Reflection Paper On English As A Trojan Horse

English has become the most widespread and powerful language on Earth. The imperial English Empire spread English across the globe; from America to Asia. English’s position in the world was cemented by US cultural and diplomatic dominance; evident in American movies, fast food, and clothing. English has proven it is not moving anywhere anytime soon, as English only grows in use over time. Thus a debate has arisen: Should English be the official Universal Language? On one hand, English can harm other cultures, international relations, and scientific development; however, English is very flexible and widely used, making it the perfect candidate for a global language.

Nevertheless, the author also believes it is important to learn well in using the standard English because it is needed in our daily life. The primary purpose of learning well on it is because we can express thoughts well to others, regardless of what language we use, that it’s our responsibility to improve the imperfect to perfect. Based on Tan's mother experiences, life can be a struggle if you refuse to change. As an example, Tan’s mother did not receive the

In 2003 census, Canada citizens comprise of 4.4% Aboriginal population, 18% foreign-born citizens and almost 80% immigrants. In this amount of immigrants,60% Asians and 20% Caribbean,Central or South American and Diversity East-West Center,University of Hawaii Africa.This census can show us the most diverse population in Canada. My experiences more than 3 years in there reaffirmed my favor and contentment with this diverse society. Everybody respects each others. There are many competitions in civil administrations, public services, employment opportunities, education and innovations.Students in primary school, secondary school and high school are encouraged to learn at least two languages. They can choose any language that they like. It is the compulsory choice in learning second language. The slogan they use about learning languages is “more languages Canadian children can use, more tolerant, compassionate and intellectual benefit they deserve”.Nowadays, every school is trying to promote and bring more languages into school curriculum. Language is the important tool for culture and diversity. Through language, people can become the creative members of diversity; and this emerging diversity brings peace, harmony and prosperity to the community. Importantly, Canadians understand well about their obligation to abide by the state of

Some people think that English should not continue to be taught globally because many ethnic and national groups are afraid that they will lose their cultural identity and native language. There are also those for whom it is too hard to speak English at their work. Cultural identity reminds us that we are a part of a history that defines our past and shapes who we are likely to become. People also fear that they will not speak their native language anymore and that may mean they will not know their own identity well. Furthermore, people got a headache at work because they can’t communicate English, because, in fact, English is not an easy language to learn for many people. These reasons are the why people worry today. According to Debate.org,

English, which is spoken by 1.9 billon of the world’s population as their first language (Redman, 2004), has been spreading rapidly in the world since the British Industrial Revolution and colonialism in many continents such as Asia, Africa and North America during the 18th century (Lavot, 2000). As the influence of English is increasing, some linguists think that it is a natural process of successful international communication. However, many other languages are also dying out at an accelerating rate because of the expansion of the English language. In discussing the issue of the growing influence of English; arguments, both for and against, should be considered, particularly, in the economic, the information exchange, the linguistic

The growth and domination the English Language has seen globally is not only unprecedented, but comes as no surprise; "The spread of the English language and its culture over the world is a major event in human history"(Algeo, 2005, pp.6). As the Lingua Franca of the developing world and a third of the world’s population speaking English (Crystal, 2006), its importance, appeal and prestige cannot be undermined. Maybe it is because of its "richness and variety" (Gooden, 2001), inherited and adopted after colonialism (Algeo, 2005) or simple, a tool for international development (Erlin and Seargeant, 2013).

“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.

English is the international language around the globe and they need to learn it to communicate with other and other countries. Learning English is very important to help them find job opportunities in the biggest companies because the biggest companies has their system and employees speak English so they can help other people through the international language. Considering English is being taught in almost every school nowadays, it is only natural for companies to hire English speaking employees because most people speak English everywhere. English can help students who are learning English to develop their relationships with people everywhere. Building relationships with people around the world helps us to obtain unity. Currently, there are almost 75 territories which speak English as a first language or a second language in most fields such as education, government and law. It is difficult to establish the right number of Englishes in the world as it is almost developing new varieties of English and new things are being discovered. Other than that, the internet and the media needed a shared language and that language was English. English is also the language of diplomacy and educated elites which made the English language even more popular in these domains and with people. Seeing that all the important domains and all the popular people in all different domains can speak English, that made people want to know learn it even more so they can understand what is going on around them and to help them grow in so many ways. That’s why English should be offered in all countries and be learned by people all over the world as it is a dominant language. As statistics show, English is the most leaned language all over the world in all different countries and schools, even some schools have English as a mandatory language where it is not even a first language in the

Language study has been essential in my life for years; although, it gradually became one of the main parts through various events, such as: travelling, going abroad to study, and teaching. During my studies, travels and year abroad, I became aware of the fact that language is much more than just a combination of letters, it is a powerful tool that can allow one to be immersed in a foreign culture. Moreover, during my time teaching I have realized that teaching is difficult, tiresome, and complicated; yet, it is what I want to do in my life.

As a developing country, Indonesia really needs English because Indonesian government is trying to improve all aspects which are usually faced by all countries. One of these aspects is education, which is essential. Thus, the government has settled English as one of

Despite the widespread presence of English throughout the country, (much like other countries) the actual understanding and ~~ of English is low. In fact, it is estimated only twenty percent to a quarter of the (common) population has a decent and ~~ understanding of the language. It is “sometimes a second, third or even fourth language for large segments of the population.”. Even those who know English may not be speaking it correctly.

The English language is a dynamic organism that has undergone many instances of transformation, and will continue to do so. As English becomes more and more recognized as being universal, it will undergo changes to better suit its role as an international language. The implications for other cultures are great, but the implications for the English language itself are also radical.

First, the English language has an important role in the education system. Dr. Al-Seghayer points out (2012), “It is the

     “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,

For this report we are going to give information about our training of teaching English as a foreign language which took place at the secondary school of Abdrahman Ibn Rostom in Tiaret from Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 until Thursday, April 16th, 2015. Teaching is made up of different important ingrediIntroduction For this report we are going to give information about our training of teaching English as a foreign language which took place at the secondary school of Abdrahman Ibn Rostom in Tiaret from Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 until Thursday, April 16th, 2015. Teaching is made up of different important ingredients which are important for its success or failure; we have among them the methods of teaching, classroom management, teacher’s assessment and evaluation, students’ behaviors, classroom settings, and other conditional factors which are crucial for its completion. Before attending the training in this school, there were many elements that lead us to go there and many questions need answers. First as a student we have noticed before in our learning process in the secondary school that most of students neglect the subjects of the foreign languages such as English because of many factors. The aim therefore was to observe a class from the literary and the scientific stream to find out which stream is given much more importance to EFL learning. Second, as a would be teacher, we want to bridge the gap between theory and practice; that is to be trained for teaching in