Is English a ‘Killer Language’? The Globalisation of a Code Tanja Eckert‚ Andrea Johann‚ Anna Känzig‚ Melanie Küng‚ Bianca Müller‚ Cornelia Schwald‚ Laura Walder Abstract: Does English act as a Killer-Language or not? The fact that English has gained the status of a world language goes back to British colonialism. English was imposed on the indigenous populace in order to strengthen the power of the colonists. As the example of Papua New Guinea shows‚ this can have serious consequences for people’s
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“In a globalised world‚ the spread of English has adversely affected language diversity and cultural identity.” Jamlong Saiyot “If a child decides to abandon her or his language and customs and go around speaking only a foreign language‚ you can imagine that that child will turn out to be like a bird that just fliesaround and around [with nowhere to land]‚ not understanding anything. That will be a child with confused thoughts” (Aika Rambai‚ 1997‚ quoted in Sheldon‚ 2003: 3). | The eloquent
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Malawi. The third “expanding circle” is based on the countries that recognize the existence of English as a language and is sometimes that relevant to be taught. With that being said‚ it’s the “world language” or sometimes described as the modern lingua franca. English had its influential factors starting with British colonization‚ technological advancement‚ and popular culture or economic factors. The short story “By Any Other Name”‚ the article “How the Internet Has Shaped the English Language” and
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communicating in the business world. Since the United States is a world power‚ many say that English has become more prevalent in the global marketplace. Is English really becoming a worldwide language? Charles Foran answers this question in his essay‚ “Lingua Franchise‚” which first appeared in The Walrus Magazine in November 2004. Foran describes in his essay how English has been adapted in the global marketplace. In this essay‚ the author uses many statistical facts and examples about the effect of English
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Second Year Implementation of MTBMLE In Selected Public And Private Elementary Schools in La Trinidad Benguet Guzman‚ Melvin S. Batay-an‚ Jennifer S. Colingey‚ Rhealyn G. Lim‚ Rolly L. Daluyen‚ Zaldy T. Dackias‚ Ana Leah L. ABSTRACT The study aims to know how the different elementary schools in La Trinidad on the implementation of Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education Program and if the students perform higher on the assessment after the implementation of Mother Tongue Based-Multi
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Spanish ways‚ she felt that speaking English would not allow her to express herself. Especially in the American culture‚ it was necessary for her to learn English to communicate with her peers. Furthermore‚ the English language is the number one lingua franca no other comes close. At the moment about 1.113 million people speak Chinese as their mother tongue‚ whereas about 372 million speak English. Following this criterion Chinese must be the world’s global tongue; and
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Fame College Of Business Administration (CBA) Master of Business Administration (MBA) How to Improve English Learning Method in Bangladesh Course Name : Advance English Composition Course Code : ENG 203 Supervisor : Ariful Islam Emon BA‚ MA (JU) Faculty‚ Department of English IUBAT‚ Uttara‚ Dhaka. Researchers : 1. Sabrina Sadika Karim 14204010 2. Fatema Mannan Mili 14204047 3. Farhana Akther 14204013 4. Naznin Sultana 14204022
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other and to write their thoughts and ideas. The word «language» may be loosely used to mean any system of communication‚ such as traffic light or Indian smoke signals. But the origin of the world shows its basic use. It comes from the Latin word «lingua»‚ meaning «tongue». And a language still is often called a tongue. Wherever there is human society‚ there is language. Most forms of human activity depend on the cooperation of two or more persons. A common language enables human being to work
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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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