Essay Outline Template

1. Provide a clear plan of your essay, including the key points you will include, and the
sources you will use to support your points.
2. Your outline should reflect the structure given in your Source Report (unless you
have been asked to change it).
3. You can use the two sources from your source report as well as your own academic
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4. Include a Reference list. A minimum of two academic sources is required. However,
you may also include the sources from the reading list.
5. Space is given for four main body points – you can include more or less, depending
on your essay structure (REMEMBER: the word count is 1000, so more than 4 main
points may be too many).

Title: The role of English as a global language for communication has been increasing world-
wide. Analyse this statement to argue whether this has brought about a negative or positive
effects on people’s culture.

Introductory paragraph structure

Background General information of language and culture

Thesis This essay will argue that English is the most commonly spoken language in the
statement world must be acknowledged because it fundamentally contributes significantly
to the social, economic, and cultural development that supports all of life

Route map

1. The relationship between language and communication

2. Positive and Negative effects on people’s culture
3. Illustrates the crucial role of communication in both language and
culture
4. Advance methods for cultural awareness
Paragraph 1 Topic sentence Everyone can communicate using language to accomplish a
number of additional goals.

Supporting points Evidence / example/ data Citation

English has become the Seppala, 2011- considered to support the

standard for international economy and international business in a Seppala,2011
business and economy. number of ways, including by giving people
the fundamental knowledge and abilities
needed to function in the technologically
advanced modern world

As widespread global trade For example, it also demonstrates how Neeley,2012

grows and brings new extensively English is utilized in commerce,
countries into contact, it is academia, and scientific research
becoming more and more (Neely,2012).
true.

Education Eble, Connie (2016)- mentioned that many of Eble,2016

the best MBA (the Master of Business
Administration) programs worldwide are
taught in English, so the adequate
communicative competence in English
provides the companies’ managerial staff
with an opportunity to enjoy the best quality
professional training.

Concluding / linking sentence

It is impossible to imagine human civilization without human language, and vice versa.

Paragraph 2 Topic sentence in terms of culture and communication, language can be regarded
to be crucial.

Support Evidence / example/ data Citation

Cross-cultural or intercultural Wei (2005) -language has a Wei,2005

communication is the term dual nature, serving both as a
used to describe the cultural means of communication and
mediation in English as a carrier of culture
communication.
Language also creates the
cultural identity of a people by
acting as significant symbols of
social bonding.
The relationship between
language and communication
Concluding / linking sentence
Learning a language such as English can be an incredible way to gain an understanding of one's
own cultural identity
Paragraph 3 Topic sentence Since language is a component of culture, people must approach it
with certain mentalities which regulate our behaviour in relation to culture as a whole.
Support
A language is a component of
a culture, and a culture is a
component of a language; the
two are closely intertwined,
making it impossible to
separate them without
diminishing the significance of
either language or culture.
English is utilized in academic
and scientific research.
Hatoss (2003) -Language has a Hatoss,2003
significant role in creating
one's cultural identity
Poggensee (2016)- English Poggensee,2016
continues to be the most
common language used for
communication between
individuals when they connect
for various purposes.
Evidence / example/ data Citation
Jiang, (2000): 328- Language, Jiang,2000
culture, and literature are all
intertwined.
Tomalin (2008) - teaching Gleason,1961
culture as a fifth language
ability in addition to hearing,
speaking, reading, and writing
is important because of the
international role of the
English language and
globalisation.
Language is impacted by Gleason (1961)- Language is Gleason,1961
culture both an outcome of culture
and a representation of it.

Concluding / linking sentence

English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is a phrase used to describe a language that facilitates
communication between learners of other languages (Jenkins, 2003)

Paragraph 4 Topic sentence English has emerged as one of the key languages for success in
international relations, business, and trade.

Support Evidence / example/ data Citation

English is frequently chosen as Thirumalai,2002

the primary language for
International politics are communication among the
primarily conducted in English participating member-nations
of the United Nations, despite
the fact that the organisation
and its many agencies have
more than one working
language Thirumalai (2002).

In the 20th century, when Thirumalai,2002

the English language is a useful
instrument for communication
many significant international
organisations emerged,
including the United Nations
(1945), the World Bank (1945),
UNESCO and UNICEF (1946),
the World Health Organisation
(1948), the International
Atomic Energy Agency (1957),
the European Union (1993),
and others, humanity felt a
pressing need in the lingua
franca after centuries of
intercultural communication
with the aid of translators
Thirumalai (2002).
 Ormrod (1995)

English becomes a useful tool According to Ormrod (1995),

for communicating with language can
people everywhere. be characterized as a
fundamental tool of
communication

Concluding / linking sentence

Language is the verbal manifestation of culture.

Essay conclusion

Restate thesis: Language influences culture and defines it. Language serves as an indicator of
culture and individuality.

Final comments: Language serves as an opportunity for individuals to pass down their culture
from one generation to the another.

Reference list
Hatoss (2003). Identity development, intercultural attitudes, and language preservation among
Queensland's Hungarian Diaspora. Globalization's challenges for cultural citizenship. Melbourne's
Decan University, 71–77. Retrieved from "Hatoss-Deakin paper.pdf" at https://eprints.usq.edu.au

Jenkins, J. (2000) The phonology of English as an International Language. Oxford University Press.

Jiang, N. (2000). Lexical representation and development in a second language. Applied Linguistics,
21(1), 47-77. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/21.1.47

Ormrod, J. 1995. Educational psychology: Principles and applications. En-glewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-
Hall.
Poggensee, Anna, "The effects of globalization on English language learning: Perspectives from
Senegal and the United States" (2016). Honors Theses. 2719.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/2719

Thirumalai M.S. English as an International Language, from: “An Introduction to

TESOL. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages”. Thirumalai, M. S. Ph.D. /

Mallikarjun, B. Ph.D.: Language in India. 2002. Volume 2. Available at URL: http://www.

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