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    The document discusses the growing prevalence of English language worldwide. It states that over 1 billion people now speak English and that number is expected to reach 2 billion within the next decade. English has become the dominant international language of business, politics, technology and other fields. While native English speakers have traditionally dominated jobs requiring English, the document suggests that non-native English speakers who are multilingual will have a growing advantage in the global market. Employers will increasingly value multilingual skills over monolingual English skills alone.

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    The document discusses the growing prevalence of English language worldwide. It states that over 1 billion people now speak English and that number is expected to reach 2 billion within the next decade. English has become the dominant international language of business, politics, technology and other fields. While native English speakers have traditionally dominated jobs requiring English, the document suggests that non-native English speakers who are multilingual will have a growing advantage in the global market. Employers will increasingly value multilingual skills over monolingual English skills alone.

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    Globalization's Impact on English

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    The document discusses the growing prevalence of English language worldwide. It states that over 1 billion people now speak English and that number is expected to reach 2 billion within the next decade. English has become the dominant international language of business, politics, technology and other fields. While native English speakers have traditionally dominated jobs requiring English, the document suggests that non-native English speakers who are multilingual will have a growing advantage in the global market. Employers will increasingly value multilingual skills over monolingual English skills alone.

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    UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE - CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO REGIONAL ZONA ATLÁNTICA

    TECNICATURA UNIVERSITARIA EN ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SISTEMAS Y SOFTWARE LIBRE


    TECNICATURA UNIVERSITARIA EN DESARROLLO WEB

    ACTIVIDAD 1

    Globalization And The English Language

    TAREAS DE PRE-LECTURA

    1- Observe rápidamente el documento “Globalization And The English Language” y responda:


    a- ¿De dónde supone ha sido extraído el texto?
    b- ¿Quién escribe el artículo?

    2- Podría comentar que sabe Ud. el tema y predicir cuál supone será la temática del texto a leer.

    3- ¿Por qué cree que fue seleccionado el texto? ¿Cuál supone será su postura sobre el tema?
    UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE - CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO REGIONAL ZONA ATLÁNTICA
    TECNICATURA UNIVERSITARIA EN ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SISTEMAS Y SOFTWARE LIBRE
    TECNICATURA UNIVERSITARIA EN DESARROLLO WEB

    Globalization And The English Language


    By Steve G James ( U.K. 2008 )

    Did you realize that over a billion people in the world now speak English? According to a
    report titled, "English Next" by language researcher David Graddol, "...two billion people
    will be speaking or learning English within a decade."

    English is everywhere. The Economist says, "English is the language of


    globalization-of international business, politics... It is the language of computers and the
    Internet... it is the dominant international language in communications, science, aviation, entertainment, radio and
    diplomacy...."

    " English... is an important tool for operating on the world stage," says John Whitehead, director of the British Council. The
    ability to speak and understand English is mandatory in certain fields, professions, and occupations. In fact, English is so
    widely spoken, it is referred to as, the "lingua franca" of the modern era.

    Nonetheless, with the millions of native speakers competing for jobs in the global market, what chance is there for ESL
    (English as second language) speakers to compete? ESL students take heart. As the Graddol report demonstrates, the global
    spread of English... will lead to serious economic and political disadvantages in the future.... A future in which monolingual
    English graduates face poor economic opportunities as qualified multilingual young people prove to have an important
    advantage in global companies and organizations.

    Given that English has acquired its world-wide reputation due, in large part, to globalized power relations, those companies
    and governments employing well-trained non-native speakers for their international business communication needs will
    obviously see the advantage of hiring non-native speakers of the English language with multilingual talents.

    Extracted from http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Steve_G_James

    TAREAS DE LECTURA:

    1- Extraiga del texto ejemplos de transparencias léxicas ¿Le ayudan a advertir el sentido del texto?

    2- Lea el texto y complete las siguientes oraciones:

    a- El inglés es el idioma….
    UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE - CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO REGIONAL ZONA ATLÁNTICA
    TECNICATURA UNIVERSITARIA EN ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SISTEMAS Y SOFTWARE LIBRE
    TECNICATURA UNIVERSITARIA EN DESARROLLO WEB

    b- Lengua franca es …
    c- Un hablante no-nativo de inglés tiene ventaja porque…

    3- Relea el texto y conteste estas preguntas sobre el mismo:

    a- ¿Cuánta gente hablará inglés en el 2010?


    b- ¿Por qué es importante saber inglés?
    c- ¿What is ESL?
    d- ¿Quién es Graddol?
    e- ¿Qué dice el informe de Graddol?
    f- ¿Cuál es la perspectiva para los hablantes multilingües?

    3- Lea con atención las siguientes frases. Subraye con azul las palabras conceptuales y con rojo señale las
    palabras estructurales

    a. ... It is the language of computers and the Internet

    b. …with the millions of native speakers competing for jobs…

    4- Complete el cuadro con la familia de palabras:

    sustantivo Verbo
    speaker Speak
    research
    teacher
    performer
    Sing

    ¿Qué regla puede inferir? ¿qué sucede con algunos verbos cuando les agregamos el sufijo ER?

    TAREAS DE POST LECTURA


    Resuma las ideas tópicas desarrolladas por el texto.

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