ENGLISHAS A

GLOBAL
LANGUAGE
BAKER (2017)
INTEGRANTES
NAHOMY
GUERRERO RAMOS

NANCY ESMERALDA
LOPEZ FLORES

JOSE JOEL MELENDEZ DE

MANUEL
HOW MANY PEOPLE
SPEAK ENGLISH?
 ENGLISH IS THE MORE THAN HALF OF
THE WORLD'S
OFFICIAL
SCIENTIFIC AND
LANGUAGE OF 70 TECHNICAL
COUNTRIES IN THE PERIODICALS ARE IN
WORLD. ENGLISH.

IT IS THE THIRD THERE ARE

MOST SPOKEN APPROXIMATELY 1.08
LANGUAGE IN THE BILLION SPEAKERS OF
ENGLISH AS A SECOND
WORLD
LANGUAGE
 CONS
VS.
• THE LOSS OF MINORITY LANGUAGES
• PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO PRESERVER
THEIR NATIONAL LANGUAGE IN THE
FACE OF ENGLISH DOMINATION
PROS
• ACCESS TO MORE INFORMATION
• ENTERTAINMENT (MOVIES, BOOKS...)
• IT IS EASY TO LEARN
• THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS
INNER-CIRCLE
COUNTRIES
COUNTRIES WHERE ENGLISH IS THEIR
FIRST LANGUAGE, OFTEN THE
MAYORITY OF THE POPULATION ARE
MONOLINGUAL ENGLISH SPEAKERS
OUTER-CIRCLE
COUNTRIES
English as a Second Language

English is one of the most widely spoken languages around

the world and co-exists as a second language in a lot of
countries. This language is spoken in bilingual and
multilingual contexts for specific purposes.
 • EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESSES ARE BECOMING MORE INTERNATIONAL, AND
ENGLISH IS EMERGING AS AN ESSENTIAL SKILL FOR MORE
AND MORE JOBS.

2. EDUCATION
THERE ARE MORE AND MORE ACADEMIC OFFERS THAT
ALLOW STUDENTS TO GO ON EXCHANGE TO OTHER
COUNTRIES WHERE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH.
 5. ENTERTAINMENT
3.
COMMERCIAL MOST OF THE CONTENT ON
THE INTERNET IS WRITTEN
EXCHANGE
ENGLISH IS EXTREMELY
IN ENGLISH. MANY OF THE
IMPORTANT WHEN BUYING,
SELLING, ESTABLISHING WORLD'S MAJOR MEDIA,
VALUABLE CONTACTS, CORRECTLY INCLUDING TV,
RESEARCHING, INTERPRETING AND NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES,
CONTRASTING DATA AND MARKET 4. AND RADIO, ARE
INFORMATION, OR ACCESSING
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FASTEST GLOBALIZATION PRODUCED IN ENGLISH.
GROWING ECONOMIES.
GLOBALIZATION IS NOT ONLY
ABOUT ECONOMIC OR
POLITICAL ASPECTS, BUT ALSO
ABOUT SOCIO-CULTURAL
ASPECTS. THEREFORE, TODAY IT
IS EASIER TO INTERACT WITH
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
AND LEARN FROM DIFFERENT
CULTURES.
EXPANDING
CIRCLE
COUNTRIES
English is a foreign language, may have no official status, and may not be
spoken at all by the majority of the population

English is acknowledged as an important and prestigious language, and

people may be exposed to it in particular domains.
There may be considerable emphasis on...

Teaching Bussines Industry

Nadie tiene los derechos exclusivos sobre el
idioma; cualquiera que lo hable tiene derecho a
poseerlo. Las normas de uso son normas
multilingües y las estrategias para enseñar inglés
también son de naturaleza multilingüe.
¿quiénes son los hablantes nativos de inglés hoy
en día? Insistir en que los que pueden llamarse
hablantes nativos son sólo los que proceden de
países del Círculo Interior, especialmente Estados
Unidos y el Reino Unido (donde los usuarios del
inglés suelen describirse como "hablantes
nativos"), es privar de derechos a la mayoría de
los hablantes de inglés de hoy en día.
THE FUTURE OF
ENGLISH
 Ventajas y desventajas
• IT'S A COMMUICATION • LINGUISTIC IMPERIALISM
METHOD

2. ENGLISH IS DOMINANT
2. AID FOR TRADE ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL
ANDPOLITICAL

3. HIGHER EDUCATION 3. DECLINE OF LANGUAGES

 QUESTIONS
• IN HOW MANY COUNTRIES ENGLISH IS THE OFICIAL
LANGUAGE?
• NAME A REASON WHY ENGLISH IS THE SECOND
LANGUAGE OF MANY COUNTRIES AND GIVE AN
EXAMPLE.
• DO YOU CONSIDER THAT IN A FEW YEARS ENGLISH
WON'T BE A LINGUA FRANCA?
• WHICH COUNTRIES BELONG TO THE EXPANDING
CIRCLE?
• HOW MANY PEOPLE SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE?
THANK YOU