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English around the world

English around the world. seanmactomais @ yahoo.ie. English around the world. What’s your mother-tongue ?. Are you bilingual ? Or even trilingual ?. Origins of English. Officially official Anglosphere. Officially official but …. 53. Expanding Circle. Outer Circle. Inner Circle.

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English around the world

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  1. English around theworld seanmactomais@yahoo.ie

  2. English around theworld

  3. What’syour mother-tongue? Areyoubilingual? Oreventrilingual?

  4. Origins of English

  5. OfficiallyofficialAnglosphere

  6. Officiallyofficial but… 53

  7. Expanding Circle Outer Circle Inner Circle UK, USA, Oceania 320 – 380 million India, the Philippines, Singapore 150 – 300 China, Japan, Germany 100 – 1000 million (Kachru 1989)

  8. Glasgow 2014

  9. Current spread of English(topics) • International organizations 85% make some official use of English • Motion pictures in the mid 1990s, theUS controlled about 85% of the world film market • Popular music 99% of the pop groups listed inthePenguin Encyclopaedia ofPopular music work entirely in English (Crystal 1997, 2003; Graddol 1997)

  10. Current spread of English • International travel the US leadsin tourism, earning and spending, international airports around the worldhaveessential information in English • Publications more books are published in English than in any other language (Crystal 1997, 2003; Graddol 1997)

  11. Current spread of English (MM) • Communications 80% of the world’s electronically stored information is in English, 84% of Internet servers are English-medium • Education English plays a significant role in higher education, accessing information in a great variety of fields is dependent upon having reading ability in English (Crystal 1997, 2003; Graddol 1997)

  12. In the acquisition of an international language: • learners do not need to internalize native speakers’ cultural norms • international language becomes ‘denationalised’ • the educational goal of learning is to enable learners to communicate their ideas and culture to others (Smith 1976)

  13. customs arts geography race clothing CULTURE food language films music religion values beliefs

  14. Problems with traditional role of culture in EIL teaching 1. Which country should provide the basis for cultural content? 2. How will merely knowing about a culture helplearners’ cross cultural encounters?

  15. Kramsch’s goals for culture in language teaching 1. Establishing a ‘sphere of interculturality’ 2. Teaching culture as difference (from McKay 2002)

  16. Cultural information in language materials 1. source culture materials – learner’s own culture 2. target culture materials – a country where English is spoken 3. international target culture materials –a variety of cultures in English and non-English speaking countries. (Cortazzi and Jin 1999)

  17. Learner’s own culture

  18. Britain:A country where English is spoken

  19. A variety of cultures

  20. Somethingappetising Humour & Cooking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml3cKrUU0ME http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMWRKm_eQSQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZY6oi5GQs&feature=channel&list=UL

  21. HowtospeakAussie! • ANIMALS: • Blowie, Chook, Joey, Jumbuck, Mozzie, Roo, Saltie • PEOPLE • Greenie, Mate, Milko, Pom /pommy, Sheila,Surfies,Swaggie, Swagman, • EXPRESSIONS/PLACES: • Fair dinkum,G'Day, Reckon! Ace! Arvo, Outback, Oz,Uni, Billabong, Bush, Cranky

  22. Match up the idiom to the sport: That’s not cricket! Play it safe. That’s well below par. Hit for a six! Put the ball in your court. In the rough. Let the ball do the work. We’re facing a sticky wicket. Kick off. Well, I’m stumped! Learn the ropes. He was bowled over. Well, that took the wind out of my sails. South African Sporting Idioms CRICKET TENNIS SAILING GOLF FOOTBALL

  23. The word 'glamour' originates from ancient Welsh. Glamour was a paint applied to the face and body before going to battle! When we say someone has her 'war paint' on, we really mean it! What word describes these Welsh ladies? Glamorous

  24. Welsh • afon • bardd • Neidr • pen gwyn • bwthyn • Bwa • ywen • cor, ci • derwydd Welsh - English • Adder • Avon • Bard • Booth • Bow • Corgi • Druid • Penguin • Yew

  25. dram lassie bairn Scottish dialect / GaelicMatch the words to the pictures: • aye • bairn - child • ben • biggin • brig • burn • dram • glen • kirk • lassie • loch • wee loch biggin kirk ben glen aye burn brig

  26. Howdo yousay... Csárdás Paprika Autóbusz Gulyás Golyóstoll Kuvasz Vizsla Komondor Puli Huszár Hungarian / English

  27. STORIES Oceania

  28. Thankyoufor… seanmactomais@yahoo.ie

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