Lingua Franca

Topic 

Lingua Franca

Instructions 

Write a Summary and response essay based on the article by Frath (2010) titled “Should the world Rely on English as a lingua franca?” uploaded to the content section of Courselink.

This essay will be done in 3 drafts.

The first draft will be done for peer editing.

The second draft will have revision suggestions by the teacher.

The third draft will be edited by the teacher.

Be sure to include the elements of an effective response paragraph. Refer to page 89 of Academic Inquiry.

The response should explain to the reader how you agree or disagree with the main source’s main ideas. In other words, it needs a stance.

Support your stance with:

    • paraphrases and quotations from the article that you summarized
    • your knowledge and observations about the world
    • expert opinions, information, statistics, and facts from a reliable outside source

You must include at least two additional, reliable sources (from the University of Guelph Library database) that supports your response and opinions.

Note: Unlike the response paragraph in the text, you should avoid commenting on how the main source connects to your personal experience.

Answer Preview 

While the English language offers a world of advantages, having it a global linguae Francae creates a possibility political and even cultural domination. This means for those whose English is not a first language, there is a possibility of neo-colonialization from the countries that have English as a first language. This means as the world embraces English fully there is need for the development of substitute perceptions which are only possible through the institution of educational and multilingual language policies that are tailor made to individual cultural groupings.  While some languages existed due to economic and the need to dominate English has spread and gained traction because of reasons such as the militarization of some world economies, due to economic, technological and scientific reasons especially in America (Allard 2006). The country has continued to be a super power a position which Frath notes remains unchallenged in spite of increased acts of terrorism.

Word Count; 1000