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RE: Why English is the lingua franca in our time
Author:
Tran Mai Khanh HOANG
Posted Date:
Monday, January 24, 2011 3:37:42 PM EST
Edited Date:
Monday, January 24, 2011 3:37:42 PM EST
 
In any event, English is used by more than 800 million multilingual in Asia alone (Bolton 2008). English is now an Asian language; it is commonly used as a lingua franca throughout Asia by so-called non-native speakers in order to communicate with other non-native speakers. Because of the popular English, many children have to learn English when they just study at primary school. In general, I think the primary school should focus on local languages; children need linguistic confidence and a sense of identity.
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  1. Thu DaoJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    I completely agree with you. Although English is so important, children should learn their own language firstly. They could learn second language in secondary school, like both of us :)
    We should protect own culture by speaking our language fluently :)

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