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Bernd Schreckenberg

Bernd Schreckenberg I am an experienced
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Temat: English is becoming the lingua franca

Take this, frog-eaters:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,6...


In an article entitled "French Students Still Get a Zero for English", French daily Le Monde reports that an annual Europe-wide language test revealed just how bad French youngsters are at picking up what the journal describes as "the language of Shakespeare."



The question is: Did English grow on you, did it grow in your environment? Can or should we accept it as overwhelming and 'lingua franca' or should we boost our national lanuages, like the German party 'CDU' wants to?

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,594...


Does Germany need an official language? It is a question that might surprise some. After all, most would be likely to assume that the country already has an official language: namely, German. And yet, nowhere in the constitution is the idiom enshrined as the nation's official means of communication. At least not yet.
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The title is a little odd, Bernd.

It already is, and has been for a number of years.
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Bernd Schreckenberg

Bernd Schreckenberg I am an experienced
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Temat: English is becoming the lingua franca

warren whitmore:
The title is a little odd, Bernd.

It already is, and has been for a number of years.

Referring to the article...
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Rafał Wołk

Rafał Wołk I'm not arrogant,
you're just offended
by my confidence.

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I think the world needs a lingua franca, why not English, it's fairly easy to learn in comparison to other alternatives.
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I think that English has already become the Linga Franca of the modern world - esp. if one considers globalisation and the Internet which is a global communication platform
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Oh naive english speaking people.
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Krzysztof S.:
Oh naive english speaking people.


Your point being ..... ?
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Kasia M.

Kasia M. "Świat jest taki,
jaki myślisz, że
jest"

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Oh, come on. it's just a trend. French was lingua franca centuries ago and now who speaks French? the same will be with English. which language will be the next one?
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Chinese
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warren whitmore:
Krzysztof S.:
Oh naive english speaking people.
Your point being ..... ?

pointless I'm afraid - I saw Krzysztof's post on another thread and it looked exacly the same 'hardcorish' i.e. lacking any point
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Krzysztof S.:
Chinese

sure - the whole world is going to learn Chinese just because it's a huge market for their products

there's a slight difference re. English as it is recognised as an international standard I think; at least in business and on the Net
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Mirek Połyniak:
pointless I'm afraid - I saw Krzysztof's post on another thread and it looked exacly the same 'hardcorish' i.e. lacking any point
Why do do english speaking people think their language is the only one in the world?
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Krzysztof S.:
Chinese

I thought you might write this .....

Go to any TEFL job site and you will see thousands of ads for English teachers in China. It's the world's fastest growing TEFL market.

I haven't noticed any massive enthusiasm in the U.K. for learning Chinese.
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Krzysztof S.:
Mirek Połyniak:
pointless I'm afraid - I saw Krzysztof's post on another thread and it looked exacly the same 'hardcorish' i.e. lacking any point
Why do do english speaking people think their language is the only one in the world?

They don't.

Why do you ask pointless questions?
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1) I'm not English but Polish
2) simply there's a need for communication hence English was chosen as the platform - of course the English are happy with it as they make loads of profits
3) I don't want to learn Chinese as I plan to learn some Italian ;)
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Krzysztof S.:
Mirek Połyniak:
pointless I'm afraid - I saw Krzysztof's post on another thread and it looked exacly the same 'hardcorish' i.e. lacking any point
Why do do english speaking people think their language is the only one in the world?


this is by default.
if you see someone trying to speak your language wherever you are, why would you bother?
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Kasia M.

Kasia M. "Świat jest taki,
jaki myślisz, że
jest"

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Mirek Połyniak:
Krzysztof S.:
Chinese

sure - the whole world is going to learn Chinese just because it's a huge market for their products

there's a slight difference re. English as it is recognised as an international standard I think; at least in business and on the Net
don't be so pessimistic / optimistic (depends on your attitude :-D)
it won't be changed in the next 10 years but do you think that centuries ago people took into account that after hundred of years French will be spoken in France only?
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Sylwia S.:
this is by default.
if you see someone trying to speak your language wherever you are, why would you bother?

Exactly.
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@ Kasia:
the only difference nowadays is that English is a truly global standard for different cultures whereas French was only in Europe
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