english globalization is an invisible war

1、<p>　　English Globalization Is an Invisible War</p><p>　　The world is westernizing while it is globalizing, so in some way, English as a lingua franca is a result of globalization. In recent years, a re

2、search from Peking University have showed that majorities regard English globalization as a threat to cultural and linguistic diversities. Besides, linguists think that the growth of needs for international communication

3、s results in the development of English hegemony, which is a great challenge for multiculturalism and multilingualism. Some scholars, h</p><p>　　Opponents of multilingualism claim that English, as a lingua f

4、ranca, has an overwhelming superiority among international affairs economically and politically. According to hegemonic stability theory, Charles P Kindleberger indicates that the international system is more stable when

5、 a nation predominates the world pattern and the world power. This also reasonably occurs in the linguistic area, which means that English globalization might stabilize the language world. However, the English globaliz&l

6、t;/p><p>　　Opponents also maintain that English as a global language is an inevitable and irresistible trend as a result of the catalysis of globalization. They say that it is an outcome that can not be resiste

7、d by government and what the public only need to do is to follow the world trend. Instead, English globalization would be restricted by officials and discouraged by individuals. With strong actions to protect language di

8、versity, government could increase the usage of less popular languages, such as e</p><p>　　Many think that English as a lingua franca connects the world as a globe, which gives people an effective and effici

9、ent way to understand different nations. Admittedly, by learning English, Chinese people know much more about western customs and traditions comparing to the previous years. But on the contrary, western people know relat

10、ively little about eastern customs or traditions. For example, Chinese students started to learn English compulsively since they were only in primary school, and th</p><p>　　Overall, languages can be differe

11、nt, but there is no language is superior to others. It is vital to protect the lingual diversity, which makes language world vigorous and energetic. Also, government and individuals should treat it as important as biodiv

12、ersity protection. In addition, language diversity generates various of different ideologies, and it is the world that we are looking forward to. We share diverse structures of languages, special literary allusions, and

13、different economic systems.</p><p>　　References: </p><p>　　[1]Charles,P.Kindleberger(2009).The world in depression, 1929-1939.London:Allen Lane. </p><p>　　[2]John,Miller Ph.D.(1958)