Developing intercultural communicative skills

UZBEKISTAN STATE WORLD LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH FACULTY - I
A COURSE IN
"DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS"
FOR 3^RD YEAR STUDENTS

Module I: English as an International Language (EIL)

Lesson 1:
Globalisation and the spread of English in the modern world
Handout 1B

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  What is the role of English in the global world?
  
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  In what spheres English is used around the globe?
  
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  Where English is used in Uzbekistan?
  
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  What are the factors that influence the spread of English in the modern world?
  

English as an international language
Globalisation and spread of English

Handout 2
Student A
You are going to participate in the discussion about the factors that lead to English becoming an international language. Read the following paragraph and share the opinion provided here with your group. What do you think? Share your own opinion as well.
One of the most important drivers of global English has been the globalisation of higher education. Universities have been traditionally national institutions – even local ones. Now universities compete at a global level. The changing nature and role of higher education is putting pressure on the rest of the education system.
The ranking of the world’s universities provided each year by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute has become a standard international reference: one glance shows domination by American and other English-speaking universities (2.3). In fact, around two-thirds of the world’s top 100 universities are in English-speaking countries. This is one reason why English is used increasingly as the medium of education in universities across the world. If an institution wishes to become a centre of international excellence, it needs both to attract teachers and researchers from around the world, and to encourage international students to enroll on its courses, enriching the university’s prestige, revenue, and intellectual climate.
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