Course:LLED222/Intercultural Communication/Language and Globilization
The Globalization of Languages
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Today the world becomes globalized, so people communicate with many people who speak various languages. Because of communication with various people, languages also globalized. English is one of the most important and used language in the world and it has strong influence on other languages. Many people living in countries in which they do not speak English as a mother tongue can speak English. English is spreading rapidly now. Therefore, some other languages changed and there are various kinds of English all over the world, for example Japanese English, Chinese English, Indian English and so on. Even in country where English is spoken as a mother tongue, there are a lot of differences of English. I think these various types of English have unique characteristics and there are advantage and disadvantages in each variety of English. Therefore, I will focus on the Japanese English.