Practice Activities – M&R

SUBJECT PRACTICE ACTIVITIES:

ENGLISH IN THE COMMUNITY

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The subject practice activities consist of doing individually three short exercises. The
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Besides, the activities must be done in this Word template: leave the activities’
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document must still fulfil the rules of presentation and edition, and follow the rubric for
quoting and making bibliographical references as detailed in the Study Guide.

Also, it has to be submitted following the procedure specified in the “Subject

Evaluation” document. Sending it to the teacher’s e-mail is not permitted.

In addition to this, it is very important to read the assessment criteria, which can be
found in the “Subject Evaluation” document.

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SUBJECT PRACTICE ACTIVITIES:

ENGLISH IN THE COMMUNITY

Marly Figueroa Torres

Group: 2017- 02

FUNDACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA IBEROAMERICANA

FUNIBER
03/02/2018

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Practice Activities

Graddol (2006, p.14) states as a key trend to be expected “the rise

and fall of learners”. That is, he claims that “a massive increase in
the number of people learning English has already begun, and is
likely to reach a peak around 2 billion in the next 10-15 years.
Numbers of learners will then decline.” (ibid, p.14)

Bearing in mind this statement, complete the following tasks.

Task 1 - (1 page)

More than 10 years have gone by since the original statement. Find updated
figures supporting or refuting the hypothesis. If possible, find sources for the
last five years.

- Justify the validity of your sources. To do so apply the CRAAP test proposed
by California State University, which can be found here.

The standards of native speakers are becoming less relevant as English becomes a
basic component of education in many countries. Other languages will compete for
resources Mandarin and Spanish are challenging English in some territories for
educational resources and political attention. Mandarin and Spanish are challenging
English in some territories for educational resources and political attention, in the part
of the role of English language in today's world there were some key trends in English
language development, according to David Graddol's. I have claims that English is now
in the process of various changes. The situation at the moment is such that the number
of English learners is rapidly increasing.

The dominance of English in other services (Business Process Outsourcing) will also
decrease, although more slowly, since economies in other areas of language outsource
services. Japanese, Spanish, French and German are already growing.

The recent developments in the teaching of English represent a response to the

changing needs of learners and the new conditions of the different economic and social
cultural entities that mark a 'paradigm shift' of the conventional English teaching EFL
and the conclusions of Graddol you can see that English will not be number one
forever, it is currently the only global language available and is being transformed
according to this transformation, the needs of people, teaching and learning where you

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will need to acquire different skills both in teaching and learning to give the change that
will be needed. The study of analysis and interpretation by Graddol has a lot of
certainty in reality because as Colombians, specifically from the southern part of the
country, it is seen as the difference between the economy and coffee in the agricultural
production sector as the main importer where it has been multiple in its growth 80% of
families depend on this grain, but every day it is more affected because there are not
the proper conditions of agroindustrializing it and that it is not simple producers of this
that every time the economy is more overwhelming, since it is counted with a demand
well below and close to what is invested to get the product produced, although it is very
much desired by other countries, the dominance of falling in its values tends, therefore
the region will be forced to make serious decisions to seek an emphasis on this product
and see other alternatives that impact environmentally and socioeconomically, so
although it tends to decline the English Be demerit as a globalized language.

Task 2 - (1 page)

Present the updated figures in table form comparing them to Graddol’s

statements and own figures. Analyze the evolution and state whether Graddol’s
hypothesis has been sustained or refuted. Bear in mind:

- How do you define English learners.

- How do your figures count English learners.
- Where do your sources come from (remember Task 1).
- Whether the trend has stop growing or not yet.

Graddol in his position has been very emphatic in the reality he has made as a
researcher because he has made very clear the study and analysis of that study
emerged within a perspective reality to change the hypothesis which is very valid to
what he refers to because It has a very deep diagnosis and analysis of what marks the
reality of a globalized world that is in the variant of changing economy.

Technological advances have made students acquire parts of the English language
because of their need or simply because a social network demands it as a requirement
to belong to a certain group or community of the new era. It is a personal demand, that
due to the knowledge the new governmental reforms demand the basic competency of
the know-how in terms of communication and the linguistic knowledge that is

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compelling in this global standard-setting world without diminishing its educative

pedagogical and social perspective.

Task 3 - (1 page)

Based on the figures you had, propose your own claim to the future development
of English as a Foreign Language. Take into account the figures you found, the
materials of the class, the readings available in the campus and other external
sources that you might deem relevant.

There are many factors that have come to position it as a universal language; For
example, one third of the world's books are published in English, 75% of the scientific
literature is in English. English is the language of online communication, 40 million
internet users, or 80%, is currently communicating in this language. It is also, by
international treaty, the official language of maritime and air communications, the
official language of the United Nations, the UN, and the European Union and of most
international athletic organizations, including the Olympic Committee. The preparation

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of the teacher to promote the participation of the family in the cognitive development
and the academic progress of the student.

The involvement and ability of the teacher to consider the ways in which families are
balancing cultural traditions and parenting goals in the cognitive development of the
child against the limitations of his or her social ecology, including daily work obligations,
are critical. living conditions, the isolation of the language and the time for the
development of literacy is therefore really necessary to continue the English language
in our study plan as an area without losing the vision of taking it into account as a
foreign language.

There are many imports from foreign countries that as well as bibliographical
references come with their reference in English or required advertising of the product
that is English and it is even more the origin of the computer resource has been in the
power therefore vision that It will always be redirected in the English language which is
necessary and useful for children, youth and adults.

It is very important to be clear that the resources of social networks and programs such
as educational, pedagogical aids such as the computer and the internet have been
created by great ambassadors of science that are native to the USA.

I put this position because Graddol has made a very precise investigation envisioning
what the English language will be in the future in contrast to the other languages, their
priorities and their scope worldwide, emphasizing a possible decline of English in 10 or
15 years but that It is really important the results that he shows both the boom that still
faces the language as a global language and the need that marks at the time is also a
delight and satisfaction. When you are in the field of education, see how young adults
learn English and in a year and a half is changing their lives: their economy, their self-
esteem.

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Bibliography

Graddol, D. (2006) English Next. Why global English may mean the end of ‘English as
a Foreign Language’ British Council.