A presentation I did for university students in Surabaya - the key understanding is that English ability, alone, is unlikely to be enough for success in the 21st century global society
Separation of Lanthanides/ Lanthanides and Actinides
Go global with English
1.
2. 1. Why is English important?
2. What is the Global Society?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
3. Why is English important?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
* English as a Global Language – David Crystal, Google books, P.4, P.65
** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#English_as_a_global_language
4. How do we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
5. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
http://www.soon.org.uk/page23.htm
6. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Students from some countries learn English more slowly - cultural
differences and language differences play a large part in this.
1.Countries with a very different language & culture e.g.
Korea, Brazil, African countries, Arab countries.
2.Countries with a very different language but an international
culture e.g. Japan, Finland
3.European countries where English is little used e.g. France,
Spain, Italy
4.European countries where English is important e.g.
Switzerland, Germany
5.Western European countries where English is widely spoken
e.g. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland
7. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Students whose mother tongue has a non-roman alphabet
are often slower learners at first. Mistakes based on your first
language are greater where the language is very different
e.g. Japanese or Korean, or where it is very similar but
differences are culturally important e.g. Spanish &
Portuguese.
1.Languages or dialects which you do not normally write
down
2.Languages with a non-roman way of writing e.g. Korean,
Arabic, Thai, Japanese
3.Non-European languages with a roman alphabet
4.Romance languages e.g. French, Spanish, Italian
5.Languages from the Germanic family e.g. German,
Norwegian, Dutch, Danish
8. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
In general, older students learn more slowly and younger
students faster.
1. 50+
2. 40-50
3. 30-40
4. 20-30
5. under 20
9. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Your reason for learning will affect how fast you will learn.
1. 'My parents want me to'.
2. 'To go on holiday to an English speaking country' OR 'To
write to a penpal'.
3. 'It's my hobby' OR 'I need it for my job'.
4. 'To pass an exam' OR 'My employer wants me to learn
English'.
5. 'My husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend speaks English'.
10. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
People with a history of learning languages learn faster than
those without.
1. No.
2. I studied a language at school.
3. I have already learned one language as an adult.
4. I have already learned two or more languages as an adult.
OR I am fluent in at least one foreign language.
5. I am fluent in two or more languages.
11. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Students who have studied more tend to learn faster as they
start to remember what they learned before.
1. No.
2. I have only studied on my own.
3. I recently studied English at school in my country.
4. I took a full-time course in English recently.
5. I passed an English exam recently.
12. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Students who have been in an English-speaking country longer
have become accustomed to hearing English and will learn faster.
1. Never.
2. One or two weeks.
3. A month at least.
4. A few months.
5. More than 6 months.
13. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
People may prefer to learn fast, others to learn slowly. Some
people have more confidence.
1. Very slowly.
2. Slower than average.
3. Average speed.
4. Faster than average.
5. Fast.
14. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Students with a background of 'academic' study will learn faster.
1. I want to learn grammar and vocabulary on my own.
2. I want to have a teacher to tell me what to do.
3. I want to learn in a class with other students.
4. I learn by talking to my friends.
5. I learn by talking with people who speak English well.
15. How quickly can we learn English?
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
1. None.
2. A little.
3. Some.
4. Quite a lot.
5. A lot.
16. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
If you have scored over 35 you are very likely to
learn fast and you are probably not a Beginner. You
probably enjoy learning and will be successful
quickly.
If you have scored between 20 and 35 you are
very likely be an average learner - you will need
to work hard but within a few months you will
have learned a lot.
If you have scored between 10 and 20 you will
find it much harder to learn - it may take you a
long time to learn - up to a year. Be patient and
keep practising!
Results
17. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
English is an easy language to start learning
because:
• it has no genders.
• it usually has easy verb endings. Apart from a
few 'irregular' verbs, verb endings are easy, and
hardly change.
• adjectives remain the same for all words - there
are no different endings to learn.
• the singular and plural pronoun 'you' is the
same. There is no need to decide whether to use a
polite form, or an intimate form
18. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Verbs:
I walk,
you walk,
he/she
walks,
we walk,
they walk
I am,
you are,
he/she is,
we are,
they are
19. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
The difficult parts of English are:
• the spelling of a word may not show what the
pronunciation (way of saying) the word is
• because English came from two main sources -
old French, and old Anglo-Saxon, there is a very
large vocabulary of words
• native English speakers use a lot of idioms, that
is - words used in a way which is not their obvious
meaning.
20. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Spelling and pronunciation:
would
wood
through
threw
though
tough
22. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Common English mistakes:
“the” is not “te” or “de”
Stuff/Staff
Agenda
Target
Mayor/Major/Majority
Colleague
23. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Common English mistakes:
Plurals: most English words
add “s” if more than one
Exceptions:
Sheep
Equipment
Fish
Stuff
Staff
Articles: “a”, “an”, “the”
Ownership: ‘s shows
ownership, or a
missing letter
The teacher’s bag
It’s = it is
Don’t = do not
25. The Global Society
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
- the 21st Century
From: “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman
Globalisation 1.0 (19th Century):
Countries had to think globally to succeed
26. The Global Society
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
- the 21st Century
From: “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman
Globalisation 2.0 (20th Century):
Companies had to think globally to succeed
27. The Global Society
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
- the 21st Century
From: “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman
Globalisation 3.0 (21st Century):
Individuals have to think globally to succeed
28. The Global Society
Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
- the 21st Century
From: “The World is Flat” by Thomas Friedman
Globalisation 3.0 (21st Century):
Individuals have to think globally to succeedYou
29. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
In the 21st Century,
people will change jobs and careers
Successful people need to show
•excellent technical skills
• flexible thinking
• self motivation
30. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Global Quiz Who is this?
31. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Global Quiz Where is this?
32. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
Global Quiz What is this?
33. Go Global with English – Andrew Vivian
A Global Citizen
is aware of the wider world and has a sense of their own role as a world
citizen;
respects and values diversity;
has an understanding of how the world works economically, politically,
socially, culturally, technologically and environmentally;
is outraged by social injustice;
participates in and contributes to the community at a range of levels from
local to global;
is willing to act to make the world a more sustainable place;
takes responsibility for their actions.
Oxfam - 1997