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Jan 26, 2019 · The present paper highlights the importance of English as a global language as most of the world's communications is done in English. It also reveals how English is being widely used in...
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21. ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE. need for mutual intelligibility, which is part of the argument in favour of a global language, is only one side of the story. The other side is the need for identity – and people tend to underestimate the role of identity when they express anxieties about language injury and death.
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• English is the world’s common language. English has come of age as a global language. It is spoken by a quarter of the world’s population, enabling a true single market in knowledge and ideas. It now belongs to the world and increasingly to non-native speakers – who today far outnumber native speakers. • English gives the UK
mean to say that a language is a global language? Why is English the language which is usually cited in this connection? How did the situation arise? And could it change? Or is it the case that, once a language becomes a global language,it is there for ever? These are fascinating questions to explore,whether your first language is English or not.
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understanding of recent debates surrounding ‘English for Development’, a broad term which defines English language education as: • a tool for socio-economic development • a provider of opportunities for mobility and employability • a contributor to the sustainable development agenda and global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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