Questões de Inglês

TEXT II

LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE: HOW THE INTERNET IS

CHANGING LANGUAGE

Online, English is now a common language for

users from around the world. In the process, the

language itself is changing. Noah Webster thought that a

common language brings people together and helps

create a new identity.

Webster’s dictionary, now is in its 11th edition, adopted

the Americanized orthography familiar today “–er” in

place of “–re” in theatre, not using the “u” from colour,

losing one “l” in traveller, and listed new words for

example, skunk and squash.

The Internet is creating a similar language

evolution, but at a much faster velocity. Some linguists

anticipate that in 10 years English will dominate the

Internet, but in very different forms. That’s because

people who speak English as a second language are

more in number than native speakers. And they use it to

communicate with other non-native speakers, particularly

on the Internet where people don’t pay so much attention

to grammar and orthography and users don’t have to

preoccupy about their way of speaking.

Users of Facebook, for example, ____________

in a number of different “Englishes” including Indian

English, or Hinglish, Spanglish (Spanish English) and

Konglish (Korean English). For a long time, these

variations existed in individual cultures, but now they are

expanding and becoming popular online. “On the Internet

all that is important is that people can communicate –

nobody has a right to tell them what the language has to

be,” says Baron.

The intensification of the use of the Internet in

everyday life means that language online is not a zero

result game. On the contrary, it permits multiple

languages to show up and they are mixing into English

that is becoming the world’s lingua franca.

Adapted from http://www.bbc.cokh/news/magazine-20332763 Acessado em 25/03/2013

Glossary:

To lose: perder, retirar Lingua franca: idioma usado globalmente para a comunicação

TEXT II

LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE: HOW THE INTERNET IS

CHANGING LANGUAGE

Online, English is now a common language for

users from around the world. In the process, the

language itself is changing. Noah Webster thought that a

common language brings people together and helps

create a new identity.

Webster’s dictionary, now is in its 11th edition, adopted

the Americanized orthography familiar today “–er” in

place of “–re” in theatre, not using the “u” from colour,

losing one “l” in traveller, and listed new words for

example, skunk and squash.

The Internet is creating a similar language

evolution, but at a much faster velocity. Some linguists

anticipate that in 10 years English will dominate the

Internet, but in very different forms. That’s because

people who speak English as a second language are

more in number than native speakers. And they use it to

communicate with other non-native speakers, particularly

on the Internet where people don’t pay so much attention

to grammar and orthography and users don’t have to

preoccupy about their way of speaking.

Users of Facebook, for example, ____________

in a number of different “Englishes” including Indian

English, or Hinglish, Spanglish (Spanish English) and

Konglish (Korean English). For a long time, these

variations existed in individual cultures, but now they are

expanding and becoming popular online. “On the Internet

all that is important is that people can communicate –

nobody has a right to tell them what the language has to

be,” says Baron.

The intensification of the use of the Internet in

everyday life means that language online is not a zero

result game. On the contrary, it permits multiple

languages to show up and they are mixing into English

that is becoming the world’s lingua franca.

Adapted from http://www.bbc.cokh/news/magazine-20332763 Acessado em 25/03/2013

Glossary:

To lose: perder, retirar Lingua franca: idioma usado globalmente para a comunicação

TEXT II

LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE: HOW THE INTERNET IS

CHANGING LANGUAGE

Online, English is now a common language for

users from around the world. In the process, the

language itself is changing. Noah Webster thought that a

common language brings people together and helps

create a new identity.

Webster’s dictionary, now is in its 11th edition, adopted

the Americanized orthography familiar today “–er” in

place of “–re” in theatre, not using the “u” from colour,

losing one “l” in traveller, and listed new words for

example, skunk and squash.

The Internet is creating a similar language

evolution, but at a much faster velocity. Some linguists

anticipate that in 10 years English will dominate the

Internet, but in very different forms. That’s because

people who speak English as a second language are

more in number than native speakers. And they use it to

communicate with other non-native speakers, particularly

on the Internet where people don’t pay so much attention

to grammar and orthography and users don’t have to

preoccupy about their way of speaking.

Users of Facebook, for example, ____________

in a number of different “Englishes” including Indian

English, or Hinglish, Spanglish (Spanish English) and

Konglish (Korean English). For a long time, these

variations existed in individual cultures, but now they are

expanding and becoming popular online. “On the Internet

all that is important is that people can communicate –

nobody has a right to tell them what the language has to

be,” says Baron.

The intensification of the use of the Internet in

everyday life means that language online is not a zero

result game. On the contrary, it permits multiple

languages to show up and they are mixing into English

that is becoming the world’s lingua franca.

Adapted from http://www.bbc.cokh/news/magazine-20332763 Acessado em 25/03/2013

Glossary:

To lose: perder, retirar Lingua franca: idioma usado globalmente para a comunicação

TEXT II

LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE: HOW THE INTERNET IS

CHANGING LANGUAGE

Online, English is now a common language for

users from around the world. In the process, the

language itself is changing. Noah Webster thought that a

common language brings people together and helps

create a new identity.

