English As An International Language And Intercultural Communication

English today is the most commonly used global language for commerce and it is the main language of the international diplomacy. And maybe the most important for them, it’s the most common language on the internet. Also, the language that integrand

In a moment of inspiration, Nerriere christened it ‘Globish’.” (McCrum) Linguistic and cultural divides make conversation and business between Korean and Japanese businesses difficult, but Globish serves as a neutral medium for the two parties to talk. Globish is very simplified, and exists to assist with international business, travel, and diplomacy where a common tongue is needed. Neither side feels at a disadvantage speaking the other side’s language, especially since Globish is detached from normal English. The desire of countries to teach English to their populaces, mostly for an edge in international business, is growing. There are some 50 million people in China enrolled in “Crazy English”, a program conducted by Li Yang to teach English. The goal of this program is to help students get jobs in international businesses (McCrum). As a result of this widespread desire to learn English, the majority of the people in nations such as India, China, and assorted economically poor nations, have adopted English (or rather the simplified “Globish”) as a secondary language in hopes of economic success. This also causes English to be known by diverse peoples across the world, while many other dominant languages are much more geographically confined. English is also very prevalent in international organizations and the internet. “Indeed, over 85% of

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.

Intercultural communication: A discourse approach attempts to explain the discourse approach and points to the authors ' distinction between cross-cultural communication and intercultural communication. The chapter underlines the authors ' approach and theory to intercultural communication. It covers several explanations and the distinction between cross-cultural communication and intercultural communication. The chapter discusses the many varieties of culture that exist. It also clarifies that intercultural communication can occur in conversations not necessarily when two people are from different countries.

As English continues to progress within the world, global culture has created an atmosphere where all can communicate and understand one another’s culture. In the United States, English becoming the official language has created unison and thorough communication within the entire country. It has created a gateway for people to comprehend and converse with

In order for effective intercultural communication to occur one must be aware of the different aspects of communication. These can include but are not limited to language usage, types of non-verbal

One of the main advantages of studying English is that it vastly increases the career prospects and employment opportunities of students. One of the arguments in favour of speaking in English is that it virtually removes communication barriers. It is doubtless that it will be difficult to communicate with foreigners when the languages are different. English is therefore well-regarded as the lingua franca to ease international communication. As a result, miscommunication can be avoided and it can eventually assist companies to save cost and minimize wastage of time. (Mydans, 2007). Other than this, English is certainly the primary language of global trade and commerce and tourism sector. In many countries, most of the tourism authorities and other officials who are in contact with public prefer to speak English for interaction and also to engage with tourists and immigrants. (Wil,

As we all know that language is the most famous tool for communicating mankind and English language has become popularized all around the world, and its used to international communication. Indeed, speaking is commonly used in forms of communication either in social discourse or

The first and most important topic is language in international business. Language plays a huge role in cross culture communication. It is one of the huge problems in today’s market which company faces on the path of internationalism in the different natural language. For instance, as per the “Ethnologue” website, the Chinese language is one of the most popular languages around the world. Over one billion people are speaking Chinese all around the world. However English is at third as per the chart. The difference in the language between workforce and marketing companies creates a huge

Intercultural communication competence refers to the ability of an individual to adapt and communicate appropriately and effectively across a wide array of cultural contexts. That is to say, for an individual to be considered an intercultural communicator they must understand other’s cultures as well as they understand their own, and apply this understanding to communication (Chen 1-2). With the increasing diversity at the workplace, school and other social settings, it has become increasingly important to learn how to communicate with people from a diverse array of cultures. More importantly, adapting to a more effective intercultural communication competence model provides us with learning opportunities occasioned by the interaction with people from other backgrounds. The intercultural communication competence model comes with some key components including tolerance for uncertainty, self-knowledge, and motivation. The greatest and most important of these aspects is motivation. An individual must be willing to foster relationships with people from a different cultural background. If an individual lacks the willingness to promote intercultural relationships, then other aspects of the intercultural communication model become moot.

The need to speak multiple languages has increased dramatically in the past decades. With communication among different cultures available now more than ever, it has become a necessity for business doers to be multilingual in various languages. Therefore, it has become unnecessary for English learners to become perfect speakers of the language, as the majority of them will be interacting with and doing business with other second language speakers. The need to be perfectly proficient in English no longer exists because the ability to be able to communicate with others, who may not have the English language mastered themselves, overrides any concern with proper language skills. It is no longer about perfection, but about effective communication.

Hismanoglu provided an investigation of the intercultural communicative competence (ICC) among ELT students in connection with linguistic ability, experience of people who study and work in English-speaking nations (e.g. Britain, the USA and Australia) and instructions in ICC in the context of teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) / teaching English as a second language (TESL). The findings of the article shed light on the three main questions: 1) how has linguistic proficiency influenced the learning of intercultural communicative competence; 2) how has overseas experience influenced the learning of intercultural communicative competence; and 3) how has formal education influenced the learning of intercultural communicative

Intercultural communication is a product of the direct communication by means of lan-guage or non-verbal expressions between people from two or more different cultures. However, the concept of intercultural communication does not only include verbal lan-guage, but also body language and emotions. In contrast to just face-to-face communi-cation, a broader term defines intercultural communication as the level of mediatized in-tercultural communication, such as in radio, television, movies, internet and literature. In order to further concentrate on the term intercultural communication and resulting prob-lems one first has to understand how people communicate. Therefore, a model of com-munication will be presented and the sub-division of verbal and non-verbal communication further elaborated.

This understanding of the cognitive and behavioral strategies that are most likely to result in effective intercultural communication thus helps to understand and/or accept the similarities and differences in the background, experience, culture and perspectives of individuals from a culture different that mine. This is the fourth most important dimension as it is seemingly impossible to obtain without the other three dimensions, but still important nonetheless. It is important because as the world is becoming more global with the help of technology, travel and education the success of these encounters will

     “In the world were over seven thousand languages have exisisted, one language had become dominate. This dominant language is English.” “In the majority of countries throughout the world speak English as their second or first language, no longer just America or England.” English has taken many forms, American English, the Queen’s English, Australian, Canadian English, and several others. Even American English has taken several types of English, Jersey English, East Coast English, West Coast English, Southern English, slang English, and Ebonics. All of these languages have major variants between them, but are all of them are still understood aboard. Without English the world couldn’t operate,