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Flashcards by Tatjana Reicher, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Tatjana Reicher
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| English around the World | - benefits of being multilingual - Why is english a/the global player? (pros and cons) - When is a foreign language useful? - how to learn a foreign language |
| BENEFITS OF BEING MULTILINGUAL | - more job opportunities - improved intellect - increased understanding of language - globalization - international travel benefits |
| more job opportunities | - higher position - higher salary - good for your CV - opportunities to work around the world |
| Improved Intellect | - can change the way you look at the world - language determines our thinking and our realities - learning a language improves your intelligence/brain activity - e.g. concentration |
| Increased Understanding of Languages: | - to learn a foreign langauge helps you understand the concepts of language in a better way - increases also the ability to learn another language |
| Globalization | - interconnectedness of world cultures brings people together - e.g. Youngsters already communicate in English when they use play online games, use YouTube, musical.ly and so on |
| International Travel Benefits | - makes travelling easier - opportunity to communicate with native people |
| Mental Health | - improves your mental health - protects against Alzheimer's and demetia - improves decision making - improves your Memory and attention span |
| WHY IS ENGLISH THE GLOBAL PLAYER? | - many countries have English as their official language - is taught in many Schools as the frist second language |
| WHY ENGLISH? | - "easy" to pronounce for German speakers - wide range - Basic grammar for communication enough - Little vocab needed to communicate meaningfully |
| CONS of ENGLISH as the GLOBAL PLAYER | to become a professional Speaker you need - a wide range of vocab - complex grammar structures --> also native speakers talk rather fast which makes it difficult to understand |
| WHEN is ENGLISH HELPFUL? | - for travelling - when you apply for a job - for social media platforms/ online platforms - for an apprenticeship/job in a foreign Country - to understand lyrics |
| HOW TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE | - visit courses - watch films/clips in foreign language - read books/comics/magazines - listen to foreign language music/podcasts/radio - use the foreign language as much as possible |
| WHEN DO YOU NEED ENGLISH in your daily life? | Come up with your personal answer here! |
| VOCAB | being multilingual being bilingual = being able to speak more than one language |
| monolingual = a person who only speaks his mother tongue | lingua franca = a language that is used between two people who speak different languages |
| Esperanto = a made up language which combines the easiest grammar structures and vocab in order to offer a language which can easily be learned by anyone | ... |
| LANGUAGE TRENDS | - mobile learning (apps) - constant Feedback - language teachers should always give feedback and offer a variety of exercises - "gamification" - personalized = learning a language with the help of topics which the learner is interested in |
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