As You Like It
The Future of the English Language
This work examines the implications of current trends in the English Language for policy agendas. Run in association with Cambridge Assessment, and ESOL Examinations at the University of Cambridge, it will identify not only areas in which policy makers will have to change to meet the challenges posed by the emergence of variants of English - Englishes - but also how government and others can work with providers to take advantage of the many opportunites that 'Englishes' present...
"china"
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- Xinhua - English Launch of an English-language China Economist magazine - designed to 'stimulate dialogue between Chinese and foreign business and economic circles'. from : petebradwell 21st July 2006
- Bridges over Finance-scapes "B2X also announced its 10 year exclusive partnership with the China Daily Information Company, www.ChinaDaily.com , China's official and largest English Language online media destination. This partnership grants B2X key support in China's burgeoning Import/Export market." From BusinessWire This is pretty interesting. Specifically, the suggestion that via the English Language site China Daily, B2X wants to become the 'bridge in commerce between China and the entire World'.... from : petebradwell 1st August 2006
- English in China A recent article in the Chinese paper, the People's Daily, demonstrates just how global English is. It mentions a Russian, teaching English in the training department of a premier Chinese hotel.That's pretty much the reality of global English and it's something to which the UK will have to accommodate. Examples of Chinglish are easy to come by. However, no matter how humorous the misunderstandings may on occasion be, we mustn't let them distract from this reality.First,... from : samjones 11th September 2006
- China and English Language Policy Just read an interesting piece in China's 'People's Daily Online'. It argues that perhaps there is little value in investing so much energy and effort in teaching everyone English - that the country's 'internationalization' doesn't necessarily entail that increasing numbers need be proficient in English. from : petebradwell 19th September 2006
- People's Daily Online -- English training, 15-billion yuan industry People's Daily Online -- English training, 15-billion yuan industry from : petebradwell 6th November 2006