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English and globalisation

January 28th, 2010 Mohammed Rhalmi 2 comments

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. Read more…

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Teaching Standard or Global English?

December 18th, 2009 Mohammed Rhalmi No comments

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 the expansion of world wide business, commerce and politics. So which forms of English should EFL and ESL teachers instruct? Read more…