The Development Of Globalization Has An Influence On Most Different Aspects Of Our Daily Life

This essay will focus on how and why globalization affect the quality of our communication.

With the globalization, the English Language became the main language of the communication in the world. In this perspective, Dennis Baron discusses in his article Who Owns Global English” the omnipresence and the prevalence of the English in today’s society. For Dennis Baron, English has become the key success in the world platform.

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

42), which is mostly working through digital media, especially the Internet. (Gidley J, 2001) Furthermore, globalization is not a process whereby one form or style dominates over eliminates all others. Rather, it is the diffusion of seemingly competing forms and styles around the world. (Firat A F, 1997) The currently occurring, mass ‘Englishification’ of the world is primarily a domination of world languages by textually precise academic and/or business English. While there are some indications that English will in fact be superseded in these roles in the next century (e.g., by Mandarin Chinese). (Gidley J, 2004)

If the majority of Americans and other English speakers found a value in learning a foreign language like German, they might have the ability to read and understand the sentence above. However, many English speakers do not understand how learning another language will be beneficial to them in a world in which most foreigners speak English, business is often conducted in English, and all of their favorite music and movies are in English. In recent years, public schools and postsecondary institutions around the United States have shut down their foreign language programs because they are no longer able to financially support foreign language programs or are unable to find the value in learning another language. Although English is becoming an arguably “global” language, monolingual English speakers are at a disadvantage today because multilingualism provides economic and political benefits, helps improve cognitive function, and gives people a deeper understanding of foreign cultures and customs, which is necessary in today’s global society.

Learning English has become primary necessity in this era, for the better or worse, by choice or force, English has ‘traveled to many part of the world and has been used to serve various purposes’ (Sharifian in Naji Pishgadam, 2012 : 84 as cited in Setiawati , 2015 :1). According to Chang as cited in Setiawati, “English has been the prevailing foreign language in the curricula of educational institution and in foreign language learning”. By the end of the twentieth century English was already well on its way to becoming a genuine lingua franca, that is language use widely for communication between people who do not share the same first (or even second) language (Harmer, 2007).

English language has rooted its feet on the land as it became the source to communicate with people belong to any country, international business dealings could occur through it. Another important point is that availability worldwide information in English language. As the world is getting globalized, we need to communicate with the people of the world and English language is playing its vital role in communication and helpful to convey our messages.

(Sharifian, F 2009) International language may be English because that is the most expected language and is the language of the ancient earth power. With factors like international education, globalization, foreign job placements and international business, people are expected to speak in English so that they can seamlessly integrate into their doings. This only caters to the growth of English as an international language. The growth of English as an international language however has a negative impact on the development of the other languages as an international language. The biggest challenge it will create is in the efficiency during jobs, education and integration in the

Globalization, has taken place for centuries, is the shrinking of geographic that accelerate the flows of money, goods, people and culture around the planet. Migration came when people move between countries either temporarily or permanently, to seek education and employment or to escape adverse political, environments. Culture and globalization have infinite impact on each other. Humans have never been closer together than we are today. Globalization, started from the intercontinental migration taken place in early modern age, impacted by economic and politic; it is also the driving force for international trade and rapid improvement of communication.

Globalization is a phenomenon involving the integration of ideas circulating worldwide, connecting people from everywhere (Friedman). Globalization affects everything, but most importantly it impacts our own cultures. Culture is the way that groups of people act, believe, and live. This is crucial to life because without culture, we wouldn’t be unique. Cultures are linked together through globalization because globalization can spread cultures worldwide, altering them in the process. Globalization is something that has existed on throughout history, still in our everyday lives. To give some background, America embodies ideas of opportunity, freedom, and a land of promise. America promotes these values and ideas because it creates a strong and unified country. It even influences other territories to follow the successfulness of the U.S. acquiring freedom from Great Britain. Likewise, America is one of the world’s leading superpowers so people either aspire to be like Americans or fear and fight them. This leads into the significance of perspectives because some outside areas may envision America as glorious or as a force they must oppose and rebel against. These areas make judgements on America based on their values/beliefs or in other words their culture. Due to this, some areas may be bias towards America, creating contention because America sees themselves as helpful when other countries/areas strongly agree with them or strongly disagree. This is also part of the reason

There are positive and negative implications of English being the global language. Crystal explains the benefits as, “pride that your language is the one which has been so successful” (Crystal 46). The other advantage to a global language is it is a worldwide language and there is no reason to learn other languages. Crystal also believes having a dominant language like English will bring harmony and peace because there will be no misunderstandings. Although, Crystal continues by explaining the negatives as “other people can change it without

With increased globalization, it has become highly relevant and valuable not only in the education and labor market, but also in modern society to have good command of more than two languages in addition to one’s native language (cf. Gehring, 2010). Consequently, various forms of foreign language learning and teaching have become common worldwide, and language courses are offered in school, university, and in the workforce. In particular, English, French, and Spanish as foreign languages have been dominating in school systems around Europe (cf. Decke-Cornill & Küster, 2010). The world language and lingua franca English is widely used for international communication; no one can deny its spread and success (cf. Crystal, 2003). The mastery

English has been supported and promoted globally specifically for economic and political reasons and thus this argument forms the English linguistic imperialism. Imperialism is a type of relationship where by one society can dominate another society. It is evident by dominating the other society that it also comes with its language. As with English in the American and European imperialism thus globalization today has been spread by many languages but English is the most dominant. English today is vast and many people are conversant with it since it has its advantages and benefits a lot the individuals. This has led to

We live in a global world where it’s very important that we are able to communicate with people that have another mother tongue than us. Since English is a global language, and used as a second language by many people, it can be used to communicate across borders, to exchange information, for working together and to understand each other. English can then be used to spread technology and information to later generations so that it can be understood and used later. English is also an easy language to learn and understand compared to for example Russian, Chinese, and Japanese. Because it is easy, we can begin early to learn English. The English we learn at school doesn’t help us to communicate fluently in English, but it surely helps to understand and make ourselves understood. English has become a big part when it comes to different occupations. If you can use it well within your occupation, you’ll get better opportunities and you’ll be able to work everywhere. On the other hand, English as a global language can be negative for those who don’t know it that well. Many people from the older generations have difficulties when it comes to jobs, because they don’t understand or speak it well. There are less opportunities for them when it comes to jobs. English is spreading all over the world, and I think therefore that other languages disappear. The English is “taking over” and the other languages don’t get the possibility to develop. I also think that English makes cultures disappear because we can only know cultures through learning the language. And when we don’t learn other languages than English, we don’t learn about the culture, and the culture disappears more and

    Because English is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a "world language", the lingua franca of the modern era, and while it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language.    English is widely spoken in the Philippines. It is used as the business language as well as the medium of instruction in schools and universities.  It is the language used by the people all over the world in order to communicate to anyone.