Lingua franca

slogan “English is not enough” applies as strongly to native speakers of English as for those who speak it as a second language. We are now nearing the end of the period where native speakers can bask in their privileged knowledge of the global lingua franca (Graddol 2006:118) English is used extremely widely today among speakers who have acquired it as a language for use with foreigner, rather than in their own schools, government bodies and so on. The role of education in school is now seen as to

had kids and raised them on speaking pidgin, now they speak Creole. Papua New Guinea has hundreds of local languages, about 800, but chooses to use Tok Pisin in schools, especially in urban areas (Franken & August 2011). Tok Pisin is used as a lingua franca or bridge to help teach in schools. For kids that need help understanding a concept, teachers use comparison, contrast, and elaboration in the student’s first language then to Tok Pisin (Franken & August 2011). The Board of Education in Papua New

Indonesia is located in Southeast Asia. The national capital of the country is Jakarta. Indonesia is an archipelago consists of more than 13000 islands. Indonesia is the fourth most populous country of the world. The population of Indonesia is around 250 million (Paauw, 2009). Indonesia got freedom on 27th December, 1949. Indonesian is the official national language of Indonesia. It is also known as Bahasa Indonesia. In this essay the author will see the emergence of Indonesian language as the language

This research aims to investigate the response of the main agents of change namely the educators and administrators in Malaysia, to adopt the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). It specifically focuses on the interaction between the borrowed language policy and the agents (administrators and educators) at the tertiary level of education and the ultimate aim is to investigate how the macro level policy is acted out at micro level. To begin with, this research will examine on how the Ministry

have the distinct advantage in their new environment of having each other to converse with in their native tongue, though even their communication with each other has begun to pick up bits and pieces of an English lexicon. Nepali acts as a lingua franca in areas throughout the Himalayan region and has a long history of being imposed through military conquest and sustained by political domination. Because of this, there are a number of related dialects that are spoken apart from the standard form

Should English be the Official Universal Language? 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

Studying abroad is currently attracting students all over the world, and it seems to be extremely interesting, but also it could be complicated and full of challenges. One of these challenges is the foreign language, and English is not an exception. Here in the USA it is not easy to start your study since students have to pass a language test which has been made to assess the students' skills in English. Clear examples of these tests are Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International

INTRODUCTION English language is the main international English. It is also said that English is the language of progress and development. In this age of internet and globalization, the use of English has increase tremendously. Most of the non-speaking English countries take great importance in English education. China and Malaysia being one of them. Ministry of Education (MOE) in Malaysia has been trying for years to improve the standard of English language especially in communication and writing

Kee Yang 9/30/2014 EngWR 302 Prof. Carter Bilingual Education Bilingual education has been a part of our education system since the 1920’s when the nation’s first bilingual program was established. In the 21st century, California has the most diverse student population in the world, with more than 100 languages spoken in homes of these student (Maggie Beddow) (pg VI). Since many California students came from another country with no background knowledge of the English language, they faced the real

The United States is continuing to grow in the number of families that are immigrating to our country. According to Washington State Institute for Public Policy (2007), “As of 2000, there were approximately 107,000 immigrant elementary students and 100,000 middle and high school students in Washington State, based on U.S. Census data.” Children from these families enter our educational system knowing very little English and they are considered to be an English Language Learner (ELL) defined by “those