Lingua franca; also referred by Chirikba (2008, p.31) as; “The Working Language” or “Unifying Language”. It is a language used by people who do not share the same primary language. It’s a way to make it possible for these people to communicate between each other, as they do not share a common “mother tongue”(Chirikba 2008 p.31). Most commonly a third language learnt by all parties. So how in the long term will lingua franca factor into our global economy? Firstly we have to consider the history
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. To understand how English became the lingua franca for the world one must begin by understanding the colonization influence of the British Empire, beginning with the Americas in the early 1600’s. Once the language itself had been somewhat established in Great
unprecedented need for a lingua franca. In this context, English is presented as the global language or lingua franca necessary for global intercommunication. Colombia like many other countries, is identified as the passive recipient of English as a primary means for entry and subsequent stay in this global village. Although this is seen in some circles as a gate to competition is important to recognize that any language, linked to a national culture and recognized as the lingua franca of globalization
English has been described as a lingua franca, which means that is is used as a common medium of communication within people who use different mother tongues. Nowadays, it is undoubtedly the language of business, tourism, politics, education, pop culture and everyday communication to many people – whether it is their first or second language. Many people argue that the rise of English as a Lingua Franca (henceforth EFL) poses a threat to multilingualism. Nevertheless, the widespread use of this language
Importance of Standardized Terminologies To review, standardized terminology in nursing provides a common form of communication amongst all nurses across the country and even the globe. No matter the definition found for standardize terminology in nursing, the definitions all convey the sense of consistence and agreeance through “assessment, interventions, and outcomes related to documentation of nursing care.” Through the generalized acceptance of the standardize terminology used in the nursing
Introduction Arabic is the national language and lingua franca of Saudi Arabia. It is widely used, both formally and informally, for inter-personal communication. English is the medium of instruction in many higher educational institutions in Saudi Arabia, like medical and technical Education colleges. This change in the medium puts a strain on the students. As a result, many of them rush to language teaching institutes to learn to cope with the new medium in tertiary education. Many students,
As English continues to grow as an international language, cultural concerns surrounding the standardization of the language also grow. Language is an independent vein of communication that varies from country to country. For example, Argentina and Cuba both name Spanish as a national language, but speech patterns and word connotations will vary between and within those countries. Certain aspects of an environment including socioeconomic status, quality of education, and the influence of popular
INTRODUCTION In the contemporary world, English has pervaded almost all spheres of life. Extensive amount of communication all around the globe is conducted in some dialect of English: American, British, Welsh, Canadian et al. Recently, a new “simplified” version of English has been developed, christened Globish, with the fundamental aim of facilitating communication between non-native interlocutors of English. Globish limits its emphasis on effective and efficient communication, rather than an
has created lingua franca. In its essence, a lingua franca is a nonnative tongue used between speakers of dissimilar dialects in order to communicate effectively. Though a lingua franca has been used from ancient history to modern era, recently, the concept of an international lingua franca has become popular; it is a language that could be spoken by the general public, regardless of their financial state or theological standpoint. Proponents assert that an international lingua franca would allow
Having a lingua franca is vital for communicating with people around the globe and would seem ideal, but what costs does it come with? Due to the United States power right now, it seems English is quickly filling this role. “Many would reasonably claim that, in the fields of business, academics, science, computing, education, transportation, politics and entertainment, English is already established as the de facto lingua franca” (Mastin, 2011). Of course with a lot of positivity, comes a lot of
is considered significant in terms of forming ways of globalization and communication. Thus, the result of the three factors influencing the spread of English around the world created a valuable position for the English language to becoming a Lingua Franca. British Colonialism has influenced the spread of English in the world resulting the formation of a global language where people from different cultures are able to interact in a language that isn’t originally spoken in their respected countries’
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gender, education level, geography, and the influence of pop culture and the media will contribute to these colloquialisms. In an effort to bridge the gaps caused by variations in speech, some linguists have suggested instituting English as a lingua franca, which
able to easily communicate around the globe (Harvard Business Review, 2012). Conversely, there is opposition to this idea that English can be equally diffused for all people to speak and use it in business. The reason is because English as the lingua franca can lead to inequality among countries of native English speakers and non-native English speakers of English. One major reason is that the... ... middle of paper ... ...he number of English speakers greatly differs with the financial power
The English language as a product. The purpose of this essay is to answer the question “Why is English the international language?” Graddol characterizes English as the first lingua franca [Graddol, 2006:11]. Many international organisations such as North Atlantic Treaty Organization, The United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and European Free Trade Association made English their procedural language even though most members are not countries with a majority of native English speakers
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1. Introduction English has come to be the international language and the language of global communication. In the Globalisation English has been made a compulsory ingredient of a successful personality as it is an important tool generally used in international communications all over the world. Now-a-days, the Indian students who go to schools and colleges are not ready to use English for efficient communication. The main reason for this is that
but also a language institutionalised in several former British and American colonies, and a lingua franca used worldwide. This phenomenon has raised concern about the classification of World Englishes, as well as, about the need to adapt English Language Teaching (ELT) to the new reality. Assuming Kachru’s Concentric Circles Model, this paper will argue that pedagogies based on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) would be more consistent with the functions of English in Expanding-circle countries than
The History and Sociolinguistic development of the Jamaican Dialect The topic of dialects is one which linguistic anthropologists have spent much time studying. Distinctions made between an actual language, a sub-standard variety of that language and an actual dialect are often unclear and the topic of much debate. Recently in the United States there have been many discussions about Ebonics, or Black English. It has been argued that Ebonics is simply a sub-standard form and degradation of English
political recognition. As Park and Ableman (2004) argue in their paper that English in South Korea is used as a tool for determining persons’ classes in the community (as cited in Mckay, 2012). However, Dr. Juliane House tends to argue that English as lingua franca does not uphold any danger to other non-English speaking nationals (as cited in Khan, 2013). This point appears to be somehow considerable; according to Mustafa (2012) points out that using English as the medium of instruction only causing the
of communication (Nunan, 2003). So that English is a necessary basic skill for human. For instance, we meet lots of people who came from different countries in our daily life. Since our mother language is different, we can use English to be a lingua franca to communicate with them and try to understand their culture easily. Also English is the language that consociate the whole World (Pike, 2013). It is important to learn English for being a global citizen - a person that can live anywhere, thrive