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              THE FUTURE STATUS OF ENGLISH AS THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE IS ASSURED 
                
                               
                 English is everywhere.Some 380 million people speak it as their first language and perhaps two-thirds as many again as their second.A billion are learning it about a third of the world·s  population are in some sense exposed to it.English is the language of computers and the internet.You will see it in advertisement,you·ll hear it in  pop songs,you·ll read it in official documents .However, in recent years there has been mon-English sites growing.In parts of Asia business are woking beyond English because they consider that Mandarin  might be the new "must learn" language.Although English be replaced by Mandarin in the next decade, i believe that it will remain as a strong second language.
               
                 Some people feel that English is taking over , they feel humiliated and offended by having to pronounce words in a languaje that is not theirs.But they are obligated because shop owners or other people want to exibit  a false  knowledge .They can·t conmunicate  fluently because of the abuse of foreign  expressions in their language.Nevertheless, linguistic experts state that English is a language  of subtlety and profitable business.It·s now widely spoken in so many places .Likewise ,it no longer seen as likely to become dominant around the world.
               
                 Opponents  also  say that the  future of English as the universal languaje is not assured .According to Graddol,in parts of Asia business are looking beyand English because they consider that Mandarin might be the new "must learn " language .For instance, in the early years of the internet it was dominated  by sites in English ,but in recent years there  has been non-English sites growing , specially Spanish German ,french,Japanese,and others .However,English is a language of globalization of international business and diplomacy.It·s the language of computers and the internet .Furthemore,about 350 million people speak English as their first language (Crystal par.3).

                 The final argument advanced by opponents is that English invades and replaces native languages from several countries which is really bad because native people don·t want to speak their own language they prefer English .They think it sounds more chic;English really invades and changes  native languages.On the contrary, others feel that English has become a profitable business in their countries .

                 In brief, the world faces a future of people  speaking more  than one  language, with English no langer seen  as likely to  become dominant  although it might be replaced by Mandarin in the next decade .Nevertheless,English  will always remain like one of the most important languages for  the foreseeable future.

3 comments:

  1. my essay is correctly formatted(title centered,first line of every paragraph indented,double-spaced).Moreover,i have checked for punctuacion and capitalizacion;in addition to that,my essay has all three parts:introduction,body,and conclusion.I used an interesting story about English for my introduction and it ends with my thesis statement;likewise,i used point-by-point organization to my essay.The body of my essay has 3 paragraphs,but i did not give much information about the opposing point of view;i believe that the other side its argument needs specific supporting detail such as quotation.Lastly,my conclusion summarizes my arguments.

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