Is The Coronavirus Affecting Your Results?

 

SLOW DOWN TO ACHIEVE MORE

We are in a place we have never been before and our brain is having trouble assimilating all the new information and the confusion is causing some real problems with many people.

Only a short while ago we were all being swept along on the usual hustle and bustle of life rushing to fit everything in and wishing we had more time to do things and now we are leaving doing things because we have all the time in the world to get them done, which proves that we are always kidding ourselves about reality.

In a culture that seems to admire hard work we have created a mindset that tells us doing something is preferable to doing nothing so we tend to have trouble relaxing because we feel subconsciously that we are being lazy.

The problem with this programming is that it very rarely stops long enough to judge what results you are getting and in almost all cases we find that although we are flat out our achievements are somewhat lacking.

Doing a bit here and a bit there, rushing from place to place, starting and stopping projects, ignoring breaks and downtime is the most inefficient way to achieve anything.

There are two types of action and they are ACTION and EFFICIENT ACTION appearing busy produces a lot of action and your programming thinks, I must be achieving something because I am working so hard yet in reality your results are very poor.

Efficient action however allows you to think a situation through and take the best possible route to the result and one of the most efficient actions is to start and finish a task in one go rather than keep doing small bits.

The other problem with dealing in lots of small trivial bits is that we keep finding excuses not to tackle the more important issues and in an effort to suppress something that is worrying us we tend to do more bits to keep it at bay.

The solution is simple, firstly remember hard work and money are not related and the less you can do to achieve your results is a good thing not a bad thing.

Stand back and look at what you are doing and get in the habit of making sure that your actions are efficient and just see how much more you can achieve with so much less effort.

Do less and earn more!

Croz has been coaching and mentoring young entrepreneurs for many years. He talks regularly to groups and individuals, spreading his valuable message in an entertaining and humorous way. His website is http://www.croz.uk.com

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Move From Your Starting Point

All of us have goals and aspirations. Whether we follow through on achieving them is another story. But for those who make that single crucial decision to go after their goals or dreams, they must have a starting point. Where is your starting point?

Many years ago a supervisor who recognized my ability to look at things in a positive light called me into his office and said he wanted to share something with me. He shared something with me that frankly I would never expect a supervisor to share with their direct reports or anyone else in the company for that matter. He told me that he was having some struggles with his bosses. The people who he reported to have lost confidence in him. He tried to explain how much he is worth to them to no avail. He did not know what to do.

So I told him, where you find yourself right this minute is your starting point. Take look at your current situation. It might not be a pretty picture. It might be depressing taking stock of the place you find yourself in at this very moment. But, once you draw that line and make this your starting point, you can improve. You can make it better. You don't have to stay here. You are starting here to get better.

We can do the same in our lives. Perhaps your starting point is thousands of dollars in debt. That means your starting point is in the red! It might be depressing to see your financial situation in the red. But your objective is to be in the black. Draw that line. Do you continue to rack up debt or do you determine to start eliminating those debt and move from your starting point towards the Black? However little you eliminate, you are moving away from it.

People do not like to take an honest look at themselves for the same reason some people do not like to go to the doctor. They fear the results. They fear the bad news. So they rather stick their heads in the sand of their lives and ignore the problem and the problem just keeps growing. It takes courage to stop and take stock of where you are. It is not easy thing. No one likes to look at their life and find they are failing.

When you do get tired of a failing life however, you will ignore the disappointments, regrets, depression or any other negative feeling that comes along with your current situation and face it. Face it courageously and tell yourself, I will move from this starting point! Where I am is not where I will remain. I will get better and put actions to my decree. I am moving on from this starting point!

Copyright � 2020, M.A.Singh. All rights reserved.

M.A.Singh

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Discipline - The Vehicle of Success

We have all heard 'Practice Makes Perfect'. Practice is doing something repeatedly in order to do it well and once you learn to do it well, you practice to do it better. Whether it is shooting a basketball or preparing for a speech, practice is your best ally. But what is it that keeps you practicing? It is Discipline.

