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English As A Global Language

English has become a global language due to its use for international communication in various contexts such as military, politics, economics, technology, and education. As English speakers around the world have increased, English now belongs to anyone who speaks it. This has implications for how English is taught and viewed, with traditions reconsidering concepts like native speakers and standards, and recognizing new varieties of English emerging from expanding circles where English is learned internationally rather than as a first language.

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English As A Global Language

English has become a global language due to its use for international communication in various contexts such as military, politics, economics, technology, and education. As English speakers around the world have increased, English now belongs to anyone who speaks it. This has implications for how English is taught and viewed, with traditions reconsidering concepts like native speakers and standards, and recognizing new varieties of English emerging from expanding circles where English is learned internationally rather than as a first language.

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ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL

LANGUAGE
What is global language?
• Frequently used for communication in
international context by people with diverse
background
• Other names: English as an International
Language; English as a Lingua Franca (ELF);
English as a world language
Why English becomes global
• Military
• Political
• Economic
• Technology
• Education
English speakers around the globe
Current situation
What does it mean?
• English belongs to anybody who speaks it
• Reconsideration of the following concepts in
ELT areas: ‘ENL, ESL, EFL’, ‘native speaker’,
‘standard’, ‘model’
Spread of English
Kachru Concentric Circle (World Englishes)
Implication for ELT
Traditional ELT practice WEs

Inner Circle : Inner Circle :


Endonormative Endonormative

Outer Circle : Outer Circle :


Exonormative Endonormative

Expanding Circle : Expanding Circle :


Exonormative Exonormative
However, … currently
• Expanding circle dominates the use of English
• Varieties of English emerge from expanding
circles
• Expanding circle develops endonormative
norms
Therefore …
• EIL : focusing on all circles
• ELF : focusing on expanding circles
EFL vs ELF
Implication for ELT
• Introducing local and global varieties of
English
• Reconsider the goal for teaching
pronunciation
• Rethinking standard for English testing
• Empower Non-Native speaker teachers
• Build self confidence

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