Essays about: "Expansion OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE"

Showing result 11 - 12 of 12 essays containing the words Expansion OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

1. 11. English and Swedish in Sweden - Swedish pupils’ attitudes towards the prospect of diglossia

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

   Author : Gustav Dahlin; [2007]
   Keywords : diglossia; domain; language shift; attitudes; reflective journals;

   Abstract : The English language holds a powerful role world-wide and is now used in some domains in Sweden. This has caused concern for the future of the Swedish language and whether or nor diglossia is underway. READ MORE

3. 12. Teaching Standards or Standard Teaching? : An analysis of the Swedish national curriculum for English at upper-secondary school level

   University essay from Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Ciarán O'Neill; [2006]
   Keywords : lingua franca; Standard English; global English; inner circle countries; outer circle countries; expanding circle countries;

   Abstract : English is the most expansionist language in the world today. Currently, native speakers are outnumbered by non-native speakers by a ratio of 3:1, a ratio that is set to grow to 10:1 within the next ten years. One of the consequences of a language growing so rapidly is that its new users tend to ignore already accepted standards. READ MORE