Facts About English

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Facts About English

• English is the most widespread language in the world and is more widely spoken and written than any other language.

• Over 400 million people use the English vocabulary as a mother tongue, only surpassed in numbers, but not in distribition by speakers of the many varieties of Chinese.

• Over 700 million people, speak English, as a foreign language.

• Of all the world's languages (over 2,700) English is arguably the richest in vocabulary; and that the Oxford English Dictionary lists about 500,000 words, and a further half-million technical and scientific terms remain uncatalogued.

• Three-quarters of the world's mail, telexes and cables are in English.

• The main language used throughout the world on the internet is English.

• More than half of the world's technical and scientific periodicals are in English.

• English is the medium for 80% of the information stored in the world's computers.

• English is the language of navigation, aviation and of Christianity; it is the ecumenical language of the World Council of Churches.

• 5 of the largest broadcasting companies in the world (CBS, NBC, ABC, BBC and CBC) transmit in English, reaching millions and millions of people all over the world.

• Speaking and reading English well is essential for success in America.

Under No Child Left Behind, the academic progress of every child will be tested in reading and math, including those learning English. All English language learners will be tested annually to measure how well they are learning English, so their parents will know how they are progressing. States and schools will be held accountable for results.

• Research shows that students who can't read or write in English have a greater likelihood of dropping out of school, and they often face a lifetime of diminished opportunity.

Language, written and spoken is very important and should be taught to children starting at a very early age. Parents are the primary educators of children's speech

How to teach the English language:


Language concepts:

* Help children understand that speech can come in the form of writing.
* Develop children's understanding that writing is a message in the form of print and that print is constant.
* Show that written language is often different from spoken language.
* Teach that numbers, letters and words are different.
* Show the difference between a letter, a word and a sentence.
* Help children understand that a letter or letters represent a sound within a word.
* Show them that words form sentences and sentences form messages or stories.

Spoken and written text understandings:

* Always write a sentence or sentences under children's drawings.
* Encourage children to write their own sentences and name.
* Provide writing areas like a white board, a chalk board or scribbling posters hanging on the wall.
* Use pictures often to explain and express situations.
* Encourage children to draw pictures and simple diagrams about key events.
* Stay on the topic when speaking and keep children focused.
* Provide hypothetical situations to predict, generalize, imagine and discuss situations.

Word Awareness:

* Introduce word games and play oral word games.
* Draw children's attention to patterns in words and sentences.
* Provide ample opportunity to extend children's knowledge of word meanings.
* Expose children to a wide range of vocabulary.
* Make children aware of gender and collective nouns, synonyms, antonyms, homophones and contractions.
* Show suffixes, prefixes and word parts.

Though apparently simple, English is in fact subtle and complex, containing pitfalls for those who haven't grown up with it. Some nationalities find great difficulties in grasping the language and its pronunciation. To learn English there are many online resources available nowadays. Anyone can learn English at home in front of their computer. For English Courses in London try this website(London Engish course), start learning English now.

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