Berlin

Mi. 08.09.2010, 18:30 bis 20:00

Podiumsdiskussion

The English Language is the Key to Global Understanding!

A British Parliamentary Style Debate

ICD House of Arts & Culture
Ku'damm Karree, Hochhaus 3. Stock; Kurfürstendamm 207-8
10719 Berlin
Berlin Brandenburg

Beschreibung:

English is fast becoming the dominant means by which the world is able to communicate. It is being referred to as the global language as it is seen as a common means for interaction between different countries. This new phenomenon can be seen in a positive light because the use of English as a common language brings efficiency and greater understanding. On the other hand, in many parts of the world English has become a kind of global currency and a person’s ability to survive is strongly linked to his or her ability to communicate in English. Consequently, native languages become redundant and even endangered. Thus with the growing popularity of English there is a loss of culture and tradition and in sum the global nature of English is linked with a loss of individuality. The unique nature of language, culture, tradition and literature can become lost in response to the wave of western English culture and language.

The event is a co-operation between the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft, the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy and the Berlin Debating Union e.V.

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