua franca. In East and Southeast Asia‚ English has a main role‚ especially in India. In this region as Andy Kirkpatrick (2000) states “English is no longer some colonial language. It is the means [by which] we in Asia communicate with the world and one
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thought of initially as the widening‚ deepening and speeding up of worldwide interconnectedness in all aspects of contemporary English as a lingua franca and globalization social life” (Held et al. 1999: 2). This ‘widening‚ deepening and speeding up interconnectedness’ may have a very influential repercussion regarding languages‚ as people will use this lingua franca more to communicate instead of their first language or mother tongue. Moreover‚ it can also be related to a way of doing business‚ an exchange
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he writes that Esperanto was designed to be very simple which would allow peace and neutrality. Whereas‚ in the article “What’s the point of Esperanto?”‚ Sola argues that it is wrong to believe that Esperanto is a better choice for the world’s lingua franca. Firstly‚ he states that Esperanto is not a good use of person’s time. Esperanto is not as popular as English so no any value are written by English. Furthermore‚ the author maintains that it is a biased language. For Asian people‚ it is hard to
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future. More then 350 million of the world’s population are first speakers of English; they have English as their mother tongue. For each native speaker of English there is three who have English as there second language or a lingua franca. To have a lingua franca means that this is the language you use in conversation with others that don’t share your mother tongue. A Japanese woman and a Norwegian man who are having a discussion about international politics and businesslife over a warm cup
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Mock Exam 1stc 7th of December 2012 By Gard Detlev Oksendal Task 1 1B 1. The three most important differences between the writing styles in the two texts (Appendices 2 and 4) Difference one: The biggest difference between Appendix 2 and 4 is the fact that Appendix 2 is a short novel‚ which we don’t know if it’s true or not compared to Appendix 4 who is an informative text with clear fact and reasoning. App 2 is taken from the book “the house on mango street”‚ which clearly is a novel in
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Language and Society 1. The relatedness between language and Society 1) While language is principally used to communicate meaning‚ it is also used to establish and maintain social relationships. 2) Users of the same language in a sense all speak differently. The kind of language each of them chooses to use is in part determined by his social background. Language‚ in its turn‚ reveals information about its speaker. 3) To some extent‚ language‚ especially the structure of its
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Educational Implications After presenting different views of the role of the English language in the world nowadays‚ we should question what kind of teaching would be most appropriate to the learning of English as an International Language. McKay (2002:12)‚ based on the ideas of Smith (1976)‚ summarizes some important aspects that should be considered to the teaching of an international language. 1) As an international language‚ English is used both in a global sense for international communication
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Dead Languages: Should they stay dead? Everyday languages are dying. This is due to the fact that they no longer become of use to their speakers who would find it more convenient to use more mainstream languages. In many countries‚ languages of cultural significance exist or have existed. In the USA‚ the Native American languages are rapidly disappearing under the influence of the practicality of the English language. In the UK‚ long enduring versions of French‚ such as Norman and Gaelic‚ are
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