Lingua franca

A lingual genocide is brewing within a nation which prides itself on being free of oppression. Lingual activist have many different definitions for bilingualism. Martín Espada and Richard Rodriguez both abandon the conventional sense of the word bilingualism, the ability to converse in multiple language. In Espada’s essay, “The New Bathroom Policy at English High School”, he extends bilingualism to include the merging of cultures to sympathize and be immersed in a community. He believes that education’s

according to Tolstoy and many others documented research. In fact, if you wanted to be educated, you had to learn how to speak French. Things have changed a lot since the decline of French and the rise of the English. English is now the world 's lingua franca. But French remains an official language in many international institutions, from The United Nation to The European Union, to the Olympics Committee (founded by a Frenchman), and learning French still retains some superior status. French may be

Keren Gaona The University of Texas at El Paso Global Business 3304 May 19, 2016 According to the speculations of linguistic expert, John McWhorter, who wrote the article, “What the World Will Speak in 2115,” in one hundred years English will become the most widely understood language. If current trends continue, in the future one can imagine a world in which humans all share a single universal language. Having a common language would potentially open the doors to many opportunities for increased

Globalization of the English language is the concept of using English as a global language for purpose of communication in numerous different dialects that is the movement of English towards a standard language. From history we see that twenty first century is known as the period of globalization of English language in which English has gained so much importance that it is now known as the language of the universe. It is known by every class of people from rich to poor even though its usage in the

English is the language of the modern world. It is undeniable that English has become a global lingua franca and has developed throughout history. With the spread of English, it has evolved into different varieties known as ‘World Englishes’ and in turn emerged a number of attitudes to the issues of deviation from what is considered to be ‘standard’. Throughout the years there has been a great debate over the teaching of English in schools. One particular aspect of this is the argument over whether

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. English is of importance to become our universal language, because with the globalized society we live in, communication among different groups of people, has become increasingly important in the last 25 years. According

In contemporary society, there is an increasing number of people speaking English and there has been much discussion on the issue of whether English users are the victims of linguistic imperialism. Historically, English was regarded as a lingua franca and it has the same function nowadays (Kachru, 1985, cited in Jenkins, 2014). In addition, linguistic imperialism is related to English in this essay. Although English users could profit from the spread of English and ‘English linguistic imperialism’

English as a Global Language English is a lingua franca (ELF) where the use of English language is a “common language between speakers whose native languages are different” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary 2015). However, this does not mean that ELF interactions are speaking what is considered proper English, but whether or not they effectively communicate. This does not exclude native speakers, but rather it places emphasis on the interactions between persons of different mother tongues and cultural

Rebecca Berger Megargee English 103 10.Feb.2016 The Literacy/Education Narrative Everybody has a moment that puts their life into perspective; a moment where everything just clicks, but sometimes that moment can open up more questions than answers. A person’s life can depend a lot on their surroundings, but regardless of the circumstances they’re in, it is up to them to decide how it will affect them. One event could affect each person differently in such a way that there is an indeterminate amount

the Greek’s believed that Latin just wasn’t good enough to be able to express complex thoughts. However as we know today this is terribly false. Latin was one of the most wide spread languages that we know of today. Latin was also at one time a lingua franca. It was used as a common language between speaks of different native languages to express ideas. Not only was Latin used in science,