According to The New Websters’ International Encyclopedia, (1996), it is stated that there are more than 400 million people in the United States, the British Isles, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Arica use its native language which is English Language. English is a lingua franca in all of the industries across the world such as scientific industry, accountancy industry and education industry.
One of the biggest problems of English Language proficiency is that people have poor command of English. Many people cannot write and construct proper sentences or they are not able to speak perfect English as they are lack of practices. When people have low proficiency of English, they are not able to communicate with people well especially
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Therefore, we should not ignore the problem of English. There is a solution to alter this critical situation as it is always worth repeating the importance of English Language. There are initiatives and programmes can be done to amend the limited English proficiency problem. One of the programmes is called English as a Second Language (ESL) programmes can be offered locally. According to The Star, (November 15, 2015), Philippines needs to concentrate on the issues of ensuring the quality of ESL schools and the qualified ESL teachers. In order to strengthen and arrest the diminishing grade of the language, the representatives of the academe should focus on professional and materials development, knowledge sharing and highlight the requirement for skills in differentiated instructions. This can actually help to boost the English competency in the nation. On the other hand, the government of Malaysia has introduced the Dual Language Programme and the Highly Immersive Programme with a budget allocation of RM38.5 million. Therefore, there would be around 300 schools will be identified for this project to help the youngsters to increase the level of English proficiency. This is vital because according to Jobstreet.com, English was the official business language on the 91 per cent of the companies surveyed. In order to stay in the competitive global environment, everyone should take the initiatives and motivation to keep themselves moving forward to decrease the disappointing level of English command among
Due to the rise in immigration and the demographics of classrooms in America are changing. As a result, English Language Learners are becoming more common in schools. English Language Learners make up one of the largest demographics in the American Classroom (Flynn & Hill, 2005). These students have been observed to have a major achievement gap because many of these students are placed in mainstream classrooms with basic literacy skills. Many English Language Learners are born in the United States (Goldenberg, 2008). These students have only attended the school system in America. However, the achievement levels are nowhere near the level of their peers. According to Calderon, Slavin, and Sanchez (2011) “these students, who have been in U.S. schools since kindergarten, are still classified as limited English proficient when they reach middle or high school— suggesting strongly that preschool and elementary programs are not adequately addressing the needs of English learners.” The achievement gap between English Language Learners and native English speaking students is extremely high. English Language Learners tests scores are low. According to the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress, “fourth grade ELLs scored 36 points lower than their peers on the reading section of the test and 25 points below their peers in math. The results in eighth grade were worse with a difference of 42 points in reading and 37 points in math” (Goldenberg, 2008). The gap between ELLs and non-ELLs are three to eighteen points larger then students from low-income households.
Usage of English language has its purpose, to convey meaning and understanding to a certain audience. But how does that affect one who does not speak or understand the language? People still communicate in their own Native tongues and have so for many years. With the globalization of many companies today, communication is very critical. Without effective communication, markets of today would be limited as there would be no exports or imports, etc.
If one walks through one of the large cities’ streets in our country. They will hear and experience a variety of languages. Our history and tradition of being a land of immigrants is reflected in the languages we speak. This means that the USA is home to a vast number of languages, one would be hard pressed to find a language that is not spoken in the U.S. The official list as the number of languages spoken in the United States go as high as 322. The most spoken and prominent languages in the country being English, Spanish, and French. English has the highest number of speakers with 215 million. Spanish is the second most spoken language with 28 million speaker. The French language is the third most spoken language with a million and a half speakers in the U.S (Many Languages).
During the first day of ESL academy, I realized the inadequacy of my knowledge concerning the needs of ELL students and how woefully lacking my instruction had been for former students whose first language was not English. Partici...
The purpose of this assignment is to explain the impact of English language learners in the classroom. As a foreign student, English language learner in the United States faces multiple challenges for achieving academic success. To successfully complete a task, they need to master both English as a language and how it is used in core content classes especially when they are an adult. When trying to assist in instructing English language learners, they usually have many concepts and language abilities that they need to master, as do the teachers that are trying to teach them. With the incorporation of the concepts and approaches to identify and assess the issues and concerns that we have learned in our classroom instruction, such as lesson preparation,
The population of the United States 312,900,000 made up of 79.96 percent white, 12.85 percent black, 4.43 percent Asian, 0.97 percent Amerindian and Alaska native, 0.18 percent native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander, two or more ethnics 1.61percent ("United State Census," 2012). The population is growing at the rate of 0.963 percent. English is the official language and is spoken by 82.1 percent of the U.S. population. The size of the average household incomes makes it one of the biggest markets in the world.
