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Why global English may mean the end of English as a foreign language.

The following article by David Graddol of the British Council in Hong Kong even suggests in my view that the days of the 'native speakers' are numbered.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-research-english-next.pdf
  

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[nq:1]The following article by David Graddol of the British Council in Hong Kong even suggests in my view that the days of the 'native speakers' are numbered. pdf [/nq] It suggests that the days of dominance and control over English abroad by 'native speakers' are numbered and that the English spoken abroad may become increasingly 'foreign' to them. That's not quite the same thing.

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  • [nq:1]The following article by David Graddol of the British Council in Hong Kong even suggests in my view that the days of the 'native speakers' are numbered.
  • pdf [/nq] It suggests that the days of dominance and control over English abroad by 'native speakers' are numbered and that the English spoken abroad may become increasingly 'foreign' to them.
  • That's not quite the same thing.
  • I am unconvinced but probably won't be on the Earth long enough to find out whether I am right to be so.
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[nq:1]The following article by David Graddol of the British Council in Hong Kong even suggests in my view that the days of the 'native speakers' are numbered. http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-research-english-next.pdf[/nq]
It suggests that the days of dominance and control over
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[nq:1]The following article by David Graddol of the British Council in Hong Kong even suggests in my view that the days of the 'native speakers' are numbered. http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-research-english-next.pdf[/nq]
Graddol's report has been around for a long time, and bu
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