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Compare your outline with that of your partner.

English is a Crazy Language | These are some of the sentences that you will hear in the lecture. Read them paying attention to the italicized words and expressions. | Before you read, discuss the following questions with your partner. | LANGUAGE CHANGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN ENGLISH | Compare your notes with those of your partner. | Discuss with your groupmates. | БРИТАНСКИЙ ИЛИ АМЕРИКАНСКИЙ | In groups of four match the explanations (1-9) to the words, phrases and figures. Then answer Questions 10-17. | Language facts | These are some of the sentences that you will hear in the lecture. Read them paying attention to the italicized words and expressions. |


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  4. B) Make up five true and five false sentences about the pre-school system in Britain. Compare your answers with your partner.
  5. B) Read your reordered essay to your partner.
  6. B. Payments Upon Retirement or Withdrawal of Partner.
  7. Before you read, discuss the following questions with your partner.

Work with your partner. Using your outline summarise the article.

6. Discuss with your group. Use the language of agreement / disagreement and persuading from Reference Section at the back of the book to organize your discussion.

1) Does global English need global understanding? Why? Why not?

2) What way would global English or Englishes develop in future? Give your reasons.

READING 2. Envisioning a Democratic Linguistic Order

1. Read the title of the article. What is it about? What is a democratic linguistic order? Read the introductory part of the article quickly and check.

2. Now read the whole article, underline the main idea in each paragraph (if possible). Make an outline of the article.

ENVISIONING A DEMOCRATIC LINGUISTIC ORDER

Yukio Tsuda

Nagoya University, Japan

 

Introduction

Sociolinguist Joshua A. Fishman, has recently argued that there has been a grow­ing resurgence of regional and local languages around the world against the global spread of English and gives an optimistic view that the dominance of English is not going to be a big problem as there will be a balance of power between English and other languages, forming a "new linguistic order" (Fishman, 1998).

However, I feel that there should be more discussion about the global spread of English and its influence upon culture and communication in the world today, especially from non-Western, non-English-speaking perspectives.

English is no doubt a lingua franca, a global language of today, but the hegemony of English is also very threatening to those who are not speakers of English. While it may be convenient to have a common international language, we have to ask ourselves whether it will really contribute to a democratic global communication to use a language which is historically and culturally connected with particular nations, namely the English-speaking nations. We have to realize that the superimposition of English is ironically creating an "anti-democratic linguistic order" in which English maintains a prestigious status while dominating other languages. We need to envision a "democrat­ic linguistic order'' which ensures equality among languages and democracy in interna­tional communication. To do this, exploring the problems caused by the hegemony of English is due.

 

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