agree that English is a global language? Do people know why they need a global language? Why do people all over the world learn English? Of course‚ English is a global language‚ but it does not mean everyone can speak English in the world‚ and it does not mean every country uses English as an official language. In 2009‚ English is the native language for one third of all people and on the first ranking that most people have spoken. (Weber‚ 1995‚ The World’s 10 most influential language.) People can
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English as a Global Language International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects‚ and also the movement towards an international standard for the language. It is also referred to as Global English‚[1] World English‚ Common English‚ Continental English‚ or General English. Sometimes‚ these terms refer simply to the array of varieties of English spoken throughout the world. Sometimes‚ "international English" and the related terms above
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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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There are lots of languages in the world and some of them fall into the category of international languages or languages of wider communication‚ such as French‚ English‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Russian‚ Italian and Arabic. All these languages are the official languages of the United Nations. Among all these languages English is rightly considered to be the international language of the world‚ though English has assumed the function of the ‘world language’ quite recently. It was only in the 1930 that the
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English is a language spoken by almost every country; therefore‚ kids are learning this language in preschool. Because there is a rapid increase in globalization‚ there is a need for having one language around the world in order to make things easier. Business between different nations with a common language will improve social relationships and will promote mutual understanding. In addition‚ studies have shown that there is an exponential growth in the number of people who speak English‚ so researchers
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Nguyen Thanh Hai ITIU09090 English – the international language At the moment‚ about 2.000 million people speak Chinese as their mother tongue‚ whereas about 450 million speak English. As follow this criterion‚ Chinese must be the world’s global tongue. However‚ people all over the world like to use English as the second language rather than Chinese and currently English is becoming more and more popular as the international language. In my point of view‚ I agree with this opinion
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many discussions about making English the official language of the United States. And not only has there been discussions‚ but people are starting to act. There have been movements‚ unity acts‚ and even laws have been proposed to make this a reality. So why isn’t English our official language yet? To me the United states has always been a cultural diverse nation. And because it is diverse‚ it is the reason why America is what it is today. Holding a barrier to one language takes the flavor out of the
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AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING KUMAR KISHOR BORAH FLASH BACK:- Of all the languages in the world today‚ English deserved to be regarded as a world language. It is the world’s most widely spoken language. It is the common means of communication
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www.ccsenet.org/elt English Language Teaching Vol. 3‚ No. 3; September 2010 Sociolinguistic Competence and Malaysian Students’ English Language Proficiency Mohan K. Muniandy Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Kuala Pilah Campus‚ 72000 Kuala Pilah‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Malaysia Tel: 60-6-483-2130/ 60-12-611-8478 E-mail: mohan691@.ns.uitm.edu.my Gopala Krishnan Sekharan Nair Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Academy of Language Studies‚ Dungun Campus‚ 23000
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English as a second language is not easy to learn. This is because English has its own set of rules in grammar‚ vocabulary‚ and pronunciations that might be very different from that of the native English as a second language is not easy to learn. By following six simple steps‚ however‚ non-native English speakers can speak‚ write‚ read‚ and listen to English confidently and effortlessly. -These six simple steps on how to learn English successfully.
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