Our society enjoys sports. We gather in bars and fill stadiums to watch athletes execute almost perfectly. Whether it is a fighter or a football player, we are in awe and entertained by their almost super human skills. But those skills we so admire do not happen overnight. When a boxer steps into a ring or a basketball player steps unto the court and they execute, what you are watching is the culmination of 1000's of repetitive moves and hours of dedication. What kept them repeating the same move over and over again, day in and day out, hardly letting up, is Discipline.

Naturally we are not a disciplined species. We love what feels good all the time. We run from discomfort. Anything that is outside our comfort zone, we shy away from. Discipline is like an internal drill sergeant that yells at us to get our asses up when we want to roll over and enjoy more sleep. It tells us that it is not time to go home when everyone else have retired for the night. Discipline tells you not to eat that slice of cake or drink that Coke. Whatever your objective is, Discipline is necessary to stay on the right track towards it.

So how does one attain Discipline? Like most good qualities in life, Discipline can be developed. Think of the first thing you do when you get up in the morning. What is it? Do you reach for the TV remote? Head straight into the kitchen? Here is an idea for how you can begin to develop discipline in your life. Since each day is a new opportunity for you to live the rest of your life start with something that will require Discipline at first; Make your bed.

That's it. Make your bed. Make your bed every day. There will be days when you don't feel like making your bed. Do it anyways. Start your day having accomplished a task to improve your life. A made bed is a very good way to start your day. It is an accomplishment. At first it will take Discipline to keep you doing this if you have not been used to making your bed. Eventually you will do so out of habit. You have created a good habit. Congratulations!

Now, what are you after? A better paying job? Making a team? Winning a championship? Whatever it is, understand the Discipline that made it possible to accomplish that first task in the morning is not limited. It is there to help you with whatever your goals are. You just need to heed it, not ignore it. The more disciplined you become in various areas of your life, the more structure you will find in those areas of your life.

Whatever your goal is, think of yourself as an athlete competing to attain it. Put yourself in the mindset of an athlete. Then employ Discipline to keep at it to make yourself better. You will reap if you do not grow weary.

Copyright � 2020, M.A.Singh. All rights reserved.

M.A.Singh

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Why I Like The English Language

I really like the English language. I've been speaking it all my life, but it's not until I became an English teacher, teaching English as a foreign language, that I really started to understand how it functions and to appreciate both its richness and its versatility.

I believe that, at an elementary level, English is easier to learn than some other languages. A beginner can form good basic sentences without knowing a lot of complex grammatical forms. English verbs don't have many different endings to memorize before one can express the simplest of thoughts.

Another strong point is that English does not, as a rule, have masculine and feminine nouns and there are no changing forms for adjectives to slow a learner down. For instance, in French you must memorize a number of verb endings and match adjectives to nouns before you can verbalize even the simplest ideas, but a novice does not need to study English for long before being able to construct good basic sentences.

English has a mix of vocabulary with Germanic roots and vocabulary with Latin or French roots, allowing speakers of numerous European languages to recognize and understand many English words. Although sometimes the meanings are no longer the same in the two languages, they are often still similar enough to serve as an aid to comprehension and to help a learner get the gist of texts.

Once English learners have reached a more advanced level, they become exposed to additional structures that reveal some unexpected complexities in the language. For example, the uses of the present perfect tense can be quite confusing. On the other hand, English verb forms allow for a wonderful element of subjectivity and point of view in expressing attitudes towards events. Consider "I've just lost my glasses" and "I lost my glasses an hour ago." Both are fine, but your choice of one or the other reflects your attitude toward the situation. Do you want to emphasize the consequence of losing your glasses? If so, then choose the former, the present perfect tense. If you prefer to focus on when the glasses were lost, then use the latter, the past simple tense.

