Saturday, July 20, 2013

HW last wk Summary p139 Draft 1 Kwan


Linguists said that many people in future would speak more than one language, so less people will speak only English as a native language. There is some evidence of resistance in both developed and developing country. Internet was dominated with English once; however, a growing number of sites are going non-English now. Anyway English is still popular as a second language; however, people in parts of Asia already expect Mandalin as a ‘must lean’ language.

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  1. Linguists explain that in the future there will be more multi-lingual people. English is falling as the dominant native language, but continues to be "..'first among equals'.." as a second language. Internet site have shown a change from English to non-English sites; exhibiting a resistance by both developing and developed countries. English teaching industry continues to grow, however it is predicted that Mandarin will follow as the "new 'must learn' language."

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