English as a World Language
This global role of English allows people with different mother tongues to communicate.
lingua franca
Where did the segregation in the United States have its roots?
slavery
This Afrikaans word meaning “apartness” refers to South Africa’s segregation system.
apartheid
This type of grammar—less complex than in many languages—helps learners adapt quickly to English.
Accessible/simple grammar
This terrorist group used violence to support white supremacy.
KKK
This historical force beginning in the 17th century helped spread English worldwide
British Empire expansion
This misleading slogan justified segregation in the American South.
“separate but equal”
This 1913 act restricted Black African land ownership to 7%.
Natives Land Act
These two groups of languages contributed greatly to English vocabulary after 1066
French and Latin
This year marks Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
1968
This nation’s 20th-century power strengthened the status of English globally
USA influence
These discriminatory laws enforced segregation across daily life.
Jim Crow laws
This unusual test involving an object placed in hair was used for racial classification.
pencil test
This English word has over 600 meanings listed in the Oxford English Dictionary.
run
This president, elected in 2009, symbolized progress toward racial equality
Barack Obama
These fields are dominated by English today.
business/science/tech
This woman sparked a major civil rights movement by refusing to give up her bus seat.
Rosa Parks
These documents Black South Africans had to carry at all times served as racial passes
passbooks
These global varieties (e.g., Singaporean English) show English is a shared worldwide resource
Australian, Canadian....
The leader of the movement against apartheid in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela
This linguistic process creates new words like smog and podcast
blending
This 1963 event in Washington featured MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
March on Washington
This 1960 event saw police kill nearly 70 unarmed protesters.
Sharpeville Massacre
This type of word formation involves taking a noun (like email) and using it as a verb without changing form.
conversion
This year marks the first free election in South Africa, when Mandela became president.
1994