Questão Q4280293 - Língua Inglesa

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T E X T 1 Teaching English as a Global Language With over 1.5 billion native and non-nativespeakers, English is the world’s most widely spokenlanguage. Teaching English as a global language meansacknowledging the reasons for its worldwide presence. It isimportant to provide context to help students understandhow exactly English became a global language. Present abrief history lesson that traces English from its origins inEngland to the dozens of countries that use it as adominant language today. English is no longer linked to a particular country.Pull up a map and ask students to start naming thecountries where English is spoken as a native language.Then, ask them to find the countries where it is spoken as adominant language. Finally, ask them to find where it isspoken by the majority of the population. This will remindstudents that there are many ways that English is spokenaround the world. This can help change one’s perspectivefrom seeing English as having a single, correct form ofusage to seeing it as a way to facilitate communicationwith people across the globe. Students who are learning English as a globallanguage must be reminded that statistically speaking, theyare more likely to use English with non-native Englishspeakers than natives. This is because English has morenon-native speakers than native speakers! It’s estimatedthat 70-75 percent of the world’s English speakers are non-native. It’s highly likely that students will at some pointencounter an unexpected accent or dialect of English. It is the heavy task of the global English teacherto help students unlearn their fear of mistakes andembrace communication for the sake of comprehension.The idea that communication matters more thangrammatical precision is also important to help studentsdevelop strategies for what to do when communicationbreaks down. This means giving them tools like asking forclarification, rephrasing their own statements, andconfirming understanding. Role-playing these types ofinteractions helps students build confidence and preparesthem for real-life situations – whether in meetings, travel,or casual conversations. By focusing on communicationstrategies rather than perfection, you help studentsbecome more effective, empathetic speakers. One of the best ways to reinforce the globalnature of English is by incorporating authentic materialsinto your lessons – materials created by English speakersfrom various countries and cultural backgrounds. Thisincludes podcasts, YouTube videos, blog posts, newsarticles, or even social media content produced by non-native speakers or international communities. Using real-world examples allows students to encounter English in avariety of accents, formats, and contexts, far beyond theconfines of standardized textbooks. It also helps themdevelop listening and reading skills that are moreadaptable to the real-life situations they’ll encounter whenusing English with people from different backgrounds. It isa shared language used by billions, and it’s shaped by thevoices of its global community. Although it’s a global language, English is alsouniquely personal. Whether it’s the cafe playing the latesthit song from a music artist, the name of the milkshake attheir local fast food restaurant, or a new Instagram updatefrom a celebrity, remind students to recognize the roleEnglish already plays in their lives. Invite them to interactwith it by straining to understand the song lyrics or settheir phones to English. Since it’s all around us, it can beeasy to learn to ignore global English. Invite students torecognize it, embrace it, and engage with it in their owndaily lives. Teaching English as a global language, you canhelp your students use this language to its full potential –to facilitate multicultural communication and collaborationand to express the full, authentic experience of humansaround the globe.Adapted from: https://bridge.edu/tefl/March 21, 2025 T E X T 1 Teaching English as a Global Language	 With over 1.5 billion native and non-nativespeakers, English is the world’s most widely spokenlanguage. Teaching English as a global language meansacknowledging the reasons for its worldwide presence. It isimportant to provide context to help students understandhow exactly English became a global language. Present abrief history lesson that traces English from its origins inEngland to the dozens of countries that use it as adominant language today.	 English is no longer linked to a particular country.Pull up a map and ask students to start naming thecountries where English is spoken as a native language.Then, ask them to find the countries where it is spoken as adominant language. Finally, ask them to find where it isspoken by the majority of the population. This will remindstudents that there are many ways that English is spokenaround the world. This can help change one’s perspectivefrom seeing English as having a single, correct form ofusage to seeing it as a way to facilitate communicationwith people across the globe.	 Students who are learning English as a globallanguage must be reminded that statistically speaking, theyare more likely to use English with non-native Englishspeakers than natives. This is because English has morenon-native speakers than native speakers! It’s estimatedthat 70-75 percent of the world’s English speakers are non-native. It’s highly likely that students will at some pointencounter an unexpected accent or dialect of English.	 It is the heavy task of the global English teacherto help students unlearn their fear of mistakes andembrace communication for the sake of comprehension.The idea that communication matters more thangrammatical precision is also important to help studentsdevelop strategies for what to do when communicationbreaks down. This means giving them tools like asking forclarification, rephrasing their own statements, andconfirming understanding. Role-playing these types ofinteractions helps students build confidence and preparesthem for real-life situations – whether in meetings, travel,or casual conversations. By focusing on communicationstrategies rather than perfection, you help studentsbecome more effective, empathetic speakers.	 One of the best ways to reinforce the globalnature of English is by incorporating authentic materialsinto your lessons – materials created by English speakersfrom various countries and cultural backgrounds. Thisincludes podcasts, YouTube videos, blog posts, newsarticles, or even social media content produced by non-native speakers or international communities. Using real-world examples allows students to encounter English in avariety of accents, formats, and contexts, far beyond theconfines of standardized textbooks. It also helps themdevelop listening and reading skills that are moreadaptable to the real-life situations they’ll encounter whenusing English with people from different backgrounds. It isa shared language used by billions, and it’s shaped by thevoices of its global community.	 Although it’s a global language, English is alsouniquely personal. Whether it’s the cafe playing the latesthit song from a music artist, the name of the milkshake attheir local fast food restaurant, or a new Instagram updatefrom a celebrity, remind students to recognize the roleEnglish already plays in their lives. Invite them to interactwith it by straining to understand the song lyrics or settheir phones to English. Since it’s all around us, it can beeasy to learn to ignore global English. Invite students torecognize it, embrace it, and engage with it in their owndaily lives. Teaching English as a global language, you canhelp your students use this language to its full potential –to facilitate multicultural communication and collaborationand to express the full, authentic experience of humansaround the globe.Adapted from: https://bridge.edu/tefl/March 21, 2025 The sentences “One of the best ways to reinforce the global nature of English is by incorporating authentic materials into your lessons.” (lines 43-45) and “Whether it’s the cafe playing the latest hit song from a music artist…” (lines 59-60) contain adjectives that are, respectively, in their

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superlative and superlative form.

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comparative and superlative form.

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comparative and comparative form.

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superlative and comparative form.

The sentences “One of the best ways to reinforce the global...