Communication and

Globalization
 World Englishes
• David Crystal(2003) Asserts in his book “English as a
Global Language” that English is a Global Language.
• “what does it means to say that a language is
global?”
• “How did it come to be a global lingua franca or an
international language?”
• “How English came to have an official status in the
Philippines?”
• “How do you feel about the role and status of
English in the Philippines?”
• McCrum says in his essay that “we should not talk of
English but of many Englishes”

• Varieties of English
• All are equal in the sense that each best suited to
the communication need of the speakers.
• Yet some are more prestigious because of social
attitudes.
ex. African American English (g dropping)
Two most well-known Variety of English
• British English
• American English
• English Speaking settlers
• USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Colonized Countries
South Africa, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore
and Philippines
English as a Foreign Language from some Countries
Holland, Yugoslavia, Korea and Japan
 Aspect American English British English
Date March 2, 2017 2 March 2017 
center, color, centre, colour, organise,
Spelling
organize, program programme
Words elevator, pants, lift, trouser, nappy
diaper
Expression/
local idiom ruffled feathers knickers in a twist

Grammar do you have that have you got that book?

book?
Pronunciation Vase(VEYZ) Vase (VAHZ)