Webster’s dictionary, now is in its 11th edition, adopted

the Americanized orthography familiar today “–er” in

place of “–re” in theatre, not using the “u” from colour,

losing one “l” in traveller, and listed new words for

example, skunk and squash.

The Internet is creating a similar language

evolution, but at a much faster velocity. Some linguists

anticipate that in 10 years English will dominate the

Internet, but in very different forms. That’s because

people who speak English as a second language are

more in number than native speakers. And they use it to

communicate with other non-native speakers, particularly

on the Internet where people don’t pay so much attention

to grammar and orthography and users don’t have to

preoccupy about their way of speaking.

Users of Facebook, for example, ____________

in a number of different “Englishes” including Indian

English, or Hinglish, Spanglish (Spanish English) and

Konglish (Korean English). For a long time, these

variations existed in individual cultures, but now they are

expanding and becoming popular online. “On the Internet

all that is important is that people can communicate –

nobody has a right to tell them what the language has to

be,” says Baron.

The intensification of the use of the Internet in

everyday life means that language online is not a zero

result game. On the contrary, it permits multiple

languages to show up and they are mixing into English

that is becoming the world’s lingua franca.

Adapted from http://www.bbc.cokh/news/magazine-20332763 Acessado em 25/03/2013

Glossary:

To lose: perder, retirar Lingua franca: idioma usado globalmente para a comunicação

TEXT I

WHAT IS OFFSHORE ENGLISH?

Offshore English is a term used by many people for international English (I). It is the English spoken and written by non-native speakers in international communication (II). Many in business are starting to worry that native speakers are actually at a disadvantage in international communication. A good example of this situation was when a company tried to sell flight simulators to South Korea, where a French companywon the contract because the buyers found it easier to understand the English that the French people spoke than the English spoken by the British company. Many native English speakers feel little necessity to learn foreign languages, so they often don’t understand the difficulties and problems learners have. They also don’t see (1) the need to modify their language for a foreign audience, so they use (2) idioms, synonyms, colloquialisms, phrasal verbs, etc, and don’t think (3) of the impact this has (4) on a foreign businessperson. The English studied by non-native speakers tends to use a more simple vocabulary, and considering the similarities in courses in many parts of the world, emphasized by a small number of course books (Headway Series) and the domination of a few examinations, for example TOEFL, etc. This means that non-native speakers from different countries and cultures sometimes understand each other more easily than the native speaker. Few native speakers outside the world of ESL (English as a Second language) teaching have much idea of what non-native learners assimilate, and think that as their English is native speaker level, they speak it better than their non-native counterparts. Because of this, companies are offering courses in Offshore English to native speakers to train them to speak the type of English that will make it easier for nonnative speakers to understand. So they will gain more contracts.

Adapted from http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/what-offshore-english.html Acessado em 14/03/2013

Glossary:

Foreign: estrangeiro

Businessperson: homem/ mulher de negócios

Counterpart: seu semelhante

To win: ganhar, vencer

Disadvantage: desvantagem

Outside: do lado de fora

Level: nível

TEXT I

WHAT IS OFFSHORE ENGLISH?

Offshore English is a term used by many people for international English (I). It is the English spoken and written by non-native speakers in international communication (II). Many in business are starting to worry that native speakers are actually at a disadvantage in international communication. A good example of this situation was when a company tried to sell flight simulators to South Korea, where a French companywon the contract because the buyers found it easier to understand the English that the French people spoke than the English spoken by the British company. Many native English speakers feel little necessity to learn foreign languages, so they often don’t understand the difficulties and problems learners have. They also don’t see (1) the need to modify their language for a foreign audience, so they use (2) idioms, synonyms, colloquialisms, phrasal verbs, etc, and don’t think (3) of the impact this has (4) on a foreign businessperson. The English studied by non-native speakers tends to use a more simple vocabulary, and considering the similarities in courses in many parts of the world, emphasized by a small number of course books (Headway Series) and the domination of a few examinations, for example TOEFL, etc. This means that non-native speakers from different countries and cultures sometimes understand each other more easily than the native speaker. Few native speakers outside the world of ESL (English as a Second language) teaching have much idea of what non-native learners assimilate, and think that as their English is native speaker level, they speak it better than their non-native counterparts. Because of this, companies are offering courses in Offshore English to native speakers to train them to speak the type of English that will make it easier for nonnative speakers to understand. So they will gain more contracts.

Adapted from http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/what-offshore-english.html Acessado em 14/03/2013

Glossary:

Foreign: estrangeiro

Businessperson: homem/ mulher de negócios

Counterpart: seu semelhante

To win: ganhar, vencer

Disadvantage: desvantagem

Outside: do lado de fora