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EnglishGlobalization

Today,theEnglishlanguageisspokenasacondlanguagebymore

2006,foreverynativeEnglishspeaker,

therewereestimatedtobethreenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.

Englishisnowthelanguageofbusiness,computertechnology,and

tly,hundredsofmillionsof

people,especiallyinChinaandIndia,arelearningtospeakEnglish,

spredictthat

3billionpeoplewillspeakEnglishasacondlanguageby2016.

Manynon-English-speakingcountriesnowstarttoteachtheir

tonlyhelpsthe

childrentolearnEnglishbutalsotogetbetterjobswhentheyare

rythathasworkerswhohavebothEnglishand

computerskillsisbetterabletocompeteintheglobalmarketplace.

opleworkin

thefieldofInternettechnology,whilemanyothersutheInternet

tohelpthemdotheirjobsortoimprovetheirEnglishskills.

Asmorenon-nativespeakershavelearnedEnglish,wordsfrom

mple,Spanglish,

amixofSpanishandEnglish,isnowspokenintheUnitedStates

sh,amixofHindiandEnglish,isbecoming

morecommoninIndia.

Infact,someexpertsthinkthatpeoplecouldonedayspeakonekind

ofEnglishathome,anotheratworkorschool,andathirdwhile

xpertsbelieve

thatcountriesshouldencouragelocalversionsofEnglish.

r,

theywillhavetoadapttothembecautheglobalizationofEnglish

hlylucrativeEnglishasacond

languageteachingindustryandthedemandfornativeEnglish

speakerswillcontinuetogrowforsometimetocome.

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EnglishGlobalization

Pre-ReadingWarmUpQuestions☀

nguagedoyouspeakathome?

dyoustarttolearnEnglish?

vermixyournativelanguagewithEnglish

whenyouarespeaking?

ypeoplearoundtheworlddoyouthinkspeak

Englishasacondlanguage?

ueverheardtheterms“Spanglish”or

“Hinglish”?Whatdoyouthinkthetermsmean?

themeaningofglobalization?

COMPREHENSION✍

2006,whatwastheratioofnon-nativeEnglish

speakerstonativeEnglishspeakers?

fieldsorindustriesisEnglishspokenaround

theworld?

ypeoplewillspeakEnglishasacond

languageby2016?

manynon-Englishspeakingcountriesstarting

toteachtheirchildrenEnglishatayoungage?

oexamplesoflanguagesthathavestartedto

mixwithEnglish?

VOCABULARYREVIEW✍

hewordsontheleftwiththecorrectmeaningontheright.

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EnglishGlobalization

_____

_____te

_____

_____tly

_____

_____t

_____e

_____

_____

_____age

_____n

_____

_____ive

a)worldwide

b)changetofitanewuorsituation

c)inthearea

d)givesupportorconfidenceto;help

e)giveanideaoftheapproximatesize,number,etc.

f)profitable;bringingmoney

g)now;attheprenttime

h)aformthatisdifferentfromtheoriginal

i)borninorbelongingtoacertainplace

j)abilitytodosomething

k)saywhatwillhappeninthefuture

l)personwithspecialknowledgeorskill

m)trytowinorbebetterthansomeoneel

DISCUSSIT

Workwithapartnerorinsmallgroups.

Discussthefollowingquestions.

agedoyouthinkchildrenshould

begintostudyacondlanguageinschool?

youthinkisthebestwaytoteach

Englishtochildren?

outhinkEnglishhasbecomethe

globallanguage?

sbusinessandtechnology,whatother

industriesfunctionprimarilyinEnglish?

therightword(s)fromtheleftcolumnabovetocompletethe

followingntences.

__________________________liveinCanada,buttheyareplanning

tomovetoEnglandsoon.

umovetoanewcountry,youhaveto________________________

tonewcustoms.

ndsofathletesfromaroundtheworld_________________________

intheOlympicGames.

thelostmoneyinhisbusiness,butnowitisbecomingvery

__________________________.

sbecomeaverygoodstudentbecauallhisteachers

__________________________himtoworkhard.

DEBATEIT

acherwill

lhaveten

minutestoprepareyourarguments.

Topic#1:

WithEnglishbecomingthegloballanguage,thelossofnationallanguagesand

culturesisinevitable.

Topic#2:

Inordertofacilitateeffectiveinternationalcommunication,themixingoflocal

languageswithEnglishshouldbediscouragedandteacherverywhereshould

uoneglobalstandardforEnglishlanguageinstruction.

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hespreadofEnglishthroughoutthe

worldaffectinglocallanguagesandlocal

cultures?

ncountriesdotoprervetheirlocal

languages?

hinkitisimportantforEnglish

languageteachersaroundtheworldtotryto

maintainastandardizedformofEnglish?

Whyorwhynot?

waysdolanguageschange

throughouttime?Givesomeexamples.

ys,manyyoungpeoplearetraveling

toforeigncountriestoteachEnglishasa

hinkthiswouldbe

agoodjob?Explainyouranswer.

WRITEIT✍

Choooneofthequestionsaboveandwrite

aparagraphstatingyourownopinion.

ANSWERKEY

Pleanote:

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Thereadingforthistopicisalsoavailableinfull-pageformatattheendofthelesson(page4).

Comprehension

2006,foreverynativeEnglishspeaker,therewereestimatedtobethreenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.

hisnowthelanguageofbusiness,computertechnology,andskilledemploymentworldwide.

spredictthat3billionpeoplewillspeakEnglishasacondlanguageby2016.

tonlyhelpsrythat

hasworkerswhohavebothEnglishandcomputerskillsisbetterabletocompeteintheglobalmarketplace.

ish,amixofSpanishandEnglish,sh,amixof

HindiandEnglish,isbecomingmorecommoninIndia.

Vocabulary

hewords

1.i2.e3.j4.g5.l6.k7.m8.a

9.c10.d11.h12.

b13.f

thecorrectword

age

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EnglishGlobalization

MiniDebates

EnglishGlobalization

Today,theEng2006,forevery

nativeEnglishspeaker,therewereestimatedtobethreenon-nativeEnglishspeakers.

Englishisnowthelanguageofbusiness,computertechnology,tly,

hundredsofmillionsofpeople,especiallyinChinaandIndia,arelearningtospeakEnglish,manyoftheminsmall

spredictthat3billionpeoplewillspeakEnglishasacondlanguageby2016.

Manynon-English-speakingt

onlyhelpsrythathasworkers

whohavebothEnglishandcomputerskillsisbetterabletocompeteintheglobalmarketplace.

opleworkinthefieldofInternettechnology,whilemanyoth-

ersutheInternettohelpthemdotheirjobsortoimprovetheirEnglishskills.

Asmorenon-nativespeakershavelearnedEnglish,

example,Spanglish,amixofSpanishandEnglish,sh,amix

ofHindiandEnglish,isbecomingmorecommoninIndia.

Infact,someexpertsthinkthatpeoplecouldonedayspeakonekindofEnglishathome,anotheratworkor

school,xpertsbelievethatcountriesshould

encouragelocalversionsofEnglish.

r,theywillhavetoadapttothembecauthe

hlylucrativeEnglishasacondlanguageteachingin-

dustryandthedemandfornativeEnglishspeakerswillcontinuetogrowforsometimetocome.

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