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Jenni Young

The Name's Du Xiao Hua, But Call Me Steve - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Names Identity Non-English names Chinese

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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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    What's up with Chinese people having English names? Writer Huan Tsu wonders why Chinese people are so keen to adopt English names?
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Varieties of English - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Varieties of English Blog

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    Oxford Dictionaries blog - lots of different entries about different varieties of English, from American English to Philippine English, the use of 'bro' as a prefix, and many more...
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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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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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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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Why Chinese Students Don't Need an English Name: VOA Student Union - 1 views

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Language Identity Names USA Part 1 Anglicization Non-English names

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    Names can be a tricky thing for an international student, so many choose an English name, but some are changing back to their original names.(Blog)
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    Names can be a tricky thing for an international student, so many choose an English name, but some are changing back to their original names.(Blog)
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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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International Dialects of English Archive - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Accents Dialects English Recording

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    The International Dialects of English Archive was created in 1997 as the first online archive of primary-source recordings of English dialects and accents around the world (audio)
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Pupils to be taught English as foreign language - Telegraph - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English EFL Education UK

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    All pupils at City of Leeds School will study English as a foreign language – even those of British birth (Telegraph)
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    All pupils at City of Leeds School will study English as a foreign language – even those of British birth (Telegraph)
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No English please, we're Gambians: president - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Colonialism Gambia Nationalism

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    Dakar AFP - Gambia will drop English as its official language, President Yahya Jammeh said in his latest diatribe against former colonial power Britain.
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    Dakar AFP - Gambia will drop English as its official language, President Yahya Jammeh said in his latest diatribe against former colonial power Britain.
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Gambia To Drop English As Official Language For A Local Language - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Gambia Nationalism Colonialism

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    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
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    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
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The History of English in 10 Minutes - 0 views

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Language English History of English

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    video - 10 one-minute episodes on the history of English.
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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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Who ruined English: Brits or Yanks? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Varieties of English American v British

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    Lexical jingoists like to cast blame for supposed perversions of usage and meaning. The reality is that English is a flexible friend
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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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