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. English’s
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FACTORS AFFECTING ONLINE PURCHASING BEHAVIOR Hamisah Haji Hasan‚ Ph.D Communication Department‚ Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication 43400 UPM‚ SERDANG. hamisah@putra.upm.edu.my 03-8946 8667 Prof. Samsudin A. Rahim‚ Ph.D The study examined the relationship between consumer personality and cultural dimensions to that of purchasing behavior through cyber advertising. Krugman’s Low Involvement theory and Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions were incorporated in the study. A survey was conducted
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Commonly‚ students refuse to do the task of speaking in public due to discomfort of being viewed upon by the classmates or the audience and does create inferiority in delivering a certain speech. Public speaking is a common source of stress for everyone especially to students who are not used to speak in front of public because of fear to be criticized by others. Many would like to avoid this situation completely‚ but that is difficult to accomplish. Oral communication
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0Lecture 3: Marketing Environment Scanning of the Marketing Environment – Opportunities or threats? Environmental Forces—Firms must monitor six major forces in the broad environment: Demographic Political-Legal Economic Technological Socio-Cultural Natural 1. Demographic Environment The main demographic force that marketers monitor is population because people make up markets. Marketers are keenly interested in the: Size and growth rate of populations in cities‚ regions‚ and nations. Age distribution
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The development of English as a global language is one of the most remarkable phenomena of this century. It has developed from the native language of Inner-circle countries to the most widely read‚ spoken and taught language in the world. It has been widely spread through emigration‚ colonization‚ and globalization and has been acquired as a first‚ a second‚ and a foreign language (Karchu‚ 1990). Being the world’s leading language‚ English has become the main vehicle of international communication
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Running head: English Language Anxiety [pic] English Language Anxiety among the Students of Centre for Foundation Studies‚ International Islamic University Malaysia Maryam Binti Tahir 115174 Centre for Foundation Studies International Islamic University Malaysia English for Academic Writing LE 4000 Tutor : Madam Suriati Mohd Yusoff 29th April 2013 Abstract The objectives of this study was to identify the specific language skill in which students in CFS‚ IIUM feel most
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents #social attitudes
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of the day it is security and money. Then again‚ several factors come up as soon as you try to opt for a career. As you are seeking for security‚ you will be lead into a gamut of factors ranging from personal to financial to professional that will decide the career you choose. You cannot really avoid anything and have to follow the laid out path to achieve the right career for you‚ yet taking the right decision is necessary. The qualities within you The decision of a career is firstly based on
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1: Introduction At present‚ speaking a foreign language represents one of the essential requirements of today´s society. Besides other skills and knowledge‚ it is considered as one of the most influencing factors while applying for a job or sustaining in a particular work position under the condition of advancing the language level. Based on my work experience‚ I can confirm that knowing a foreign language is a necessity for everyone in general‚ mainly for my students - soldiers. These
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