Articles tagged with: global English
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English teaching and globalisation
English is part of globalisation. English plays a vital role in global trade, media, communication, movement of people, and many other areas. It is not just a system of grammar, words and pronunciations; it is also a tool to integrate countries both politically and economically into the global community.
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Standard or Global?
English has now acquired the title of the world’s leading global language because it is used for business, science, and politics. Using the word “English” , I don’t mean an agreed upon standard English, the one used in the United States or Britain. In fact, it is misleading to think that these are the only varieties of English that exist. One cannot exclude, for example the English usesd in India, Singapore, Nigeria as being “non-English” forms of English. There are even other varieities of English that emerged with …
