3 concentric circle of englishes
Expanding (foreign)
Outer (2nd language)
Inner circle (1st language)
English ad native language
(Southern america, USA, Canada, New Zealand)
Inner Circle
English as their 2nd language
(Asian Countries; Ph, Ghana, Lenya, Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
Outer circle
Use the English language only if necessary
+ English is not part of their priority or focus
China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Israel, Taiwan, South Africa
Expanding
Immediate Language
Lingua Franca
Created by 2 people with diff. Languages so they can meet and understand each other
Pidgin
Undergo nativization
ex. When couples use pidgin, their children will use pidgin and the child’s native language but with grammar rules and orders of words
Creole
4 main speech
Reading
Listening
Writing
Speech
Levels of usage of english language
A1 - beginner user
A2 - elementary user
B1 - intermediate english
B2 - upper intermediate english
C1 - advanced english
C2 - proficiently english
Level of Usage:
can understand sentence
very basic family information
simple and direct exchange of info
A1 Elementary English
Level of Usage:
Can encounter in work, school
can write simple letters, essays
can communicate in english
can express delf but not elebaborate
B1 Intermediate English
Level of Usage:
technical instructions or terms in specific fields
can communicate with native english speakers
B2 upper intermediate english
Level of Usage:
can speak fluently and spontaneously
clear and organized
aware of using english language
read and write with comprehension
C1 Advanced English
fluent english
can understand english
precisely, differentiable
meanings even complex
C2 Proficiently English
use of a variety of language based on purpose and audience
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Jargons or technical words
Formal
for casual conversation
no specific topic
for colloquial
Informal
Pronouns Usage (10)
Refers to self
We, him, she, us
Personal pronouns
pronouns such as my, mine, yours, his, her
Possessive
Gives emphasis to the subject
Ex: i thought myself how to..
Yourself, themselves, herself
Reflexive pronouns
This, that, these, those
Demonstrative pronouns
use of WHs + Whom, whose, which
Interrogative pronoun
pronouns after the noun/subject
Ex: the teacher whom we met is kind
Relative pronouns