SlideShare a Scribd company logo
Globalization And The English Language

Did you recognize that over a billion people in the world now speak English? According to a
report titled, "English Next" by language researcher David Graddol, "...two billion people [will]
be talking or studying English inside a decade." [1]


English is everywhere. The Economist says, "[English] is the language of globalization-of
worldwide enterprise, politics... It is the language of computers and the Internet... it is the
dominant intercontinental language in communications, science, aviation, amusement, radio
and diplomacy...." [2]


"English... is an crucial resource for operating on the entire world stage," suggests John
Whitehead, director of the British Council. The potential to communicate and understand
English is mandatory in certain fields, professions, and occupations. In reality, English is so
extensively Le Chanteur De Mexico Wins Over a Reluctant Paris spoken, it is referred to as,
the "lingua franca" [three] of the modern period.


However, with the thousands and thousands of indigenous speakers vying for positions in the
international Top 10 List of My Favourite Famous Entrepreneurs in the UK industry, what
likelihood is there for ESL (English as next language) speakers to compete? ESL learners
get coronary heart. As the Graddol report demonstrates, the global unfold of English... will
guide to critical financial and political drawbacks in the long term.... A long term in which
monolingual English graduates encounter bleak financial prospects as qualified multilingual
young men and women prove to have a competitive benefit in international Globalization And
The English Language businesses and companies.


Presented that English has acquired its entire world-vast track record because of, in huge
component, to globalized energy relations, individuals firms and governments employing
effectively-educated non-native speakers for their global organization interaction
requirements will obviously see the benefit of hiring non-native speakers of the English
language with multilingual abilities.


TBS Error: Your document contains more than the maximum allowed 5,000 words and
phrases.
TBS Error: Your document contains more than the maximum allowed 5,000 words and
phrases.

More Related Content

PDF
Review : english as global language by david crystal
PPTX
Corpora in language teaching
PPTX
English : Lingua - Franca
PPT
Background of English, its Spread, Functions & Status
PPTX
Introduction to sociolinguistics ch 1 4
PPT
World Englishes
PPTX
Chapter 17 language history and change
 
PPTX
Lingua franca
Review : english as global language by david crystal
Corpora in language teaching
English : Lingua - Franca
Background of English, its Spread, Functions & Status
Introduction to sociolinguistics ch 1 4
World Englishes
Chapter 17 language history and change
 
Lingua franca

What's hot (20)

PPTX
English as lingua franca
PPTX
English as a LinguaFranca
PPT
Englishes
PPTX
The future of english as a global language
PPTX
Southeast asian englishes
PPT
Lia conference dc_colored
PPTX
Language recovery
PPTX
Language Contact and Its Outcomes - Kyle Shiells
PPTX
Systemic Functional Linguistics
DOCX
Crystal: Engish as a Global Language
PPTX
How to Use Corpora in Language Teaching
PPTX
The origins of language curriculum development (Presentase)
PPTX
Computational linguistics
PPTX
Pidgin and Creole (Language Varieties)
PPTX
English as a global language
PPTX
English as Global Language
PPTX
ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE BY IRFAN
PPTX
Language, society and culture
PPTX
Second language acquisition
 
PPT
Language families
English as lingua franca
English as a LinguaFranca
Englishes
The future of english as a global language
Southeast asian englishes
Lia conference dc_colored
Language recovery
Language Contact and Its Outcomes - Kyle Shiells
Systemic Functional Linguistics
Crystal: Engish as a Global Language
How to Use Corpora in Language Teaching
The origins of language curriculum development (Presentase)
Computational linguistics
Pidgin and Creole (Language Varieties)
English as a global language
English as Global Language
ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE BY IRFAN
Language, society and culture
Second language acquisition
 
Language families
Ad

Similar to Globalization And The English Language (20)

PPTX
Course LA IMPORTANCIA DEL INGLES
PDF
24
DOCX
Hyder al-ani
PPTX
English as a global language grace
PDF
Sociolinguistics_English as a Global Language
PDF
scope of spoken english a global language
PPSX
English as a global language
PPT
PDF
Scope of English Language | Best English Language institute | Scope of IELTS
PDF
Cigbe the-future-of-english
PDF
CIGBE-The-Future-of-English
PPTX
Importance of English
PDF
English: the Working Tongue of a Global Village
PPTX
Reading and Writting II
PPTX
ppt principle of teaching english.pptx
DOCX
Reading and Writting
PPTX
Why english is global language
PDF
History of the English Language pdf (1)
PPTX
englishasagloballanguage-121123193913-phpapp01.pptx
PDF
El efecto del inglés - the effect of english
Course LA IMPORTANCIA DEL INGLES
24
Hyder al-ani
English as a global language grace
Sociolinguistics_English as a Global Language
scope of spoken english a global language
English as a global language
Scope of English Language | Best English Language institute | Scope of IELTS
Cigbe the-future-of-english
CIGBE-The-Future-of-English
Importance of English
English: the Working Tongue of a Global Village
Reading and Writting II
ppt principle of teaching english.pptx
Reading and Writting
Why english is global language
History of the English Language pdf (1)
englishasagloballanguage-121123193913-phpapp01.pptx
El efecto del inglés - the effect of english
Ad

Globalization And The English Language

  • 1. Globalization And The English Language Did you recognize that over a billion people in the world now speak English? According to a report titled, "English Next" by language researcher David Graddol, "...two billion people [will] be talking or studying English inside a decade." [1] English is everywhere. The Economist says, "[English] is the language of globalization-of worldwide enterprise, politics... It is the language of computers and the Internet... it is the dominant intercontinental language in communications, science, aviation, amusement, radio and diplomacy...." [2] "English... is an crucial resource for operating on the entire world stage," suggests John Whitehead, director of the British Council. The potential to communicate and understand English is mandatory in certain fields, professions, and occupations. In reality, English is so extensively Le Chanteur De Mexico Wins Over a Reluctant Paris spoken, it is referred to as, the "lingua franca" [three] of the modern period. However, with the thousands and thousands of indigenous speakers vying for positions in the international Top 10 List of My Favourite Famous Entrepreneurs in the UK industry, what likelihood is there for ESL (English as next language) speakers to compete? ESL learners get coronary heart. As the Graddol report demonstrates, the global unfold of English... will guide to critical financial and political drawbacks in the long term.... A long term in which monolingual English graduates encounter bleak financial prospects as qualified multilingual young men and women prove to have a competitive benefit in international Globalization And The English Language businesses and companies. Presented that English has acquired its entire world-vast track record because of, in huge component, to globalized energy relations, individuals firms and governments employing effectively-educated non-native speakers for their global organization interaction requirements will obviously see the benefit of hiring non-native speakers of the English language with multilingual abilities. TBS Error: Your document contains more than the maximum allowed 5,000 words and phrases. TBS Error: Your document contains more than the maximum allowed 5,000 words and phrases.