Lesson Plan 1 Course title: English as an International Language (Culture)

Worldwide Lost Significant Completed Quotes

1. ‘International English’, ‘World English’ or ‘Global English’ are terms used to describe a type of ‘General English’ that has, over the course of the twentieth century, become a ______________means of communication.

2. Similarly, the distinction between past tense got and past participle gotten still exists in American English but has been ______ in most dialects of the UK.
3. The history of the English language is of _____________because English is spoken more frequently than any other language except Chinese, according to the International En cyclopedia of Linguistics.
4. Webster _______________ his dictionary during his year abroad in 1825 in Paris, France, and at the University of Cambridge.
5. Noah Webster also used __________ from many authors of classical literature in his dictionary.


Lesson 7
Topic: Historical facts of spreading English


Handout 1
Group 1 - 17^th -18^th century
Group 2– 18^th – 19^th century
Group 3 – Late 19^th century – early 20^th century
Group 4 – Second half of 20^th century
Handout 2 British Colonialism
The spread of English began in 16^th century, when the language became a tool of imperial expansion, and end up by gaining a special place in the history of a significant number of countries. This was what happened in USA, but also in other colonial areas. You have here a table in which you can find how English spread took place in different territories conquered by the English. 

Place	Facts
Canada	French were present in Canada from 1530, and vied with Britain for domination. Finally, French defeated by Britain. French and English languages there, but French-speakers remained in the East when process of English colonization began. English in contact with native languages, but the former predominated. However, the French of Quebec remained.