English is the official language of 51 nations and 27 states in the United States of America. Most scholars believe that English is the common language in the United States of America. This is true in fact but not in law. The founders of the United States of America were aware of the importance of the language of nation building. A nation’s language was thought to be the essence of national culture.
50 million Americans (18.7) percent of the U.S residents speaks a language other than English at home. Between 1990 and 2000, the number of Americans who spoke a language other than English at home grew by 1.5 million. With the population rapid growth of other
Actually, the majority of people in the world “speak 1.69 languages- not high enough to conclude that the average person is bilingual” (source C). Having the ability to communicate in one language can help others communicate in everyday life from walking through town and shopping to making deals in business. Having a society that is monolingual can improve economies and relations throughout the world. Also, there was a survey in 2007 to determine the number of 5 year olds and older who spoke a language other than English at home. Out of the 280,950,438 people, 225,505,953 of them spoke only English at home (source E). This means that again 20% of people spoke a language other than English at home. English is a popular language, not just in English speaking countries, but also in countries that it is not the primary language. As the world changes, English becomes more and more of a necessity for society to communicate. As time progresses, English may be the only language needed to communicate more for people around the world. Through the globalization of the English language, its effects would greatly improve society by shortening time lost in language barriers and improve understandings of
A language with rather humble roots, one that has been twisted and bent, one that has taken and borrowed from other languages, and one that has been the subject of much debate as to the correctness of certain usages, today English is the language that the world uses to communicate. The world uses English for a variety of reasons from commerce and trade, to political decisions, to technology and science, and beyond. The entire world uses English to get business done. Thus it truly has become the lingua franca for the world.
For instance, Lowenberg (1991) has reported that some factors might contribute to the problem of the low level of English proficiency encountered by students learning English. The first factor is the problem within the curriculum and syllabus. The second one is the Indonesian classroom situation which is still generally overcrowded and noisy. The third factor is that there are many teachers who are still lacking in proficiency in English or still need more training in language pedagogy. In addition, Alwasilah (2007) also has found some weaknesses in the English courses at the college level that make the students’ communicative competence low: (1). No needs analysis conducted to find that the course does not meet the students’ expectations. (2). The entrance levels of the students in the class are relatively heterogeneous. (3). The course is taught by inexperienced teachers. (4). There is repetition of what has been taught at secondary schools. (5). There is no selection and classification based on competencies and students’ needs. (6). There is no coordination among intra-and inter-institutions. As a final point, we can at least identify three major causal problems of the college students’ low English communicative competence i.e. the first: problems associated with curriculum and syllabus which are designed without needs analysis, the second: problems related to the overcrowded classrooms, and the third: problems associated with unqualified
So I must more study about it by myself. English help this situation and it is useful in itself. Today there are almost four billion people who speak English to first language. And there are almost five billion people include the people who speak English to second language.
International students may be sent to America to study, speak, write and read in English but the chance of encountering difficulties and struggles is high. According to researchers, learning English in America especially for foreign students is a difficult decision because one may not be able to become accustomed to the environment, behavior of difference culture and the acts of other around. English learners will also encounter reading disability because one cannot read English in a short time; additionally, international students usually struggle with reading English even though one may have the knowledge of the English language. No matter how many disadvantage the English language has, the world most common language will not be extinct because jobs, education and many other parts of the world use English as a primary
Over the years English inarguably has reached a status of a global language and commonly is characterized as a lingua franca. It has become the language that is spoken by millions of people all over the world; as the mother tongue, as the language used for international communication and as the language learned in the millions of schools.
English spreads widely in each countries, no matter the area of region or information transfer, English becomes an important position in global language. As the specification of a global language, it essentially refers to a language that learned and spoken internationally, so English can be the most out-standing. According to the number of English-speaking calculations, English is the official language used by most countries, English is the most widely used second language in the world, and the percentage of web pages with English content is estimated to be over 50% (Crystal, 2003). Meanwhile, the history and usefulness cause English to be a global language, and they mainly influence to spread English faster in China and to bring convenience