English As A Medium Of Instruction Worldwide

English has become more and more significant. In China, a big part of higher learning, is a

Speaking English as a second language in front of others can prove to be anxiety-provoking and when an international student develops this kind of fear they limit their ability to participate in discussions of class and develop a social relationship. For entry of international student in universities would normally consist of a TOEFL or IELTS score. However, even when the entry level requirement is fulfilled by students, they are not acquainted with the terminology that is technical for a subject area specialist. Difficult time is faced by international students while reading because of lack of familiarity with English vocabulary, a weak understanding of complex syntax, lack of background knowledge in a subject and lack of equivalent words between English and their native language (Mertin, 2013). Criteria of language which is the only thing achieved by the students, studying in English, especially at the level of master’s, can result stressful and onerous. The language entry requirement which is pass by the international students and the independent study was problematic for the international students required at a very early stage of the

Nowadays, English is the global and technology language. English play an important role in the world and it works like a passport because it has improved a lot and became the language of technology and the language of internationals. As result, most of people developed based on English language through global businesses. In all over the world there are many opportunities that changes people life to make it better and its English language. There many non- English speaking countries that uses English as a second language and they teach subjects like science and mathematics and etc. in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) to provide more opportunity for their development.

English as we know it is indeed the dominant language, but does that mean everyone should learn it? Should English be the global language? Should you have to know English to communicate if you are someone that lives in a place where the native language is something different? The answer is no. However, first you must consider the statement “It is a fact that English is the dominant language in the world today. Everyone, in every country, in order to participate in the modern world, should learn English. After all, a language is just a random collection of words, so how hard can it be”. Personally, I believe it is tremendously difficult to learn a new language as an adult, but in order to make the world go round, we all should know more than one language; no one language should rule. Barbara Wallraff, David Crystal, and John Tagliabue share a few words that connect to the statement to show their personal mindset behind English being a global language. In this essay, I will extract statements from each of the authors that explain their views on a global language to support my overall perception.

With the rapidly development of English, English becomes a lingua franca in the world. English language is spoken by over1.5billion people around the world (“Mufwene, S.”, 2010). Non-native speakers are far outnumber of native-English speakers which means that many people who come from different backgrounds and different native language are using English as a common language for communication(“Mufwene, S.”, 2010). In other words, English have an important position today; it affects more and more people use it as a common channel for communication or in the aspect of sharing academic information. However, although English has many advantages, it is threatening to the position of other languages in the world, for example, some languages are facing

Schools around the world teach English to their students. In Europe especially 85 percent of students learn English as their second language (Source B). Why spend time learning another’s language while they already speak your own? There is no concrete justification. English is already one of the most spoken languages around the world and it continues to grow diminishing the value of other languages. Responses to this may include that while English is very widespread the future of languages is unpredictable, English may not in fact become the ‘global language’ it aspires to be(Source F). Mandarin is a language spoken by many people, it’s reach isn’t as far but China is an emerging superpower so who’s to say Mandarin won't become the ‘global language’. But, for now we must live in the present and not be ignorant of the fact that here and now English is the one at an upward

International education has been an expanding industry in Australia over the past decade, generating a considerable amount of economic revenue in the education sector. Australia has been recognised as being the top 4 most popular destination for international students pursing outbound tertiary education. Having said that Australia is also deemed as one of the most expensive countries for overseas students to study in, with the high and increasing cost of living as well as the inflated tuition fees, significant finical burdens are placed upon overseas students. As they are neglected of the benefits and financial assistance received by domestic students.

“One out of four of the world’s population speaks English to some level of competence” (NADRAG, TIHENEA, and STAN, 2013). It is well known that English is a globally used language and holding balance internationally, but after all how can we ‘dig deeper’ into it? Although undisputedly English is today’s international lingua franca, the comprehension of globalization of the English language of its historical origin, further consequences (to other non-English speaking nations), and trend of benefit with disadvantage might come more important than the language itself as it is practically being used daily and globally.

Nowadays we are living in the age of globalization and as a result anything produced or invented in any part of the world gets global character very rapidly. To keep pace with globalization, it is very much essential to learn the global language English. English has a grip as the language of the global world, and being so it has become the most commonly learnt second language amongst foreign language speakers. English is the most commonly taught second language in foreign schools, as English is the collective language spoken by 1.8 billion people world wide, 27% of the world’s population. (Lona Glenn & Maria Castle, 2011).A vast majority of non-native English learners study a wide variety of school subjects using a language that is not their

The last two decades have seen a growing trend towards the number of international students who have chosen the UK as their studying destination. According to United Kingdom Council for International Student Affairs, the enrolment of overseas students into the UK universities rose by 21% in 2010. Under this circumstance, the issues that face the international candidates during studying their disciplines increase, not only because language barrier but also many factors including different teaching and learning methods from their countries. This essay begins by discussing the main obstacle, English as a second language, which is relevant to studying abroad. It will then go on discussing other obstacles such as, academic skills and plagiarism, which international students might face during their degree.

Vietnam is a developing country and its education is developing as well but there are still many limitations such as corruption, outdated curriculum and so on. However, I still chose to believe in the education in Vietnam, therefore when I finished high school, I entered the marine university at finance accounting department. During my time at that university, I realized my belief was wrong because most students in Vietnam after graduation were unemployed because of lack of skills. In particular, according to Dantri (2016) is the prestigious education electronic media website in Vietnam, in the first quarter of 2016, the country has 225,000 people with bachelor's degree and master degree are unemployment. Subsequently, I decided to study abroad and the question is which country can I choose to study abroad. I have done some research to find a good educated and suitable country for me, finally I chose the United Kingdom. The first reason is the UK has ranking in second place for higher education (Teleghraph, 2016). Secondly, UK is one of the most convenient environment to study English and the cost to study in UK is reasonable. The last reason is environment in UK is safer than some countries, namely the UK ranks 13th among the 23 safest countries to live in the world (Payne, 2016).

In this paper, I argue if our modern-day society needs a global language such as English. English as a global language is necessary because it is more efficient, globalization, and most people already have some knowledge of English. English is of great importance in many places around the world, for this reason, it would be an excellent candidate to be the world’s lingua franca, or a global language.

Globalization has also contributed to an increasing interest in English-language education worldwide. In response to the emergence of English as a world-linking, global language, an increasing number of schools have stepped up English–language requirements, even at undergraduate levels. The argument is that a universal teaching language is necessary as a natural consequence of globalization.

Continuous rapid economic growth has raised Malaysia from an agricultural and commodity-based low-income economy to a successful middle-income economy. As a mixed economy, Malaysia has elements of a free market economy nevertheless with intervention government. Malaysia's economic activity consist of a mixture of sectors whereas mixed of capitalism and socialism The strong economic performance has helped improve the quality of life for Malaysians and supported advances in education, health, infrastructure, housing and public amenities and others.

Nowadays most graduated student in Malaysia cannot find a proper job . one of the reasons are they cannot speak or even understand English well. Most employer need their employee to be able to speak and understand English to make sure that every transaction are well done.