{"id":125,"date":"2010-03-18T04:01:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T04:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eltweekly.com\/elt-newsletter\/?p=29"},"modified":"2010-03-18T04:01:18","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T04:01:18","slug":"54-video-the-future-of-the-english-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=125","title":{"rendered":"#54, Video: The Future of the English Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words, phrases and idioms reflect the world around us. If you don’t believe us, check out “word of mouth” on radio 4:\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/radio4\/factual\/w…<\/a>When bundled together into languages, all those words start to reflect how power is distributed in the world.<\/p>\n

Take the English Language. There used to be a very direct relationship between the English language and the imprint of Britain’s influence around the world — the global era however, has made this relationship less clear. English is no longer a natural source of natural competitive advantage for the UK. As a Brit you can forget your phrase book when you go and holiday and it’s probably no big deal — but if you think that’s going to help you in the workplace, forget it.<\/p>\n

More English speakers, means more competition for your job and it means your desk can be shifted to another country when market forces demand it.<\/p>\n

The English Language now has many shareholders, and The English are just one of them. In Britain, from a policy perspective, it’s time to rethink how we teach English, our whole attitude to languages, to reflect our changing relationship to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

For more see this Demos publicationhttp:\/\/www.demos.co.uk\/publications\/a…<\/a><\/p>\n

In response to this work, two graduates from the Royal College of Art, Susan Ibreck and Celia Willis have produced this short film.
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