English is Important!

English is Important!

English is Important!Presentation to University of Costa Rica, Liberiaby Karen CampbellCommunications Consultant & Peace Corps Volunteer

October 2015

EsperantoOne who hopes Most widely spoken constructed language in the worldConstructed by physician and linguistL. L. Zamenhofin1887

Up to 2,000,000 people worldwide fluently or actively speak EsperantoNotable presence in 120countries

Words are derived from stringing together prefixes and suffixes on approximately 900 rootsGoal: to create an easy-to-learn, politically neutral language that would transcend nationality and foster peace and international understanding between people with different languages

Hello SalutonMy name is Karen -- Mia nomo estas KarenDo you speak Esperante? -- u vi parolas Esperante?Thank you -- Dankon2

Number of People Worldwide who can use English?12345678910about 400 million speak English as their first language another 400-500 million speak it as their second language and about another 1 billion people worldwide speak it at least a little bit. (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Encyclopedia Britannica -- about 400 million speak English as their first language, another 400-500 million speak it as their second language, and about another 1 billion people worldwide speak it at least a little bit.

About 27% of world population speaks English, based on 1.8 billion English speakers and a world population of 6 602 224 175

According to Wikipedia, there are 1.8 billion total speakers of English in the world, which, divided by the estimated population of the earth (from the CIA world factbook, July 2007 estimation), 6.6 billion, equates to about 27%.

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Language of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, parts of Africa, India, and many smaller island nations Commonly adopted second language in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.

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English is the language of tourismTo make travel easier, pack your English along with your toothbrush. official language of 53 countriesEstimated 2 billion speakers (spoken as a first language by around 400 million people around the world Mandarin & Spanish are #1 & #2)Most commonly used language among foreign language speakers Key to new cultures (not just U.S.)

12345678910Of Top 10 Scientists in the world, how many know English?

English is The Language of Science

Source: WhyEnglishMatters.com

Out of every 10 users of the Internet, how many are using English?12345678910

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Of Top 10 Most Visited Websites, how many can be viewed in English?112345678910

Of Top 10 books with the most sales, how many were originally in English?12345678910

Dream of the Red Chamber, by Cao Xueqin The oldest book in this list was first published in 1791, and since sold 100 million copies. It is the only book in the list which first publication was not in English (it was in Chinese)

She: A History of Adventure, by H. Rider Haggard 83 million copies since 1887

Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill 70 million copies sold since 193714

Of Top 10 highest grossing films in History, how many are in English?112345678910

English is the language of entertainmentMoviesBooksTelevisionMagazines, graphic novelsMusicVideo games

Of Top 10 Largest Businesses in the world, how many Operate in English?12345678910

Forbes Largest companies in the world - 2015The FORBESGlobal 2000is a comprehensive list of the worlds largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market valueFor the first time, Chinas four biggest banks own the top four spots.U.S. & China split the top 10 spots for a second year in a row. Beyond the top 10, U.S. still leads the list with 579 companies.

12345678910Of Top 10 largest Businesses in the world, how many are based in U.S.?

English is the Language of BusinessBilingual = more employable in every country in the world; increases your standard of livingLanguage of U.S. -- still a leader in technical innovation and economic developmentEnglish speakers in the United States earn more money than non-English speakers

English is Important!Or is It????



Nearly nine in 10 respondents (87 percent of the almost 750 HR leaders in their companies) believe that English-language proficiency is important for employees at their company. Conversely, about two-thirds (65 percent) of respondents believe that English proficiency among their employees is adequate (Chart 4).

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English is Important to these U.S. Businesses in Costa Rica

Del Monte, Dole. Chiquita Intel CorporationProcter & GambleHewlett-Packard Boston ScientificBaxter Healthcare and others from healthcare products industryDellAmazonIBM Western UnionAmazon

Culture is more than English!Digging deeper into U.S. culture and its influence

STEEPER10culture= a way of life of a group of peopleAccepted behaviors, values, and symbols passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the nextocietalechnologynvironmentconomyoliticsducationeligion

SEthnically & racially diverseIndependentDirect, Pro/Con discourseEvolving definitions of family, values, etc. Conspicuous consumptionWhat do you do?

Societal:

Pro and Con discourse on such things as abortion, gun control, race (Black Lives Matter, All Lives Matter), womens health, gay marriage29

TConnected yet distantBirthplace of 161 of Britannica's 321 Greatest Inventions, including airplane, Internet,microchip, laser,cellphone, refrigerator, email, microwave,personal computer,Liquid-crystal displayandlight-emitting diodetechnology, air conditioning,assembly line, supermarket,bar code,electric motor,automated teller machine, and many moreCelebrated Back to the Future Day with report cards of progress

Technology:

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TConnected yet distantBirthplace of 161 of Britannica's 321 Greatest Inventions, including airplane, Internet,microchip, laser,cellphone, refrigerator, email, microwave,personal computer,Liquid-crystal displayandlight-emitting diodetechnology, air conditioning,assembly line, supermarket,bar code,electric motor,automated teller machine, and many moreCelebrated Back to the Future Day with report cards of progress

Technology:

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E2nd largest emitter, after China, of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuelsU.S. energy policyis widely debated; many call on the country to take a leading role in fighting global warmingThe U.S. is one of only two countries that has not signed up to the Kyoto ProtocolSegment of population seeks are activists for recycling, organic foods, buy local/think global campaigns, etc.

Environment:

EWorld's largest national economy$ is currency most used in international transactionsEmployment as estimated in 2012, is divided into 79.7% in the service sector19.2% in the manufacturing sector1.1% in the agriculture sectorGreater gap in income between rich and poor than in any other developed country29.6million small businesses, 30% of the world's millionaires, 40% of the world's billionaires, as well as 139 of the world's 500 largest companiesEconomy:

PDifferent kind of democracy because greater power rests in the Senate, a wider scope of power is held by theSupreme Court, theseparation of powers between the legislature and the executive, and the dominance of only two main parties (since time of Civil War)State governments have the power to make laws focusing on education, family law, contract law, and most crimes.

politics:

EA college education is worth more todayCollege benefits go beyond earningsCollege grads are more satisfied with their jobsThe cost of not going to college has risenCollege grads say college is worth itCollege majors mattereducation:

A college education is worth more today. Theres a wider earnings gap between college-educated and less-educated Millennials compared with previous generations.

College benefits go beyond earnings:In addition to earning more, college-educated Millennials also have lower unemployment and poverty rates than their less-educated peers. Theyre also morelikelyto be married and less likely to be living in their parents home.

College grads are more satisfied with their jobs:College-educated Millennials are more likely to see themselves on a career path, rather than just working at a job to get them by.

The cost of not going to college has risen.Millennials with just a high school diploma are faring worse today than their counterparts in earlier generations by almost every economic measure examined.

College grads say college is worth it: About nine-in-ten college grads in every generation say college has been, or will be, worth the investment. Despite a steep rise in college tuitions, Millennials agree.

College majors matter.Among all grads, science or engineering majors are the most likely to say their current job is very closely related to their field of study and the least likely to say that a different major would have better prepared them for the job they really wanted.35

RThe Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growingU.S. remains home to more Christians than any other country in the world, with 7 out of 10 identifying with some branch of the Christian faithSurvey shows # of Christians is less with those unaffiliated and non-Christian faiths seeing increase

religion:

STEEPER10culture= a way of life of a group of peopleAccepted behaviors, values, and symbols passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the nextocietalechnologynvironmentconomyoliticsducationeligion

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