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    Verbal Communication

    (Importance of Language in Communication)


    What is Language?
    Edward Sapir:
    “Language is not only a vehicle for the expression
    of thoughts, perceptions, sentiments, and
    values characteristic of a community; it also
    represents a fundamental expression of social
    identity.”
    Benjamin Whorf:
    “Language shapes thoughts and emotions,
    determining one’s perception of reality.”
    Do you think that human language
    is learned or inherited?
    Human Language

    Human language is unique because


    it is a symbolic communication
    system that is learned instead of
    biologically inherited.
    Importance of Language

    Language is a tool to
     learn knowledge

     transmit information

     express feelings, emotions and

    ideas
     forge cultural ties

     construct social identity


    English Language
     Lingua Franca ---- Language of
    mutual communication

     English is the required international language of


    communication, science, information
    technology, business, seafaring, aviation,
    entertainment, radio and diplomacy.
    How was the English language
    spread beyond the British Isles?
    Spread of English
     Colonization------ 16th to 19th centuries

     Dominant language in the United


    States, Canada, Australia and New
    Zealand.

     The growing economic and cultural influence of


    the US and its status as a global superpower
    since World War II have significantly accelerated
    the language's spread across the planet
    Importance of English

     Official language of 53 countries

     One of six official languages of the


    United Nations

     Spoken by more than 300 million native


    speakers, and between 400 and 800 million
    foreign users
     Working knowledge of English-----requirement
    in a number of fields

     Bridge to communicate with people from other


    parts of the world

     English has replaced German as a dominant


    language of science Nobel Prize laureates.
    …………….Continued
    Command over English can

     create possibilities each day to connect with people


    worldwide
     help you get jobs easily
     enable you to gain lots of knowledge by reading
    newspapers, story books, essays, online sites and
    journals and any of the greatest and famous writing
    written in English by poets, authors or leaders.

     English Literature---- Window to world literature


    In short…….
     The English language is one of the most important
    tools available to us.

     It is one of the international languages, a tool of


    communication between countries, cultural groups,
    various companies, organizations and
    communities.

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