English can be wonderfully expressive. Because it has accumulated vocabulary from many different languages, there are far more words to choose from than some other languages offer. You can discuss a topic at length without ever repeating yourself or overusing a specific word. You can choose from an array of words with similar meanings to find the most perfect match in meaning and connotation to suit the thought that you want to express.

Sure, you can simply walk down the street, but you can also stroll, march, amble, trot, mosey, shuffle, skip, run, race, promenade, lope, slink, fly, zip, crawl, gallop, whiz, zoom, or careen down the street. A cursory glance reveals that the English section of my bilingual dictionary is considerably larger than the French portion. The enormity of English vocabulary allows for precision and economy of expression. Ideas and instructions can be concisely stated. When viewing multilingual signs and equipment usage manuals, the English version is frequently shorter than that of many other languages. To take a simple example, in French it takes four words, "sautez a cloche pied," to express what English does in just three letters: "hop."

English easily absorbs new words from other languages and cultures. Just think of "salsa," "smorgasbord," "taboo," "wampum," and "pajamas," for starters. When necessary, English also seems to revel in inventing entirely new lexicons of words, such as for new technologies like the Internet. Internet is full of colorful and amusing imagery from "the web" to "spidering" and "click on the mouse," let alone such silly sounding words as "googling," "blogging," and "WIKI." It is a riotously "living" language and this flexibility has helped English become such a widely used international language.

I also love English because colorful wordings and vivid imagery abound in both old and new expressions. I picture tall sailing ships and Errol Flynn films when I hear someone say, "She passed her exam with flying colors." Think of other expressions, too, such as "That makes my skin crawl," "It sent shivers up and down my spine," "He's got his head in the clouds," "She's full of get up and go," and "They're head over heels in love."

English even has a strong sense of whimsy, and so lends itself to delightful combinations of alliterative phrasings like "the whole kit and caboodle," or "footloose and fancy-free." It's also chock full of amusing words that are especially for children. Think of "choo-choo train," "puppy dog," "kitty cat," or "do the hokey pokey." Fun-loving authors have added to the festivities by feeling free to invent their own words, just for the pleasing sound of them, from Edward Lear's "Dong with the Luminous Nose" to Dr. Seuss's "Sneeches with stars on thars." J. K. Rowling has invented an entire vocabulary of her own to use in the magical world that she has created for Harry Potter. The so-called "language of Shakespeare" has contributed much literature and poetry to the world, plus other beautiful expressions of thoughts through the abstraction of words. As someone who writes stories for children, I'm also fond of simple jingles and fun forms such as Mother Goose rhymes.

Now that I'm an English teacher, I try to unlock many of the mysteries of the English language for students who have other languages as their mother tongues. In doing so, I've taken a much closer look at the language myself, in all of its complexities and inconsistencies, all of its rules and abundance of exceptions to its own rules, in its enormous vocabulary and subtleties in shades of meanings. Whenever possible, I try to give my students the logic behind the grammar, so that they can gain a deeper understanding of the thought processes behind our many ways of looking at time, rather than just have students randomly memorize rules.

To put English into perspective and make allowances for its many idiosyncracies, I try to briefly explain the history of English and the many historical influences that have affected it, from a series of early invasions of the British Isles, by people such as the Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Normans, to later British Empire building around the world, and then to America's melting pot of cultures and languages from the world over. With each new group has come an infusion of new vocabulary. Some element of comprehension of that historical perspective can explain to students both the richness of expression and vocabulary that English possesses, plus the maddening inconsistencies in English spelling and pronunciation. I'm no authority on other languages and I'm not saying that English is the best language in the world but, as I've taught English to others over the years, my own appreciation of it has grown immeasurably and I've really come to love it.

