Think about these and answer them for yourselves on paper.
Who uses English in the world?
When do we use English?
What people speak English the most?
How is a language formed/ shaped?
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1.5 billion speak English — that's 20% of the Earth's population. However, most of those people aren't native English speakers. About 360 million people speak English as their first language.
Everyone around the world should learn English as thé global language for communication.
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Pro: one language means equality, makes trading, communication more easy Con: will make people lazy, culture/ languages will be looked down upon/ dissapear
All users of English have to learn how to speak and write the same way.
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Pro: Understanding EN as L2 will be easier if taught the same way globally. Con: Different cultures have different needs for language use.
All users of English have to (use) speak English properly.
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Pro: easier to understand. Less likely to come across misconceptions. Con: parts of identity will disappear. The way you speak/ use language is part of your culture.
Accents are annoying
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agree: It is distracting from the message disagree: It is part of someone's upbringing and the message can still be understood.
Dialects sound funny and/or are confusing
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agree: You don't hear people on the news with dialects because not everyone can understand them. disagree: It is part of someones heritage, if you ask someone to repeat themselves communication can still be successful.
Dialects are the same as languages.
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Dialects, like spoken languages, have their own vocabulary, accents, grammar and intonation. Dialects are basically countries without armies. They have the ground rules, but are not registered as 'official'. This means that they are not official languages, but they do have all the characteristics.
What is a Language?
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Different accents, dialects, official, non-official, slang, creole, other varieties.
Used by people to communicate. Not by machines. Language is spontaneous, always moving, never the same. Language is determined by the people who use it! People decide what ends up in dictionaries or not even: What language is used in a region or country.
America 'uses' English But it isn’t a national language. America doesn't have an official language.
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Attitudes towards language need to change
- Communication is possible without perfect grammar. - Students do not need to speak English like a native. (I dont even speak like I write for school in my first language) - You should always tickle your brain tho! Laziness does not do any good to the brain. - Challenge youself, but have realistic expectations of yourself!
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One thing you got from this sesh
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Did yoúr attitude towards English change during this sesh? why?
Get an idea of what we will discuss during English lessons
At the end of the lesson you'll know a little bit more about what language means
At the end of the lesson you'll have tested your English
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Kahoot America
Kahoot England
Next time: January 27th
- Taalblokken - Planning - You already started? - If you have any topics/ language / culture-related topics you would like me to explain or discuss in the group, please send the topic to me before the next session so we can look at it together! :D