The English Language Article

On The Surface

1. Commerce, Trade, Education, Science, International Relations ad Tourism are areas where English is used for communication.
2. It is a major part of global economy.
3. Papua New Guinea, Brazil and Australia are trying to preserve their language.

Discovering Techniques

1. The definition of “lingua franca” is “A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native language is different”.
2. English is described as an “open source” because it can be adapted and modified depending on what way the language is being used.
3. The headline of the article alludes to the TV programme “Life As We Know It”

Search & Think

1. Religious Dialects, National Standards with Conventions, Slang, Pronunciation, Mobile Phones, Texting and Emailing.
2. The writer is worried about the English rise as it has a major impact on the countries that don’t speak English, it is putting languages at risk of distinction.

Hidden Depths

1. The indigenous language in New Zealand is Maori, Maori is being preserved in my opinion it is sometimes being preserved to extreme lengths.
2. I do not think we use New Zealand English, I think we use the English that the U.K uses. In schools we are always being told wrong when we use American spellings and are corrected to U.K English.
3. The use of computers has affected my spelling. When I make an error on a computer it is underlined in red, within two clicks it is corrected to the right spelling, this does not teach me anything as I don’t take notice of the right spelling. When I need to research something I just type up the answer and it comes up or instead of doing something practical I will just play on my phone, instead of this I could be reading which helps with spelling and extending vocabulary.