Use of English in Asia

Launching into the twenty-first century, every individual around the globe can now breakthrough the geographical, ethnic, cultural boundaries with the advancement of communication technology.  People are no longer differentiated only by nationality, ethnicity, and religion belongings but also attributed to the citizens of global village.

Substantial Asian English users

We can never doubt the widely spread of English across the world, since English is the only medium we heavily rely on for interexchange of ideas and values with somebody who is not able to speak our mother languages. 

A considerable number, which is shown below, of English users in Asian countries strengthen the recognition of English in the globe.

Reference: http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/tocnode?id=g9781405129923_chunk_g978140512992372

Reference: http://www.blackwellreference.com/subscriber/tocnode?id=g9781405129923_chunk_g978140512992372

With the strong economic potentials, prodigious possibilities and vibrant indigenous culture in Asia, the spread of a new western language is dynamic and innovative in the sense that heterogeneity of localized English has been developing across the Asian countries.

In this weblog, we are going to invite you to take a visit to the development of Asian Englishes and investigate how Asian usage of English affects the future growth of English as a lingua franca.

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