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Jenni Young

Another Japanese Company Tells Employees, 'Speak English' - Businessweek - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Japanese

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    Bridgestone, the Tokyo-based, global leader in tire sales, is adopting English as its official language, joining a small group of Japanese companies using language to declare their global ambitions (October 2013)
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Around in the world in English 1. English in Spain. A Cultural Question. - 1 views

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Language Global English Spanish

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    English as global language. Why English? Robert Herington. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.
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English as a Global Language - 1 views

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Language Global Languages English

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    Crystal, D. English as a Global Language. Cambridge University Press. London. 2012.
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Suzanne Talhouk: Don't kill your language | Talk Video | TED - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Language Death Mother Tongue Culture Arabic

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    More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But - what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles. (Filmed at TEDxBeirut.)
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    More and more, English is a global language; speaking it is perceived as a sign of being modern. But - what do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues? Suzanne Talhouk makes an impassioned case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can. In Arabic with subtitles. (Filmed at TEDxBeirut.)
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The importance of speaking English - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Cambodia Global English

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    As linguists estimated in 2009 that two billion people worldwide are trying to learn English, Cambodia - once isolated by civil wars - is gradually integrating itself into the regional and global economy.
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Students Hone Their English Skills Thanks to Lessons by Radio - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Cambodia Mass communication Part 2

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    "Teaching English by Radio" is a program that aims to improve English-language lessons in Cambodian schools with the assistance of a BBC-produced radio program,
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English to English: 'translating' a cultural divide | Media | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 American v British Vocabulary Culture

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    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
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    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
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Jay Walker on the world's English mania - 0 views

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Language Global English Non-native speakers

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    Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.
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Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English! - 1 views

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Language Global English Language death

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    In her talk, longtime English teacher Patricia Ryan asks a provocative question: Is the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages?
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Japanese firm's English-only rule left managers tongue-tied - Fast Forward - YouTube - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Japanese

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    Hiroshi Mikitani, the CEO of Rakuten, decided to 'English-nize' his company, and mandated that his employees speak English at work (Reuters)
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Schumpeter: The English empire | The Economist - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Language and power

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    A growing number of firms worldwide are adopting English as their official language (The Economist)
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"English in India: Loyalty and Attitudes" by Annika Hohenthal - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English India

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    Downloadable book on English in India. Has chapters on how English spread around the world, as well as its use and influence in India.
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Immigrants Should Learn English - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global Global English Immigration Opinion Written Tasks

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    Two opinions on why immigrants to the USA should learn English (2008)
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World English: Past, Present, Future - 0 views

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Language Global Languages English

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    Paper to the ASKO Europa-Stiftung Symposium, 11-13 June 1999, in which he looks at 10 areas in which English is dominant.
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The Story of English - 0 views

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Language History of English Global English Change

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    Video. Search for various episodes from a 1986 documentary series about different topics, especially 'An English speaking world'.
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At Rakuten Inc. only English language works - The Japan Daily Press - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Japanese

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    Two years ago, Rakuten Inc. CEO Hiroshi Mikitani ruffled quite a few feathers by imposing compulsory English communication for his Internet-based company's employees (2012)
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Japan Inc. tests a survival strategy: English - The Washington Post - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Japanese

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    As Japan's population declines, all but guaranteeing ever-decreasing domestic business for local companies, one executive tries a switch to English.
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Africa Needs English (English Version).wmv - YouTube - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Lingua franca Africa

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    An organisation that pushes for English to be adopted as the first foreign language of African nations.
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How Do You Say 'Blog' in German? - 2 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Global English German New words

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    The editors of the German Duden dictionary added 5,000 words to the 26th edition, many of them English or of English origin. Some Germans aren't happy (NYT Op-ed)
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