Barbara Freedman-De Vito is an American TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certified English teacher who teaches live English classes over the Internet, via Skype. She also teaches English lessons by telephone and does face-to-face teaching in the Paris, France area. In addition, she creates amusing TEFL T-shirts and other clothing designs with a TEFL or other educational focus for English teachers and students around the world. Learn more at: TEFL T-Shirts, Clothing and Gifts, Plus Online English Lessons

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English Language Learning Tips!

English Language Learning Tips!

Many people ask the question - How long does it take to learn a language? The answer to that is - How much time do you have? Obviously the more time you study the faster you will learn. It is also important to speak the language as much as you can even if you make mistakes. The more you try, the faster you will start speaking. Here are some English language learning tips that will help you to learn English:

English Language Learning Tip 1

The FIRST thing you should do is to listen to and learn the PRONUNCIATION of the language. My advice to you is to get this right from day one! Spend time on Spend time on this now and the rest of your study for the rest of your learning period will benefit greatly! Some languages are phonetic, some are not. Phonetic means that the sounds and the letters of the words always match. There are international phonetic symbols that teach you how to pronounce all the sounds in all of the world languages. The English language is not a phonetic language. It is ESSENTIAL to first learn the phonetic symbols that relate to the sounds of English words. It is certainly possible to learn English without any knowledge of these phonetic symbols but your learning time will be much longer and most times your pronunciation will be inaccurate as you are relying on memorising the sounds of the words for the most part of your learning, just as you had to do as a baby. I strongly recommend the learning of the phonetic symbols for learners of English before you start your first grammar or reading book! If you can learn the CORRECT pronunciation at the beginning, it will save you a lot of precious learning time later. It is much harder to more dificult to undo incorrect learning and have to relearn the word correctly. I have an excellent workbook (including audio CD) that I can recommend to you to help you to learn these phonetic symbols. It's called "Phonetics for Learners of English Pronunciation" If you have already started studying English but need some help with pronunciation this book will still help you!

English Language Learning Tip 2

It is better to study a minimum of 20 mins every day than to study one hour per week. Each of us has a limited amount of attention span (concentration time). This is the amount of time you can concentrate before you starting thinking about something else (what to make for dinner, who you are meeting later etc.). Research shows that most people need to learn small amounts and then have time for revision before adding new information. As an example, say your attention span is 20 minutes. If you study for one hour (60 minutes) only 20 minutes of that time is actual learning time for you, the other 40 minutes are not as effective. You would be better to stop after 20 minutes, take a break and continue when you are refreshed and ready to absorb new information. This is why it is better to divide your study time into smaller regular time slots. FIRST and MOST

IMPORTANT - REVISE what you have learned BEFORE learning new information!

Divide each of your study times into: 1 - learning time 2 - revision time

Each time you revise you are cementing information into your brain and making it easier to remember when you need it.

English Language Learning Tip 3

The methods for learning any language are:

1 Listening

2 Speaking

3 Reading

4 Writing

This is how you learned your own language as a baby!. You have already learned one language one language - you CAN learn another! As a baby you first listened, then copied saying the sounds, then you learned how to read and write. Some language experts say that you do not fully learn your own native language until about the age of 12 -15 years old! As an adult you have the advantage of being able to read and write already so your learning of another language should be a lot faster!

English Language Learning Tip 4

Listen: Cassette tapes and CDs that accompany workbooks. Reading books. Songs cinema native speakers radio and television (news and documentary programmes have the better pronunciation without slang as in some regular programmes)

English Language Learning Tip 5

Read! Read! Read! This is probably the easiest study method as you can do this at your own speed, in your own time and at your own level. Reading sources: Course Books (these will probably be the first type of books you will read) Magazines (good for short stories, advertisements etc) Graded Reading Books (these books are specially written for each of the learning levels) Newspapers (they may be difficult at first - but persevere! ) Leaflets Brochures Timetables Menus

English Language Learning Tip 6

Writing: Writing is a powerful way to learn a language. All my language students who wrote an essay every week to give me to correct, learned English much faster than the students who never wrote, and some not even notes in class! Every time you look for a word in the dictionary you should write this word in a small pocket notebook, small enough to keep in your pocket or handbag along with your pocket dictionary, so that you can use it at all times and all places (eg standing waiting for the bus! ).

