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english has become a more and more
important language in the world.
this is because we need a universal
language to communicate with other
people when living in the global
village. moreover, english is the
international language of
diplomacy, business, science,
technology,medicine, tourism.the
reason most multinational companies
ask their employees to speak
english is because english is the
language most used for world trade
at the moment. it is spoken
frequently especially in developed
countries such as the united states
of america and the republic of
china. this is an certain process
of globalisation.english is a
definitely global language crossing
many international outlines. in
fact, the english language is so
popular,it is spoken in more than a
hundred countries and has more than
a million words.english has entered
high status world-wide because of
different factors, as the mother
tongue of millions of people all
over the world, as the language
that millions of children learn at
school and the language that is
used in international relations,
for global communication and as the
major media language. the
importance of a global language has
become major, in some contexts such
as communication, e.g.
international web-pages on the
internet, english is the only
language used.
even though there are many
adnantages and disadvantages of
having a english as a global
languages.
first positive aspect is that by
learning english, you can get a
better job, have a better career
but more importantly, keep
up-to-date with world events and
developments.
another advantage is a great cause
of a common language in our world
.the changes that have taken place
in the world during the last
century are colossal. technological
development has made communication
and traveling all over the world
easily available, and that applies
not only to a number of special
citizens of society, but to
everyone from high to low. with a
simple “click” on the computer
one can quickly meet and
communicate with a person from
another continent. furthermore,
international cooperation in
business activities on a state
level, as well as on a company
level, has never been as popular
and intense as it is today. today,
the number of international
organizations cooperating in globe
from health care and humanitarian
aid to technological development
and business is constantly
increasing. in our modern way of
communication and cooperation an
international language has become a
necessity.
secondly crystal said that the
“more a community is
linguistically mixed; the less it
can rely on individuals to ensure
communication between different
groups” (crystal 2003 p.11).
consequently linguistically mixed
communities, as well as the global
community, are spending large sums
of money on translations and
translation in order to reach its
citizens. a global language known
and spoken by everybody would
easily lower these costs, and the
spared money could be used in other
important areas instead, for
example in humanitarian aid. many
international organizations find it
necessary that all people involved
speak english, since the
translation expenses would be too
high. according to crystal half the
budget of an international
organization could easily get
swallowed up in translation costs
if there was a lack of a common
language (crystal 2003 p.12).
there are also a number of
disadvantages
one disadvantage of english as a
global language acording to crystal
(2003 p.14-15) is that a global
language might cultivate an elite
class with native speakers, who
take advantage of the possibility
to think and work quickly in their
mother-tongue. if this was the case
they might manipulate it to their
advantage at the expense of those
who has another language as their
mother-tongue and in this way
create a linguistic gap between
people.
another point against the global
dominance of the english language
is bad news for world literature,
according to jacques mélitz(1999)
because if the english language
dominates world publishing, very
few translations except those from
english to other languages will be
commercially viable. as a result,
virtually only those writing in
english will have a chance of
reaching a world audience and
achieving ‘classic status’.
a final argument against english
as a global language, is the risk
of linguistic convenience. davis
crystal claims that the attitude of
“the archetypal british or
american tourist who travels the
world assuming that everyone speaks
english, and that it is somehow the
fault of the local people if they
do not” (crystal 2003 p.17) is a
typical sign of linguistic
complacency. the presence and
expansion of english as a global
language has served as a reason
behind the lack of motivation among
english speaking people to learn
forei
Frankly, I did not read your entire essay, and stopped after the second mistake in your facts. First, FRENCH is the historical and official language of diplomacy, even though English is often used. Second, internation web sites are often, but not always, in English, and usually offer multiple language versions with a click of the mouse. |
