Weallknowthatlanguageisanimportantcomponentpartandcarrierofculture.Whenpeople arelearninganotherlanguagetheyareconsciouslyorunconsciouslyacquiringthatculture.Atthesametimelearners’ commandofsecondlanguageistaintedwithfeaturesoftheirmother languageandculture.Whetherwerealizeitornot,Englishisbecomingagloballanguageand60%-70%documentsinsci enceandtechnologytheworldoverarewritteninEnglish.WiththeincreasingimportanceofEnglish,morepeopletheworldover, includingusEnglishma jors,arelearningEnglish.NaturallymanyEnglishlearnersanduserstendtoaskthesequestions:HowamIgoingtotalklik eanativespeaker? ShouldIlearnstandardEnglish?WhatshouldIdoinordertogetridof “ChineseEnglish” ?
Peopleusedtobeverysnobbi shaboutlanguageesp.aboutpronunciation.
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