Contents Introduction Globalisation defined Main body - Globosity of the English language - Why it is so widespread - Advantages and disadvantages Conclusion The future of the English language Bibliography Introduction Every day people are surrounded by this term‚ when they hear it on the news‚ read it in the papers or talk about it themselves. "Globalisation" is a term which may be defined in different ways. According to the website www.globalization.com "the political and economical
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Brazer Bozlak 03113623 2011-07-20 LA 202 – OL8 The importance of the English language The English language is finally accepted as the universal language of the world and stands today as the common means of communication among members of different countries‚ cultures and communities. Moreover‚ English is also the international language of diplomacy‚ business‚ science‚ technology‚ banking‚ computing‚ medicines‚ engineering‚ tourism etc. It is understood and spoken almost everywhere in the
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English unstressed reduced vowels‚ such as schwa ’[ə]’ and barred-i ’[ɨ]’‚ have phonetic features that are distinct from other vowels. Phonetic features of those vowels are reduced in duration and vowel quality (F1 and F2). Schwa ’[ə]’ occurs in a word-final position like Rosa as a mid central reduced vowel and barred-i ’[ɨ]’ occurs in a non-final position like roses as a high central reduced vowel (Flemming & Johnson 2007). In contrast to English‚ there is no stress in Korean phonological system
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English‚ which is spoken by 1.9 billon of the world’s population as their first language (Redman‚ 2004)‚ has been spreading rapidly in the world since the British Industrial Revolution and colonialism in many continents such as Asia‚ Africa and North America during the 18th century (Lavot‚ 2000). As the influence of English is increasing‚ some linguists think that it is a natural process of successful international communication. However‚ many other languages are also dying out at an accelerating
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English Proficiency CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter presents the method of research utilized in the study‚ the population‚ sample size‚ and sampling technique‚ description of the respondents‚ research instrument‚ data-gathering procedure‚ and statistical treatment used for data analysis. Research Method Used The descriptive method of educational research was employed in the study‚ since it describes what traits or what it is of a certain educational phenomenon. Borg defines the descriptive
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ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE: ITS HISTORICAL PAST AND ITS FUTURE Zuliati Rohmah Abstract: This paper discusses English as a global language. The description of its history is offered to enable us to detect the underlying motivation of spreading English world-wide. How English plays a role on the death of other languages is presented to make us aware of preserving our own language‚ while making use of English. The future of English is predicted to give us a direction to our activities in relation
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is undeniable that English is not an easy language to learn. Malaysian ESL students oftentimes find English to be rather confusing and difficult to learn. Pronunciation seems to trip most students up. Though the English language syllabus makes room for pronunciation skills to be included in classroom practices‚ many often have problems with the pronunciation of certain words. According to Abbas and Muhammad Reza (2011)‚ many ESL learners have “major difficulties” with English pronunciation even
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online English teaching offers new and exciting opportunities in expanding learning growth and experience especially for Korean students. In a recent undergraduate study‚ students preferred online courses to the traditional classroom saying that they learned more in these classes‚ spent more time in on these classes‚ and found these classes to be more difficult yet of higher quality than traditional classes. With an increased demand for online learning as well as the need for proper English education
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English language example lesson plans Selected entries from the Trinity College London Lesson Plan Competition at the British Council and English and Foreign Languages University’s 3rd International Teacher Educator Conference Hyderabad‚ India‚ March 2013 In partnership with Selected entries from the Trinity English Language Lesson Plan Competition 2013 Contents Integrated skills 4. Past continuous yoga (winning entry) — Aditya Rajan 6. Let’s talk — Paresh Pandya Speaking 8. Congratulating
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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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