English Language Learning Tip 7

Speaking: Now you are ready to put it all together and SPEAK! Try to do this as soon as you can and don't be afraid to make a mistake. If it is a bad bad mistake a native speaker will soon tell you. Take Care! a native speaker will not always tell you your mistakes! A native speaker will not always know the grammar of their own language. (Do you?). Therefore may not be able to explain your mistakes but just give you the correct answer. It is best to study with a recognized language college. If you are studying with a private teacher, request to see his. Her qualifications. Just because a person is a native speaker of a language does not make him. Her a qualified teacher! He. She should have some kind of teaching certificate AND an EFL (English as a foreign language) teaching qualification. Ways you can practice speaking: Speak with a professionally qualified native teacher as much as possible.

This is the first best resource you have as you will learn the correct way from the beginning. Other students in your class (do NOT be tempted to speak your own native language during class time! ) With native speakers that you might know, or advertise for exchange lessons! Travel to the native language country so that you can practise with native speakers. If possible, go and learn and or work in the native language country. Obviously the longer you can stay, the better. In six months you ought to be at least intermediate level and in one year you should aim for fluency, that is, if you stay and mix with native speakers for the entire duration of your stay. DO NOT be tempted to stay with people of your own nationality. You may as well be studying at home and your progress will be much slower!

Marianne Jordan is a highly experienced teacher with over 20 years teaching and TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language). She has lived in Canada, England, Ireland and New Zealand and has written many books and materials to help you learn English no matter where you live or what your level is. You can contact her by replying to one of the topics she has written here.

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English Language Training, Is It Less Valuable in Today's Business World?

I ask if English language training is less valuable in today's business world because we have seen the economic rise of China over the last decade or two and I wanted to think about the effect it would have on English Language Training. Will it mean the rise of Chinese language training at the expense of English language training? Is it becoming the number one economy in the world that dictates the language of business? I am not sure if these are completely true.

Does Your Economic Position Dictate the Language Training Needs in the World?

I think that to some degree it does, but there are some things that show that it is not necessarily true. At one time Japan was the second largest economy in the world and there was no big move around the world to learn Japanese. The same was true when Germany was the second largest economy and there was no big push for people to learn German. Some people will learn these languages to make them more marketable in the business world. At the time these two countries were in second position English language training was increasing around the world. There were some minor moves to learn these languages, just like some people or businesses will have people within their company that know the language of their main suppliers or customers.

China is currently the second largest or largest economy in the world and has been the fastest growing economy for many years. There has been a big move to learn Chinese among people around the world. This would be people that can see an economic advantage from learning Chinese. It is probably better for a company to deal with their clients in their language and not force them to speak your language.

Is speaking their language of the same economic value to a company when dealing with their clients, or dealing with their suppliers? Speaking from a selling point of view, I believe that companies would be in a better position if they know the language of their clients. This at least shows the client that you have gone that extra step to serve them. It is logical for the seller to make more of an effort in a business relationship than the buyer. Conversely, while it would be nice to speak the language of your supplier, it is the supplier who should go the extra step when selling to their client.

How does this Affect the Discussion around Chinese and the Future of English Language Training?

Let's look at what China's economy is based on. China is a big exporter to the rest of the world, as well as being a centre for ODM and OEM, in other words they manufacture for many international companies. As an exporter and a manufacturer for others, China is a supplier. As we talked about, suppliers are the ones that should know the language of their major customers and not the buyers know the language of their suppliers (though it is a nice gesture). We see that China has large trade imbalances with many nations around the world, which shows that China is a net seller and not a net buyer. This means that they are mostly a supplier and not a customer. If this is the case, the pressure for learning Chinese is not as great as learning English. Many of the English speaking countries such as Britain, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are buyers of overseas products.

