https://peda.net/id/d5013452b 2015-02-09T14:33:21+02:00 https://peda.net/:static/533/peda.net.logo.bg.svg <div class="license">Tämän sivun lisenssi <a rel="license" href="https://peda.net/info">Peda.net-yleislisenssi</a></div> https://peda.net/id/1966c90246b 2020-02-03T21:48:07+02:00 <p><strong>English language in the world </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>(First, students’ ideas in the classroom with mentimeter.com)</p> <p> </p> <ol> <li><strong> </strong><strong>Where does English come from?</strong></li> </ol> <p> </p> <p>Look at the language tree below and answer the question:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>What is the origin of English?</li> <li>Which language family does it belong to?</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ce/1a/76/ce1a76ab6a4ec1eef7dbe8d38ca8f88d.gif" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ce/1a/76/ce1a76ab6a4ec1eef7dbe8d38ca8f88d.gif</a></p> <p> </p> <ol start="2"> <li><strong> </strong><strong>Some information about the history of English language</strong></li> </ol> <p> </p> <ul> <li>English was first spoken in early medieval England</li> <li>English is <strong>influenced by other languages, for example other Germanic languages/dialects</strong> (Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5^th century), <strong>Latin</strong> (coming of Christianity, 6^th century), <strong>Norse </strong>(a North Germanic language of Vikings, 8^th-11^th), <strong>French &amp; Latin</strong> (Norman conquest in 1066)</li> <li>Old English ca.449-1100 (Norman conquest 1066)</li> <li>Middle English 1100-1500 (printing press 1440)</li> <li>Early Modern English 1500-1800 (Shakespeare)</li> <li>Modern English 1800 -&gt; has been spreading around the world since the 17^th century with the influence of the British Empire and the United States. It is a <span class="editor underline">lingua franca</span>, the leading language of international discourse, science, navigation, law etc.</li> <li>Watch this video if you want to know more about the origin of English. It is optional: <a href="https://youtu.be/YEaSxhcns7Y" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://youtu.be/YEaSxhcns7Y</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <ol start="3"> <li><strong> </strong><strong>British imperium, former colonies</strong></li> </ol> <p> </p> <p>All land ever owned by the British Empire: <a href="https://i.redd.it/y5fgvh9k51y21.png" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://i.redd.it/y5fgvh9k51y21.png</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <ol start="4"> <li><strong> </strong><strong>English spoken in the world today </strong></li> </ol> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Most spoken language in the world</li> <li>Most widely learned second language: there are more second language speakers than native speakers</li> <li>Official (or one of them) language in almost 60 sovereign states, for example in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland etc.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em>Most spoken native languages in the world (March 2019):</em></p> <ol> <li><em> </em><em>Standard Chinese 12% of the world population = 918 millions</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>Spanish 6% = 480 millions</em></li> <li><em> </em><strong><em>English 5%</em></strong><em> = 379 millions </em></li> </ol> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em>Number of speakers (both L1 and L2) in different languages:</em></p> <ol> <li><em> </em><strong><em>English 1.132 billion</em></strong><em> (maybe even 2 billion?)</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>Mandarin Chinese (incl. Standard Chinese) 1.116 billion</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>Hindi 615 millions</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>Spanish 534 million</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>French 279 million</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>Standard Arabic 274 million</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>Bengali 265 million</em></li> <li><em> </em><em>Russian 258 million</em></li> </ol> <p><em> </em></p> <p><strong>English language in the world:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Official_English_language_in_the_World.svg/1200px-Official_English_language_in_the_World.svg.png" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Official_English_language_in_the_World.svg/1200px-Official_English_language_in_the_World.svg.png</a></p> <p>dark green: English is an official language</p> <p>light green: English is one of the official languages</p> <p> </p> <ol start="5"> <li><strong> </strong><strong>Varieties of English</strong></li> </ol> <p> </p> <p>There are a lot of varieties of English in the world, foe example American, British, Canadian, Australian, Irish and New Zealand English. In addition, there are millions of native English speakers in South Africa, India, Nigeria, Philippines, Jamaica, and Trinidad &amp; Tobago. They all speak their own languages, from English-based <span class="editor underline">creole languages</span> to <span class="editor underline">Standard English</span>. All English varieties are equal and there is no right or wrong type of English. One is not better than any other. Watch this video: <a href="https://youtu.be/YvbEODnJVTc" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://youtu.be/YvbEODnJVTc</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Sometimes different varieties can confuse people: <a href="https://youtu.be/DxxAwDHgQhE" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://youtu.be/DxxAwDHgQhE</a></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>You can learn to speak with different English accents: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/v-en-iDeZEE" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://youtu.be/v-en-iDeZEE</a></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span>Which varieties have you heard? Which one do you use?</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> 2020-02-03T21:48:07+02:00