English as an International Language

Statistics

100

How much of the European Union’s administrative costs are for TRANSLATIONS to member countries? (Jeopardy category: stats)

• 0% because English is the lingua Franca and everyone has to know it.
• 33%
• 25%
• 10%

• 33%

200

What percentage of international organizations have English as at least one official language?  (Jeopardy Category: Statistics)

a. 100%

b. 85%

c. 75%

d. 50%

85%

300

How many international organizations, including OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries), EFTA (European Free Trade Association), ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) use English ONLY?

(Jeopardy Category: Statistics)

a. 0%

b. 20%

c. 30%

d. 40%

30%

400

Among Asian international organizations, what percentage use English only?

(Jeopardy Category: statistics)

a. 0%

b. 100%

c. 90%

d. 50%

90%

History

100

Why has English become today’s Global language?

(Jeopardy Category: history)

a. Both b & c are correct.

b. The expansion of the British colonial power

c.  Emergence of American economic and cultural power.

d. They found more English teachers.

 Both b & c are correct.

200

What is a lingua franca? (Jeopardy Category: History)

• a way to speak French
• an international language.
• A type of pasta.
• None of the above

• an international language.

World Languages

100

What is today’s global language? (Jeopardy Category: World languages)

• English
• Mandarin
• Spanish
• French

• English

200

Which language has the greatest number of native speakers?

(Jeopardy Category: World Languages)

• Hindi
• English
• Spanish
• Mandarin

• Mandarin

300

Which of the following is a “Universal Artificial Language”, a language created to serve as the universal language and bring world peace and unity?

(Jeopardy category: World Languages)

• Indo-American
• Greco- Roman
• Esperanto
• All of the above

• Esperanto

400

What is an argument against the idea that one language can bring world peace and unity?

(Jeopardy category: world languages)

• Many countries that speak the same language still go to war (American Civil War, Former Yugoslavia, Lebanese, Syrian, Yemen Civil Wars).
• Citizens of countries that speak multiple languages coexist peacefully. (Canada, Switzerland)
• Both A and B are correct.
• None of the above.

• Both A and B are correct.

500

What are the six official languages of the UN? (Jeopardy category: statistics)

a. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

b. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish

c.  Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Hindi

d. Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Russian, Spanish

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

Definitions and Miscellaneous

100

Why is a global language important in today’s world?

(Jeopardy Category: Definitions and Misc.)

• We live in a world of modern communications, trade and international travel.
• Helps people from many backgrounds and cultures to communicate.
• Both A and B are correct.
• A only.

• Both A and B are correct.

200

A Global Language is a language that is -  (Jeopardy Category: Definitions & Misc.)

• learned and spoken internationally.
• used by people who have no native language in common.
• used by international organizations.
• All of the above.

• All of the above.

300

How does a language become a global language?

(Jeopardy Category: Definitions & Misc.)

• the political power of its speakers
• the economic power of its speakers
• its speakers’ ability to maintain power and expand
• all of the above

all of the above

400

What makes a language influential: (Jeopardy Category: Definitions and Misc.)

• Number of countries using it as first language
• Number of countries adopting it as an official language
• Number of countries teaching it as foreign language of choice in schools.
• All of the above.

• All of the above.

500

What are two disadvantages of a Global Language?

(Jeopardy category: definitions and misc.)

a. Many of the world’s 6,000 different languages will eventually disappear.

b. It threatens multi-culturalism and the idea of promoting different cultures.

c. There aren’t enough English teachers.

d. both a and b are correct

both a and b are correct