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Globalization has greatly impacted communication and English languages. English has become the dominant global language due to factors like colonization, diaspora, and advancing technologies which have made the world more interconnected. While English is used internationally, different varieties of English are still maintained in different countries and regions without necessarily replacing unique communication styles, though the global spread of English continues.

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2020 - Communication and Globalization World Englishes

Globalization has greatly impacted communication and English languages. English has become the dominant global language due to factors like colonization, diaspora, and advancing technologies which have made the world more interconnected. While English is used internationally, different varieties of English are still maintained in different countries and regions without necessarily replacing unique communication styles, though the global spread of English continues.

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COMMUNICATION AND

GLOBALIZATION;
WORLD ENGLISHES
ANN BEVERLY CORONA-VERBOSIDAD, MAED ENG
College of Teacher Education
NORSU Bayawan-Sta. Catalina Campus
Communication has been greatly affected by
globalization and vice-versa.
Globalization
– involves proliferating connections among societies
and peoples, growing porosity of national frontiers,
proliferation of transnational processes, and the
growing importance of authoritative actors other than
national governments, such as transnational
corporations, social networks, and international
organizations (Mansbach and Rhodes, 2013 as cited by
Magan, et al.)
Globalization

– nationalities, societies, races interconnecting and


making impact on each other’s economy, politics,
culture (beliefs, norms, values, language, food,
clothing, etc.), social, and educational system
– convergence of cultures; diversity of cultures
causing changes in a nation but not necessarily leading
to loss of identity
– a phenomenon leading to “deterritorialization”
Drivers of Globalization

Colonization – marked the beginnings of


globalization

* How is the Philippines affected by colonization


leading to globalization? Are there any other countries
that you know of wherein colonization also shaped
their social, economic, and education systems without
necessarily being disconnected from their own
countries’ local methods of civilization?
Drivers of Globalization
Diaspora – dispersion (like of Jews beyond
Israel)
–the phenomenon that refers to people’s
movement and inhabitation in countries
outside of their own
–migration (as called by other
scholars) due to employment opportunities,
education, intermarriage, professional
advancements, among others)
Drivers of Globalization

Diaspora – immigration provides us a picture of


fluidity among peoples from different
races where new networks of economy and
cultures are established
Drivers of Globalization
Technologies – immensely facilitated
globalization
– the Internet makes people no longer
strangers to out-of-country events and exposes them
to various political, economic, and social systems
through global news, current events, and other
media publicities which have considerably
educated people at the micro level, possibly
influencing a nation’s perspective towards…
Drivers of Globalization
Technologies – its governance, economic trading,
environmental care activities, social dealings,
health activities, and education system
– communication technologies (smart
phones, tablets, computers) have made people become
more fluid as per interactions (video chats, phone
conversations), allowing for
instantaneous feedback and negotiations
How does globalization affect communication?

English – common language to achieve international


intelligibility
– nearest to a global language with its worldwide
reach compared to Latin and French (historically)
– used in the fields of business, academics, sciences,
computing, education, transportation, politics, and
entertainment
– established as the decto lingua franca (language used
by people who do not have the same native language)
How does globalization affect communication?

Greetings, gestures, business dealings, etc. are not


necessarily universalized despite English being
acknowledged as the current global language.

Nationalities, ethnic groups, religious committees, gender


groups, generations, and other subcultures will still maintain
their unique ways of communication expressions unless they
all agree to replace their distinctive manners of
communicating with a newly acquired one from another
culture.
How does globalization affect communication?

The world seems to be continually shrinking with the advent


of the Internet and one can communicate internationally in a
matter of seconds.

This calls to distinguish our kind of English (Philippines)


compared to other parts of the world (outside of our
country).
Group Activities:

1) How did English come to be a global lingua franca or an


international language? Cite your references.
2) Come up with your own list of the factors that led English
to take on its global status after watching
The History of English in Ten Minutes.
3) How did English came to have an official status in the
Philippines? Cite your references.
4) How do you feel about the role and status of English in the
Philippines?
Group Activities:

5) Read McCrum’s excerpt from the Chicago Tribune of


Speak English. Based on his essay, why is the rise of
English such a remarkable success story? What led to
English taking the role of a global language?

6) Can you add to McCrum’s evidence in paragraphs 3 to 7


that English is the most widespread language in the world?
Group Activities:
7) Crystal (2003) says that “a language achieves a genuinely
global status when it develops a special role that is
recognized in every country.” What is the special role of
English in the Philippines?
8) Why does McCrum say that “we should not talk of English
but of many Englishes?”
9) How different are American English (United States) and
British English (United Kingdom) in terms of punctuation,
date, spelling, words, expression/local idiom, grammar, and
pronunciation? Give one to three examples for each.
Group Activities:

10)Look for Kachru’s World Englishes paradigm. How many


Englishes are there? Are all of the World Englishes equal
in terms of functionality and prestige? Where does the
Philippines belong to? Defend your answer and cite your
sources.

11)Why is there no wrong way of speaking English? On the


other hand, how can English be “right” or “standardized?”
Defend your answer and cite your sources.
Group Activities:

12)Watch the videos, Filipino Accent Tutorial, and Pinoy


Lessons - Pinoy English, by Mikey Bustos . List examples
each of Philippine English in terms of: (two)
pronunciation features, (one) grammatical feature, and
(two) unique expressions from Philippines English and
their more understood equivalents.

13)Provide alternatives for the examples on the following


table.
Usages Unique to a Variety More Widely Understood
of English Alternative
Philippine English: “I bought some dirty
ice cream for you.”
Canadian English: “I’m going to write a
test today in English.”
Australian English: “That book has good
oil.”
South African English: “She is coming just
now.”
Singapore English: “He always likes to
action in front of the ladies.
References

British Council Serbia. (2013). David Crystal - World Englishes. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_q9b9YqGRY
Bustos, Mikey. (2011). Filipino accent tutorial by Mikey Bustos. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BBtS1ir4tA
Bustos, Mikey. (2012). Mikey Bustos Pinoy lessons "Pinoy English." Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqlFT8zT8V8
Chicago Tribune. (1986). Speak English. Retrieved from
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-09-07-8603070293-story.html
Magan, R.G., Nano, M.C.B., and Turano, C.T. (2018). Purposive communication in the
21st century. Manila: Mindshapers Co., Inc.
Uychoco, M.T. and Santos, M.L. (2018). Communication for society: purposive
communication. Quezon City: Rex Bookstore.

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