Will it Supplant English and English Language Training?

Not in the near future. One of the main reasons is inertia. Inertia is the force that keeps something moving in the same direction that it is heading and it is affected by the mass (size and weight) of the object of idea, and something with a big inertia needs time and a big force in another direction to make changes. English has been the language of business for many years and many current business people and current students have learned English. I say that English is the language of business because, when companies from different countries that don't speak English, they usually use English to communicate. The exceptions would be companies that deal mostly with one or two non-English speaking companies and they might or should have people in key positions that speak those languages. There is still a sizable English language consumer market in the world. As well, there are many business people today that use English as their business communication language. If everyone today switched to learning Chinese, it would still be many years before most people would use Chinese as the language of business.

What does this mean for the future of English language training?

It will still be needed due to the fact that some of the large economies speak English, three out of the G7 are English speaking countries. It will be reduced as people move towards learning other languages - Chinese, Spanish, etc. Therefore, In the future it will be lower than today, and Chinese language training will become more common. Will it take over? That will depend on many factors (political and economic) over which we do not have much control and we are not easily able to predict.

China will become the world's largest economy, but it will be based more on manufacturing, selling internally, and selling to other countries. Currently there is not as much importing into China as you see in other large economies as evidenced by their large trade surpluses with many other countries. You will also see in the business world that companies that sell to other companies usually need to speak the language of that company. The reverse is generally not needed for buyers. When marketing, the selling company should put in more effort than the buying company. If you want to sell to North America - speak English. If you want to sell to China - speak Chinese. As China becomes the largest buying nation you will see more of a move towards learning Chinese. Even then, English will probably stay for a while as the language of business due to inertia. English language training business will still be needed to a large extent.

What does this Mean for English Language Training Teachers?

The good ones will remain, especially those with niche markets (grammar, presentations, pronunciation, etc.). The big language schools (the English factories) will probably disappear - there will be exceptions. If the big language schools have transitioned into other languages then they will have a chance of survival. The smaller, good schools will survive in some form or another. Some of the schools will expand into other languages or other subjects to survive. We have seen this before when a large market has disappeared. There is the example of saddles, a market that almost completely disappeared after the adoption of automobiles for transportation, where only some small saddle makers survived to supply the much smaller market. Another example is carriage makers, whose business declined with the rise of the automobile. Some of them survived by making the body and suspension of the early automobiles.

Let us hope that English language training will not become a small niche market similar to saddle makers. In the future you will see a decline in English language training and an increase in Chinese (there has been an ongoing increase in Chinese language training especially in Asian countries). But the demand level for English training will still remain high. For the near future it will remain as the language of business with some pockets of other languages. English language training is still valuable in today's world, but I do see it declining in the coming years.

To see the business English course offerings that I have at my website, John's Online English, go to http://johns-online-English.com.

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English Is The Language Of International Communication

From the point of view of Educational Commission, English has become the "language of international communication", therefore, the rising generation of French people should be fluent in French in written and oral forms. This suggests that the format of the educational systems of different countries is drastically revised, and bets are placed on the in-depth study of the English language. This decision of the French government and representatives of the French educational sector is also caused by disappointing statistic data: France ranks the last among the other European countries by to the level of English proficiency among students, and prospects to move in this direction are disappointing, grim, after analysis, the French concluded that even Spaniards, previously considered to be the most backward European nation in terms of language knowledge and proficiency in English, have overtaken the French people in the context of the overall "Anglicization".

Teaching English is conditioned by the need to meet global standards, that would control the run of the global trend towards generally accepted civilization standards. Globalization of the world community in all areas of development requires the active use of the English language in all areas of cooperation between countries. Active exchange of students, migration flow of labour migrants indicate to establishment of single and convenient communication between all nations, diplomats, religions. The English language firmly established itself in educational, scientific and cultural development of the whole mankind.

