“IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE” CRISTINA MARTÍNEZ SIERRA DECEMBER 03/2012 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION “English is critical for countries’ successful participation in the global economy‚ that it provides individuals with access to crucial knowledge‚ skills and employment opportunities and enables organisations to create and sustain international links.” (Council‚ 2011) Recently I was in a well-known hotel for a conference
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IMPACTS OF ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE Since the world’s origin‚ language has evolved to meet specific social and cultural needs. Human beings have developed manifold languages to be able to communicate and identify as a community. Louis Calvet states that language emerged therefore polygenetically‚ and that humankind is multilingual (23). At present‚ however‚ English is considered to be a global language‚ a lingua franca and a window onto the world‚ leaving aside other languages of major importance
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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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English is one of the most widely used languages in today’s world and has a great impact on a successful career. Due to rapid modernization and westernization‚ the popularity of the English language has increased. It is internationally used and globally accepted. “English is being recreated every minute of every day‚ in billions of conversations in every country on earth; in countless books‚ films‚ television and radio programs‚ on the internet—recreated organically: that is‚ in ways that grow out
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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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‘English Seen as Co-star among Global Languages’ and ‘ Can English Be Dethroned?’ Decide which article is more persuasive in your opinion and why. Use examples from the articles to support your ideas. Nowadays‚ all people say that English is the most essential and easiest language that people could use to communicate in different countries. As I read thoroughly the two articles‚ which are called “ English seen as a Co-star among Global Language” and “Can English be Dethroned”‚ I’ve found out
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Science and Technology Boning—Boon or Bane? The subject of human cloning (reproductive cloning) is shrouded in controversy‚ right from its conception. On the other hand therapeutic cloning‚ which is sometimes misunderstood as reproductive cloning‚ is not the creation of an offspring but instead‚ vital stem cells are taken from human embryos‚ which are then used to generate tissues and organs. These organs and tissues can be then used for transplantation. The ultimate aim of this process
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It is unquestionable that English today enjoy a significant status as the most worldwide spoken language. It becomes part of daily life of many people for many reasons: enjoyment‚ academic‚ economic‚ and other purposes. It is spoken throughout the world either as a first or second language‚ not only with English speakers‚ but with people of different first languages. Crystal (1994) describes its status as ‘global language’ where it started to have ‘a special role that is recognized in every country
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Competence and Performance in Language Teaching Jack C. Richards Competence and Performance in Language Teaching Jack C. Richards cambridge university press Cambridge‚ New York‚ São Paulo‚ Mexico City‚ Tokyo‚ Singapore‚ Madrid‚ Cape Town‚ Dubai‚ Melbourne‚ New Delhi Cambridge University Press 32 Avenue of the Americas‚ New York‚ NY 10013-2473‚ USA www.cambridge.org © Cambridge University Press 2011 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant
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"English as a Second Language" What is an ESL Learner?English as a Second Language* students are those whose primary language(s) of the home is/are other than English‚ and who therefore require additional services in order to develop their individual potential within British Columbia’s school system. Some students speak variations of English that differ significantly from the English used in broader Canadian Society and in school.* In some literature‚ this is referred to as English
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