Future of English

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1、TheFutureofEnglish?AguidetoforecastingthepopularityoftheEnglishlanguageinthe21stcenturyDavidGraddolFirstpublished1997©TheBritishCouncil1997,2000AllRightsReservedThisdigitaleditioncreatedbyTheEnglishCompany(UK)LtdDavidGraddolherebyassertsandgivesnoticeofhisrightundersection77oftheUK

2、Copyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988tobeidentifiedastheauthorofthiswork.Whatisthisbookabout?ThisbookisabouttheEnglishlanguageinoftheEnglishlanguageandconcludesthatforecasting,identiesthepatternswhichthe21stcentury:aboutwhowillspeakitthefutureismorecomplexandlessunderlietypicallinguist

3、icchangeandandforwhatpurposes.Itisapracticalpredictablethanhasusuallybeenassumed.describesthewaylargecorporationshavebriengdocument,writtenforusedscenarioplanningasastrategyforThebookhasbeencommissionedbytheeducationists,politicians,managerscopingwithunpredictablefutures.SectionBri

4、tishCounciltocomplementthemanyindeedanydecisionmakerorplanningthreeoutlinessignicantglobaltrendstextsalreadyavailableabouttheteachingteamwithaprofessionalinterestinthewhichwillshapethesocialandeconomicandlearningofEnglish,thehistoryanddevelopmentofEnglishworldwide.worldinthe21stcen

5、tury.SectionfourdevelopmentofEnglishandthediversitydiscussestheimpactsthesetrendsareTheFutureofEnglish?takesstockoftheofformsofEnglishworldwide.Itisalreadyhavingonlanguageandpresent,apparentlyunassailable,positionofintendedtostimulateconstructivedebatecommunicationineverydaylife.En

6、glishintheworldandaskswhetherweaboutthefuturestatusofEnglishwhichcanexpectitsstatustoremainunchangedcaninformpolicydevelopmentsbothinThelastsectionsummarisesimplicationsduringthecomingdecadesoftheBritishCouncilandotherorganisationsfortheEnglishlanguageandoutlineswaysunprecedentedso

7、cialandeconomicglobalconcernedwiththepromotionofEnglishinwhichwemightreachabetterchange.Thebookexploresthepossiblelanguageteachingandlearning.understandingofthestatuswhichEnglishlong-termimpactonEnglishofwillholdinthe21stcenturyworld.ThisThebookisdividedintovemaindevelopmentsincomm

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