For some time past, the greater part of the world community was convinced that the past Franco-English language war ended half a century ago - after the World War II, when the United States had gained considerable political influence around the world and English had become a means for business and diplomatic communication in the West, and later throughout the world. The English language had put out French and other languages from the position of "international" even more than a century ago - since the aggrandizement of the UK, so the extension of influence of the United States and Britain had only strengthened English language expansion. Fight for world language domination all over the world led to the victory of the English language form of communication. Even huge efforts of France failed to ensure its success in the colonial territories. In contrast to the Americans and the British, who did not force the spread of English worldwide, while just using their conquests in the new territories, the French at one time spent billions on propaganda and spread of their language in French-speaking countries of Africa and the Atlantic coast. The French government invoked and applied even punitive measures against publicly funded institutions that used in the work of Americanisms or English phrases that have a French equivalent. But this approach had not given the desired result. As English was perceived more effectively and optimally by local population than the French language. So clear is the negative reaction of France at the rapid soaring of popularity of the English language, which is quite understandable - because the United States would hardly liked, if they had to learn French or Chinese to be understood abroad. However, the total negation of the world linguistic trends threatens to turn into trouble only for France, already so severely lagging behind its neighbours - Germany, Holland and Spain - in the field of language education. This can seriously injure the competitiveness of France in international business.

Analyzing and evaluating this situation, the government and the educational institutions of France, leading experts in the field of education supported the idea of teaching English in schools, provided that it will not be the only foreign language being learnt in this study period. Such approach is also shared by other countries that are tightly involved in the world economy. In case of absence of the English language development programme in the country, this in the future will affect the country's economic potential, its ability to integrate into the global community. At this time, in all countries, the most popular courses are English language courses. At such courses. Millions of people around the world study at such courses, that creates a powerful base for further advancement of the language around the world. Now all the modern technologies are described in English, that provides their fast promotion throughout the world and this trend is increasingly growing. Many people watch movies, read books, communicate in English. All this enables much faster inclusion into communication in English. Employment abroad for good job is possible only subject to knowledge of the English language, that is why so a great many migrants try to attend an English language course, and children are referred to specialized English-language schools, which will give a basic knowledge on the level of conversation.

At current, proficient knowledge of the English language provides a person with a competitive advantage in today's world that allows him/her to orientate quickly at the hugest rhythm of this world. Providing oneself with the knowledge of the English language, many countries have changed over time their cultural life and way of life, where the influence of English was the most significant factor in the life activity of population. Physicians, teachers, engineers, coming to third countries, all of them had knowledge of the English language, that stimulated the local people to its study. Thus, immigrants-specialists introduced the English language into the local culture, laying the fundamental importance in the local customs and culture. Books and educational materials were massively imported, making study of the English language more accessible to the public. This period in the English language can be called missionary.

In its turn, the Catholic Church had also made a very significant contribution to spread of the English language. At one time, the Church, just on the level with Latin, used English and missionaries going worldwide with their faith also carried the new language of communication, that was very important to Catholicism. Converting whole nations to its Catholic faith, the Church also converted them into the English-speaking environment, allowing to spread the English language with a great speed, that gave its results. Missionaries brought their culture and actively promoted their teaching in English, they were physicians, teachers, priests and engineers, allowing to conquer other nations by own culture and knowledge. The English language became a symbol of the civilization progress for all nations. English entered the world of business, technics, innovations, as well as religion, so that it means too much for English-speaking people, as at that their culture and ideology are brought. The concept and strategy of development of the English language have not been changed with time, they just transform in accordance with the current circumstances, but the goals and objectives remain the same - it is a complete expansion, and replacement of indigenous languages with English, that will allow complete domination of English-speaking countries in the world.

Development of the English occurs rapidly, and this process will not stop, as a great number of countries and areas have been involved in this global process of changes. Continuous entrance of English into our world modifies and changes its qualitatively, that is ensured by communicative and innovative state of the English.

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