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Jenni Young

Does it matter if we only speak English? | Comment is free | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English Monolingualism Opinion Written Tasks

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    Martin Jacques: We like to boast about how global Britain is, but when it comes to learning a second language we are near the bottom of the league (opinion column, 2006)
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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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Low English Levels Can Hurt Countries' Progress - 0 views

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Language English Global Languages

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    Countries with poor English-language skills also have lower levels of trade, innovation and income, according to a report released last week.
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Sprechen Sie Denglish? - 0 views

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Language Global languages

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    All languages are enriched by borrowing foreign words. But some believe that, with the international spread of English, the process has gone too far. Can the Germans, the French and others halt the Anglo-Saxon tide?
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Language is Music - 0 views

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Language Global English Part 1

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    Response to a Times editorial by Lawrence Summers, the former president of Harvard, in which he suggested that the study of foreign languages at the university level was not necessarily crucial going forward
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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
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    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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The Universal language - 0 views

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Language Lingua franca Global languages

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    Video. Dalarna University. Search for other episodes.
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Languages of the world: the future of the lingua franca - 0 views

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Language Lingua franca Global languages

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    Video. Arizona State University.
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What makes a language a lingua franca? - 1 views

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Language Lingua franca Global languages

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    Video. Arizona State University.
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Must the Whole World Speak English? - Forbes - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Global English French

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    Paul Johnson predicts that English will be the globe's language (article from 2004)
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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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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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Don't teach maths and science in English - 0 views

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Language Education Bilingualism Part 1

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    English may be the language of science, but students learn better and contribute more when taught in their local tongue, says Giovanni Tapang,associate professor at the National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines.
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Should English be the official language of the EU? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Identity Global English

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    German president Joachim Gauck's cost-cutting proposal has been welcomed - but not by all
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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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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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