The impact of globalization of English as a language has been only recently picking up as a major topic nowadays. If you really want to get out in the world and become a big hit, if English is not your first language, you need to learn English. Globalization on English as a language has now become such a big thing that a person in today’s world would find it pretty hard to get anyone on a global/national scale if they do not know English already. I myself find the fact that America does not have English as its official language while English is one of the fastest growing languages in the world, thanks to globalization, rather odd yet interesting. If the language continues to grow and evolve one would think that this will have an effect on the nation that uses the language the most. One can say that not knowing at least some bit of English is almost as bad as not being able to read or write.
In the world one can find at least some for of English in every form of mass media entertainment, regardless of what language it was original published in. You can find English phrases in foreign songs, books, movies, and even video games today. The point as even come to pass where foreign directors are now using English as the main language for the movies they film, while they just use subtitles for whatever language is official for them. It boggles the mind but there is just almost no way today can a film or song get a way with not using at least one or two English words.
Globalization has now made the English language the language to know for global/national trade. To make it out there in the business world you only really need to know the basic understand of the English language. You will most likely find that most people in the stock market do know at least some bit of English. There is probably no possible way that children will not be able to learn at least some form of English in their early years due to mass forms of entertainment which is now heavily influenced by the American culture and the English culture.
Thanks to globalization English has evolved to the point where it has become the language of gathering and spreading information via internet. The evolution of the English language has become the number one language for most if not all internet acronyms which as even spread to most if not all forms of massively multiplayer online games, games that are only with hug masses of players from all over the world playing together. A person can probably speak in various English acronyms and even have a small conversation with a person that knows little to no English now and be able to carry on a little conversation.
It is only a matter of time till English will globalize to the point where English will be a language that every educated person would have knowledge of and can use it. They are already teaching the English language as a required subject in most countries. I myself would not be able to honestly say if complete globalization of English will be something good or bad.
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ReplyDeleteYeah buddy you barely made that deadline. Your blog was good though. The impact of English in entertainment is enormous. Yeah, if you are some hipster that wants to go against the grain, you may go watch a foreign film every now and then, but you are still going to see blockbusters like Avatar. We are the most overly entertained country. Production companies, that want the big bucks, are going after the Americans.
ReplyDeleteWhen you talked about “not knowing any English being as bad as not know how to read and write”, a recurring thought came to me. A reasonably intelligent foreign person that comes to America not knowing English must have a hard time. They are just missing that one important piece to take advantage of this land of opportunity. Now they have to settle for some terrible low paying job where you are treated like an idiot. It must be depressing.
English is being taught in other countries to the point globalization is inevitable. As Americans, we do not put as much emphasis on knowing foreign languages. I think many countries dislike us for not caring about there language. The only language that we have somewhat adopted is Spanish, and that is not whole-heartedly. We just accept it because our Hispanic brothers refuse to give it up. It is their bond to there countries of origin. I personally respect it because, when you take away a persons language, you have take away a large part of there culture.
You have made some very good points. In the business world, you cannot become an executive without have some knowledge of English. English is exploding across the planet as the new language of choice due to the economic power that the United States has. It is hard to believe that more non-native English speakers speak the language than the native speakers. That says a lot about the trend that is occurring.
ReplyDeleteScientist are also adopting English as the standard they prefer to communicate with across the planet. Technology and the internet has played a major role as well. As much as 80% of the internet is in English according to Barbara Wallraff and the web is now accessible in almost every country. To efficiently use the internet, one needs to know English.\
Today, many international organizations have taken to English as their language of choice. Budgets save millions of dollars when cost for translation services are freed up. With the world becoming smaller everyday through travel ant the web, we as a "global village" need to have a globalized language to simplify communication.