COMMUNICATION
What helped the spreading of written English?
The press
In which aspect is English used as an auxiliary language?
Transportantion and acommodation
Which industry has had a major growth around the world in the past half-century?
English Launguage Teaching (ELT).
What did new technologies provide?
New technologies provided fresh direction for the development of the English language
What was the name of the United Nations in 1920?
The League of Nations.
What increased the circulation of newspapers?
Advertising
The official use of English as the language of international aircraft control emerged...
After World War II
When did English become the normal medium of instruction in higher education for many countries?
1960s
What did publishers realize as regards advertising?
Publishers realized that income from advertising would allow them to lower the selling price of their magazines
What's ARPANET?
ARPANET was a decentralized national network designed to connect American academic and government institutions, ensuring they could survive war damage.
What's the known percentage of info in English to be stored electronically?
80%
Which was the first of many modern international alliances to allocate a special place to English?
The League of Nations
Why have many nations made English an official language in schools?
Many nations have made English an official language in schools to unify their populations, enable communication of ideas, and facilitate the sharing of global experiences.
Many people made their first contact with English by...
Listening to English songs in the radio
What's an interesting effect caused by the internet?
Its role in relation to minority and endangered languages.
When did English reinforce its dominance?
1980
In which field is English especially used?
Science
What was the student enrollment for learning English and other skills through the medium of English in the Council teaching center in 1995?
120,000 students.
What country controlled about 85% of the world movie market by the mid-90s?
The USA
What allowed music to travel the world?
Gramophone
Why is it important for pilots to know English?
It is safer if all pilots understand all conversations. Pilots who have a two-way radio are required to keep a listening watch at all times on the appropriate frequency.
What is the Council's estimate regarding the number of people learning English in the new millennium?
The Council estimated that in the new millennium, over 1,000 million people would be learning English.
How is the media the center of everyone's life?
Through the press, radio, advertising, and television.