Sem 4 Paper15_Globalization and language

 Name :- Sejal N. Solanki
 Class :- Sem 4 (M.A part 2)
 Roll No. :- 25
 Beatch :- 2019-2021
 Enrolment no. :- 2069108420200037
 Paper :- Mass Communication and Media Studies: An Introduction-15
 Subbmited :- Dr. Dilip Barad ,
 :- Department of English,
 :- MKB Uni.
 E-mail :- sejal.solanki3107@gmail.com

 The English department is still the largest
department. It has played an important role in the
development of India and will continue to play an
important role in English language. English has
played, and continues to play, an important part in
globalization. The market for graduates who are
proficient in English is large, and students who
minor in English, as well as those who major in it,
should have good prospects.
 ‘There are many others who use it as English the
language there uses it as its first language.’
 The English Department is currently larger than is
ideal in a context where other areas are growing
and developing. This does not mean that it should
no longer play a central role, simply that its role will
change as national and global developments lead to
changes in the profile of students. The globalization
of English will eventually lead to less need for a
focus on English as a subject.

 In the framework of the linguistic approach to understanding the impact of globalization
on humanity, this aims to consider the role of English language in globalization processes.
Given the history of English becoming the world’s most widely spoken language, this
considers possible implications of this fact and overview the current debates and concerns
about the role of English and the state of other world languages under conditions of
globalization.
 As globalization has introduced virtual communication and collaboration as a major
part of workplace dynamics, it is necessary to understand the challenges of virtual
interactions, to be aware of subtle nuances of people’s manner of speech when
communicating across cultures and of withltural differences in body language, to
understand the information needs according to the communication styles of different
countries or cultures.
 Language as the substance of culture contributes to its formation through vocabulary,
greetings or humor, serves as important symbols of group belonging, and forms the
people’s cultural identity. Languages are the essential medium of communication in which
the ability to act across cultures develops. Mastering several languages enables people
toopen their personal horizons, to think globally, and to increase their own self-awareness
and understanding of their neighbours. Languages are the watch lifeline of globalization:
without language (as a means of communication), globalization would have been
impossible.

 Globalization has significant effects on
language, both positive and negative, which
influence the culture of the language in
many ways. While allowing some languages
and their cultures to spread and dominate
on a globalisation is also blamed for leading
to the extinction of other languages and
cultures.
 Although not a new phenomenon,
globalization has become the increasing
trend in all the walks of life. One of the most
important components of globalization is
international communication, and the
worldwide spreading of information whole
be hardly possible without the language,
which is commonly understood and serves
as a medium of communication across
cultures. Language is basic to social
interactions, affecting them and being
affected by them. Thus, the significance of
the world languages under.

 As people continue to interact due to different reasons; English remains the
dominant language for communication between them. English enables
people to communicate effectively across various lingual borders. Business
organizations thrive and they seek to expand their operations internationally
to other countries across the world. Most people learn English not because
they want to know it for the sake but to enable them to attain a good job.
People in the third world countries seek to learn English.
 The globalization of English is also reinforced by the learning institutions.
Children are now brought up without their first language because they are
denied the chance of learning their first language in schools. This can be sa in
most urban areas in the third world countries where the family only
communicates using English. The superiority figure that English has been
given has contributed to the loss of the culturel identity of these people.
Again, students are becoming more interested in learning English for pure
internationalposes at the expense Of their traditional languages. Although,
it has become a common language that people from diverse withltural
backgrounds can use to understand one another, it still remains a threat to
each culture involved

 Experts in ELT and Teacher education hold the
responsibility to develop a standard teacher competency
framework for teaching English. Through this
standardized competence framework, teachers can
recognize and meet global demands.
 The framework would provide a platform for teachers
to test themselves and finds out the inadequacies in
their competence. Once the teacher is aware of the
competencies that are necessary for teaching a global
audience, it may be less difficult for them to excel in
teaching English.
 As the result of the expansion of British colonial power and
the emergence of the United States as the leading
economic and political power, English has become the
medium of intercultural communication, taking the
leading role in world business, science, popular culture,
mass media etc. This trend was further developed by
English-mediated technologies and the internet.

 Although there are growing concerns
among the students and politicians
who hold the spread of English
responsible for homogenizing the
peoples’ identities and interests and
blame it for linguistic imperialism,
many people perceive the spread of
English as a positive thing, a symbol
of success, employment, education,
modernity, etc.
 On-going debates on the role of
English as a global language only
prove that it may function under
good governance for the sake of
promoting global understanding and
preserving local diversity

 Alfarhan Ibrahim. (2016). English as a Global Language and the Effects on
Culture and Identity. American Research Journal of English and
Literature(ARJEL), ISSN(online)- 2378-9026, Volume 2016. [2]
 Appadurai, Arjun. (2001). Globalization. Duke University Press, Durham, NC.
 Natalia Todorova & Anna Todorova. (2018). Globalization And The Role Of The
English Language. Globalizationand the role of the English language, UDC 327
(4): 061.1
 Poggensee, A. (2016). The effects of globalization on English language learning:
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