Eng. Lang.9093 unit 9 English in the world

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Eng. Lang.9093 

Unit 9 English in the world

Historical Dev. of Global English

1. Did English as a language exist 1500 years ago?
2. The origins of the language can be traced back to the ____
3. What language did the Vikings speak?
4. After 1066, following the Norman invasion of English, which lang was spoken?

Quiz

1. What helped the spread of English?
2. In the 20th c, what helped the spread of English?
3. More recently, what do you think has led to the dominance of English? 

Quiz

1. Who do you think David Crystal is?
2. What point does he make about global Englishes?
3. Read the passage on page 324 titled Global English - or whose language is it anyway?  What point does David Crystal make here?

Global Language

In order for a language to achieve the status of global/world language, it must meet the following criteria:

The number of first language speakers must be high (375m = English as first; 750m = as second)

It must be spread over a wide geographical area (Eng.=all continents)

Political/economic affairs must be very stable

Will English always be global?

• Can you envisage a decline in the number of English language speakers? 
• When could this happen?
• Listen again to another programme with David Crystal. Do you agree with his views? 

Question Practice

Read pages 327 and 328.

Pairwork: Discuss activity 3 and do activity 4