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Introduction | Questions | Links | The big question | Assessment |
English in the World
| INTRODUCTION | Did you know that…? According to research by the British Council, “English has official or special status in at least seventy-five countries with a total population of over two billion. English is spoken as a native language by around 375 million and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. Speakers of English as a second language will soon outnumber those who speak it as a first language. Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign language. One out of four of the world’s population speak English to some level of competence. Demand from the other three-quarters is increasing.” |
| QUESTIONS | What is an official language? What is a native language? What is a first language? What is a second language? What is a foreign language? What do people use English for? What are the official languages of the United Nations? What happened in 1066? Why dit it influence the evolution of the language? What are the main festivities in English speaking countries? List five at least. |
| LINKS | – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language – http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/esc.html – http://iteslj.org/cw/1/mh-engcountries.html – http://web.tiscali.it/smssm/english/ |
| THE BIG QUESTION | What is your personal opinion about English in the world and its influence in our society? Give a clear answer. |
| ASSESSMENT | Students will be assessed according to their answers to the questions in the web quest. |
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