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    in the world of business is crucial to the global market‚ there is really no way that a company in the U.S. can do business in another country without someone knowing how to speak that countries native tongue. English has in fact become the “lingua franca`” in many countries‚ why should anyone who already speaks English invest the time and energy to learn a new language or improve the English as a second language skill? Because truly knowing the language and culture of world business involves far

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    Achievements of Albert Einstein in his life * Einstein showed that absolute time had to be replaced by a new absolute: the speed of light. Einstein went against the grain and totally dismissed the "Old Physics." He envisioned a world where space and time are relative and the speed of light is absolute (at the time‚ it was believed that space and time were absolute and the speed of light was relative). * He asserted the equivalence of mass and energy‚ which would lead to the famous

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    reason you have to learn English‚ you will never regret to have done it. English is one of the most widely language spoken around the world as well as the most taught. Many people learn English as their foreign or second language and it is the lingua franca of business. If you learn English‚ you will be able to get ahead professionally. Employers usually value their employees who handle many foreign languages. The following list shows some of the main reason why learn English language is very important

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    Vizcaya. They are one of the largest ethnolinguistic minorities in the Philippines. Ibanags speak the same language under the same name. However‚ due to the Philippine government’s attempts at displacing minority languages and imposing Filipino as a lingua franca‚ the use of Ibanag language has now diminished but remain strong with Ibanags living overseas. Thus while there may still be Ibanags around‚ the language is slowly being displaced. In addition to this‚ many if not most Ibanags speak Ilocano‚ which

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    Pricing Plans Value Chain BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT INNOVATION IS AND IS NOT  Does it change the competitive dynamics of the industry?  Is it new to the industry or just new to your firm?  Is it just copying to catch up? (Speaking the Lingua Franca of Innovation‚ HBR‚ 2012) CHANGING THE INNOVATION MIND-SET  Good enough can be great  Step‚ don’t leap  The right kind of failure is success (Mapping your Innovation Strategy‚ HBR‚ 2006) NO ONE WILL FORCE YOU TO INNOVATE The

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    Why Is Hip Hop Popular?

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    about gathering‚ entertaining‚ and expressing opinions. Another explanation for the popularity of hip-hop is it remains its essence and also offers new characteristics. In the article “It’s a Hip Hop world‚ Chang (2007) states that “Hip-hop is a lingua franca”. It means that while hip-hop may have the standard form‚ it also allow people to modify it and make it more fit to the new

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    Language Innovations in a Multi-lingual Classrooms Multilingualism is noticed all around the world. Connotatively‚ multi as several or many‚ and lingual as language‚ combined‚ basically meaning the use of multiple languages. It does not simply dictate the language they use but also the place where they have been influenced and had grown‚ thus‚ even reaching out to multiculturalism‚ meaning multiple experiences‚ influences‚ cultures‚ ideals‚ and more. It is clear furthermore that the above linguistic

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    Introduction As the technology improves‚ it shrinks the borders among different regions and brings the world closer together with no hindrance. Under the effect of globalization‚ interpersonal communication is facilitated. And English becomes the common language over the world. In the 2000s‚ the number of English speakers worldwide increase to over 1800 millions. The European Union reports that almost half of Western Europeans speak conversational English. From a 2012 article in English Today

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    enly used interchangeably. World English refers to the English language as a lingua franca used in business‚ trade‚ diplomacy and other spheres of global activity‚ while World Englishes refers to the different varieties of English and English-based creoles developed in different regions of the world. Historical context History of English Main article: History of the English language English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought by Germanic invaders

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    the significance of studying english history Report Theme: “The significance of studying history of English language and its connection with the other disciplines” Effectuated by : Rotaru Cristina‚ group 402 B Chisinau‚ 2012 English Present and Future The History of English language as a cultural subject It was observed by the remarkable twelve-century chronicler Henry of Huntingon that an interest in the past was one of the distinguished characteristics

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