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Because English is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a "world language", the lingua franca of the modern era, and while it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. It is, by international treaty, the official language for aeronautical and maritime communications. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations and many other international organizations, including the International Olympic Committee. It is also one of two co-official languages for astronauts (besides the Russian language) serving on board the International Space Station.
English is studied most often in the European Union, and the perception of the usefulness of foreign languages among Europeans is 67 percent in favour of English ahead of 17 percent for German and 16 percent for French (as of 2012). Among some of the non-English-speaking EU countries, the following percentages of the adult population claimed to be able to converse in English in 2012: 90 percent in the Netherlands, 89 percent in Malta, 86 percent in Sweden and Denmark, 73 percent in Cyprus and Austria, 70 percent in Finland, and over 50 percent in Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia, and Germany. In 2012, excluding native speakers, 38 percent of Europeans consider that they can speak English.
Books, magazines, and newspapers written in English are available in many countries around the world, and English is the most commonly used language in the sciences[17] with Science Citation Index reporting as early as 1997 that 95% of its articles were written in English, even though only half of them came from authors in English-speaking countries.
In publishing, English literature predominates considerably with 28 percent of all books published in the world and 30 percent of web content in 2011
This increasing use of the English language globally has had a large impact on many other languages, leading to language shift and even language death, and to claims of linguistic imperialism. English itself has become more open to language shift as multiple regional varieties feed back into the language as a whole.
Education Systems in English Speaking Countries ay Sashes Education systems in English Speaking Countries All five countries have three-tier education – primary education. Secondary education and tertiary education. Also in all these countries exist such level of education, which runs before primary school and can be named as “Early childhood”.
In KGB it is called as nursery education (ages 3-4), in USA – Pre-schools (ages 3-4), Pre-kindergartens (ages 4-5) and Kindergartens (ages 5-6), in Australia -? Kindergartens (ages pre schools, Kindergartens and Preparations (ages 4-6), in New Zealand is also such institutions as Play Centers, in Canada – Junior Kindergarten (ages 4-5) and Grade Primary or Kindergarten (ages 3-?6). The Primary Education The primary education in Canada and LIS ;s also called Elementary.
In New Zealand and Australia primary education begins at the age of 5-6 and ends at the age of 12-13, in Canada – from 6 10th year old, in KGB – from 4 to 11 year old, but USA elementary education differs greatly, because begins at the age of 11-12 and ends at he age of 13- 14. The Secondary Education In Britain. High school is known as secondary school regardless of whether it is state funded or private. High school is mostly an American English expression. s is Junior high school. In Brat. N secondary school is for students age 1 1 – 16. In America high school is for students age 14; 18. Before high school students spend three year in junior high. In Australia children spend years in secondary school. As in New Zealand and Canada. It is interesting. Hat each level of education in the UK has varying requirements which must be satisfied in order to gain entry at that level.
The Higher Education The students of all English Speaking countries after finishing secondary school and passing all examinations may attend Colleges, Vocational schools, Polytechnics and private Tertiary Institutes where they receives Graduate Diplomas or universities to take searcher’s, Master’S Or Doctor’S degree, Compulsory education is different in the English-speaking countries: I) The ELK hillier have to legally attend primary and secondary education Which runs from about 5 years Old until the student IS 16 years Old; 2) The ages for compulsory education in USA vary by state.
It begins from ages 3 to 8 and ends from ages 14 to 18: 3) All provinces and territories of Canada provide universal, free elementary and secondary schooling for 12 years, with the exception of Quebec where It is for 11 years. Education;s compulsory to the age of between 15 and 18, depending on the
In this text you will find general information on the education system in the UK. As there are separate education systems in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the actual ages etc. might vary a little.
School in the UK is compulsory between the ages of five and sixteen. Children younger than five can go to a toddler group (accompanied by a parent), playgroup or nursery school.
Compulsory schooling begins at the age of five. Pupils first attend primary school, which lasts for six years. Often primary school in the UK is divided into infant school (the first two years) and junior school
After primary school, students go to secondary school until they are sixteen (practical emphasis) or 18
The school year consists of three terms. Students have about 12-13 weeks of holiday per school year.
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School
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< 5
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nursery school
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5-11
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primary school
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5-7
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infant school
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7-11
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junior school
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11-18
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secondary school with 6th form
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11-16
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secondary school
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16-18
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6th form college
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When students in the UK say what year they are in, they usually use cardinal numbers, e. g. ‘year ten’. (In the USA, students would use ordinal numbers, e. g. ‘tenth grade’.)
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