giada
can we Cate William Shakespeare and the time line?
early Modern English
Who were the original speaker of English?
angl, sax e iuts
what are culture and cultural awarness?
important as fifth skills
what is related to cultural competence / skill?
we are referring to reading, writing, speaking, listening
how many english speakers are native?
400 million
how many people speak /use english ? (tricky question)
speaking means communicating verbally while using means more things
nearly 2bilion ( circa)
how many non native sp?
L1, 375 million ; inner circle
how many sp engl as second language ?
L2, 375 million ; extented cirle
why Latin remained throughout the Roman empire and after
not because they were more numerous, but because they were more powerful, letting remain for millennium international language of education thanks to the Power of Roman
what are the reason for the switch from late to English?
historical, internal political, external economic, practical, intellectual, entertainment… Reasons
why is English losing its position in the foreign languages curriculum?
it has been reinvented as one of the basic skills you learn when you first go to school, is being made a central component of more general education reform.
methods of teaching and expected outcomes transformed
how will be future learners?
different from the best, learning in ways which reflect the technology in lifestyle of the 21st century and they are also likely to be much younger
printing press -> when/who
1476 / William Caxton
Dictionary of English Language ?
Samuel Johnson, 1755
Languages linked to 1066 / 11th century
French (dominant), English (rest of country) and latin (religious)
in which of 3 periods Sheaksp. wrote ?
elizabeth 1 reign (1558-1603)
Which danger related to global language ?
linguistic power (elite multilingual classes)
linguistic complacency (native have no motivation in learning new languages)
linguistic death (disappereance of other languages)
how many speak English
2-3 billion
Who was Noah Webster ?
lexicografer and language reformer in America
who is called "the father of american scholarship and education ? "
noah webster
what and when published noah webster ?
1825, an American dictionary of English language
What is EFL
1 billion of speakers "expanding circle", use english as a vehicle of science/ mass media / mass entertainment
how are also called original speakers ?
native speakers -> oblivious and colonialist
oblivious / colonialist
oblivious = Who thinks that everybody should understand them and speak English
Colonialist = They treat no native speakers, stupid, by talking to them just slowly or too loudly
what is not related to English becoming a global language?
how many native speakers, The ease of learning, Sides of vocabulary, Great culture
Differences between English and american spelling
b = Keep spelling of Words absorbedfrom other Language (French and German)
A = Spelling is based mostly on how the word sounds when it's pronunciated
mainly differences between British English and American English
they Differ and Three Ways
1) difference in language use conventions
2) Vocabulary-Business terminology
3) Differences in the way of using English dictated by the different culture values of the two countries
Which languages Influenced during Middle English
-Normans From France arrived in Britain and they spoke French which became the ruling class language.
Latin was the religious language and by 1425 everybody's spoke English
what are new EnglishES?
The varieties of English which are developing in the world (Such as globish)
what's the meaning Of diglossia?
Original Used to describe situation where world area where Arabic was spoken
why are long words criticised?
they are used in place of native language
What Is clil ; definition and meaning
definition ; Teach regular school subject in another language
meaning ; Content and the language integrated learning
in which where English history is divded into ?
4 : Old, Middle, Early Modern, Modern English
relashionship/ difference between native language and lingua franca ?
lingua franca = instrument that people speaking different languages use as a tool
native = you expose your mother tongue since you're a child
atlantic triangle
english colonist that went to africa, bringing to Caribbean and then to North (United States)
how many speakers are RP speakers
2% of native British
who garanteed the spread of english in the last 5-6 cento anni
from Shakespeare on