Goals • Describe the languages you speak and learn. • Discuss reasons for learning languages. • Comment on English as a global language. • Give recommendations for learning a language efficiently. English is the most common lingua franca worldwide. The English language grows by about 25,000 new words a year – a world record. The English language (ca. 700,000 words) has more words than German (ca. 175,000 words) or French (ca. 100,000). 3. Which language is the top language on the internet? Mandarin English German 4. Which of these languages has the most words (currently about 700,000)? French English German 5. How many words do you need for everyday communication? about 500–800 about 1,200–2,000 about 2,500–3,000 6. Where do most English words come from? L atin and Romance languages (Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese) G ermanic languages (German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) Asian and African languages 7 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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