English Language

International English

Historical context

• Proto – English• Old English• Middle English• Early Modern English• Modern English

(A.K.A. International English)

Common English

World English

Continental English

General English

Global English

International English

Methods of Promotion1. Laissez- Faire approach.

2. Institutional sponsorship and grass-roots promotion of language programs.

3. Institutional Legislation.

4. International legislation.

Modern Global languageNo official

rule/ international business

Official or historical

Traditional base

English

English as a Lingua Franca in foreign language teaching

English as an Additional Language EAL, based on American or British standards of English,

• English as an International Language EIL

Aims to equip students with the linguistic tools to communicate internationally.

Models of Simplifide English

• Basic English• Threshold level English• Globish• Basic Global English