Name: Cici Li Assignment: Critical response Topic: Globish Summary Cuthbert and Jackson both discuss Globish which is a simplified form of English. They have different opinion on Globish. Cuthbert indicates that Globish is an easy way of communication‚ while Jackson states that Globish is lack of accuracy. They both talk about vocabulary‚ grammar and culture. Jackson claims that culture are very important to language‚ whereas Cuthert maintains that language can separate from culture
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CONTROVERSY OF GLOBISH AND ITS IMPACT AS A POTENTIAL WORLD LANGUAGE Meghan McCutcheon Concordia University Abstract This paper explains the current arguments surrounding the use of an impending world language. Four different sources are used throughout the paper as a means to better explain the notion of Jean-Paul Nerrière’s brainchild of ‘Globish’ as a front-runner for the use of a world language. These sources differ somewhat of their interpretation of ‘Globish’ and how
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Written Proficiency Globish In the article Glob-ish by the British journalist Robert McCrum we get to know a lot about a global phenomenon called globish. Robert McCrum points out in the article how this constructed language‚ this simplified English‚ is becoming more and more common by easing the communication in this globalized world. Knowing globish will help people with different mother tongues to understand each other much easily then before‚ without speaking perfectly. He also explains
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Globish: How the English Language Became the World’s Language What did the German say to the Frenchman at the business convention? Probably something in English. As today’s language of international culture‚ business‚ science‚ and commerce‚ English is spoken every day by people all over the world whose native tongue is something else. Can The United States and the England keep a controlling grip on the language they popularized as it spreads across a world filled with people of other native tongues
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be English?” The concepts of Global English and “Globish” do not convey the exact same sense. The first objective is to define properly each one of them. The term “Globish” itself: The term itself is a combination between “Global” and “English”. “Globish” is a simplified version of English. The word itself and the concept behind it are the brain child of Jean-Paul Nerrière‚ a French business man who speaks English‚ and his own version of it‚ Globish‚ as additional languages. Everyone in the world
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For example‚ the idiom ‘belt-tightening’ is expressed in Globish as ‘spending less money‚’ highlighting how Globish focuses on practical and efficient communication. So why should YOU learn Globish? Learning Globish will make you highly sought after by employers as it makes communication more effective in a time where global business teams increasingly comprise of non-English natives
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Summery: Cuthbert declares that Globish is simpler and more effective than English in communicating. She supports the idea of Globish by bringing out its advantages. Those are: simple vocabulary and grammar‚ English without culture‚ more confident in speaking and more time for innovating activities in class. According the evaluation of credibility‚ her argument seems to be weak. II. Credibility: Regarding credibility‚ Cuthbert works for English Learning Center where Globish is being taught. That means
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History Antiquity to 1650 (Bruce Nye) Response 8: Martin Luther’s 95 Theses Question: What do you see as the two or three main issues Luther has with the Catholic Church? Response: Martin Luther’s 95 Theses wasn’t an attack on the Church‚ Catholics‚ or even the pope. The 95 Theses were more of an observation Martin Luther did of actions the church was taking‚ and they were more of critiques to fix what he saw were incorrect actions by the church and pope. One of these issues was the pope
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Matt Cooper Alyssia Ashkevron ENGL 111-37D 10 June 2014 Response: White’s 5 Paragraph Theme Theme This short paper will be in response to my reading of Edward White’s “5 Paragraph Theme Theme” essay. The following paragraphs will illustrate my opinion of White’s idea‚ if I think it is an effective means of writing a paper‚ and if I believe it should be the way all papers‚ essays‚ and reports are written. Lastly I will finish up with an overview of what I have discussed. I believe this paper
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Joseph Campbell response 10 The power of myths was an event that changed many lives. Joseph Campbell dedicated his live and scholarly work to study the myths for an explanation of consciousness. His work isn’t just a collection of interesting exotic stories but they are for those who are willing to imagine their rich inner life. Campbell explains there are “four function of myth.” The first function is for the individual to explore their inner goddess‚ finding if the mystery exist. The second function
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