ENGL E101F W1 S2

Some interesting statistics about languages

How many languages are spoken all over the world?

More than 7,000

Some interesting statistics about languages

What is the most spoken language in the world?

Some interesting statistics about languages

https://www.berlitz.com/en-uy/blog/most-spoken-languages-world

The statistics were last updated on 3 Sept 2021.

The top 5:

1.132 m

379 m

English

753 m

universal language in international business, tourism, etc

918 m

1.117 m

199 m

Mandarin

Lingua Franca of all Chinese dialects

615 m

Hindi

341 m

274 m

Spanish

534 m

460 m

74 m

French

203 m

280 m

77 m

Some interesting statistics about languages

https://www.berlitz.com/en-uy/blog/most-spoken-languages-world

The statistics were last updated on 6 Feb 2023.

The top 5:

1.452 m

English

372.9 m

1,079.1 m

1.118 m

Mandarin

929 m

189 m

Hindi

343.9 m

258.1 m

602 m

474.7m

Spanish

548 m

73.3 m

French

280 m

79.9 m

200.1 m

Some interesting statistics about languages

https://www.berlitz.com/en-uy/blog/most-spoken-languages-world

The top 5:

1.132 m

379 m

English

753 m

More non native speakers than native speakers

1.452 m

1,079.1 m

372.9 m

An increase in the population

A slight decrease in NS

Quite an increase in NNS

More native speakers than non native speakers

1.117 m

Mandarin

918 m

199 m

1.118 m

929 m

189 m

An increase in the population An increase in NS but a decrease in NNS

More native speakers than non native speakers

Hindi

615 m

341 m

274 m

602 m

343.9 m

258.1 m

A decrease in the population

An increase in NS but a decrease in NNS

Some interesting statistics about languages

https://www.berlitz.com/en-uy/blog/most-spoken-languages-world

The top 5:

Spanish

460 m

534 m

74 m

More native speakers than non native speakers

474.7m

548 m

73.3 m

An increase in the population

An increase in NS but a slight decrease in NNS

French

280 m

77 m

203 m

Not much change in the total number

More NNS than NS

280 m

79.9 m

200.1 m

An increase in the number of NS but a decrease in the number of NNS

Some interesting statistics about languages

Is English the most popular learnt language?

According to the statistics provided by Berlitz.com, the % of NNSs in each speaking population in 2021 is:

How about 2023?

Spanish

Chinese

13%

16.9%

42.9%

74.3%

71.5%

13%

17.8%

44.5%

66.5%

72.5%

Hindi

English

French

Assignment 1

Due date: 21 October 2022 (Week 7)

Weighting: 16% of the total course score

Total: 1,132 words

Assignment 1 Part 1

Any observation?

Assignment 1 Part 1

Key words/ focuses:

200 words

Summarize

Assignment 1 Part 1

something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation

Silver lining to its future

problems

Assignment 1 Part 1

Assignment 1 Part 1

16-20

Very good

Very good control of language; only very occasional errors or inappropriacies could be found.

The language marks should be based on the student's own language and/or their attempts to paraphrase.

Award 0 to language for summaries which contain large chucks of texts directly copied from the passage or summaries which are not written in paragraphs.

16-20

Very good

The summary is complete with (nearly) all key ideas identified. Ideas are presented clearly and arranged logically. No irrelevant materials are found.

Any observation?

Assignment 1 Part 2

Assignment 1 Part 2

＿Audience

Yes or no

Obesity problem

Assignment 1 Part 2

Refer to the marking criteria

Assignment 1 Part 2

Note:

• refer to the arguments expressed in the article but should not copy indiscriminately from it
• pay attention to the basic structure of an essay

Introduction

Body

Conclusion

Submission

http://ole.hkmu.edu.hk/iSmart/myOLE.nsf/myNavigator_en?ReadForm&Rand=36582675202296

Soft copy

submit it via Online Learning Environment (OLE)

Course outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic functional and structural properties

of the English language

Word choice

Study

Word class

Structure

Function

Social purposes

Sentence patterns

Function: Study

Academic writing

• Summarising

• Paraphrasing

• Citation and referencing

Examples

Question:

Do Hong Kong people like travelling?

Examples

Example 2

Which one is better? Why?

Example 1

Yes, they do. Hong Kong people like travelling. According to UNWTO, 87.6 million Hong Kong people travelled abroad in the first half of 2015 and they spent about USD23.6 billion on travelling, making Hong Kong the 4th largest outbound market in Asia and the 14th in the world.

In terms of what?

Yes, they do. Many people in Hong Kong spend their holidays overseas. They like going to Taiwan, Japan, Korea and European countries such as the UK, France and Italy. Sometimes they go with their families. Sometimes they travel alone.

Any suggestions?

Comments

Simple sentence pattern

Not clear/ precise enough

Example 1

Many people in Hong Kong spend their holidays overseas.

Many people in Hong Kong spend their holidays overseas.

They like going to Taiwan, Japan, Korea and European countries such as the UK, France and Italy.

How many is 'many'?

Yes, they do. Many people in Hong Kong spend their holidays overseas. They like going to Taiwan, Japan, Korea and European countries such as the UK, France and Italy. Sometimes they go with their families. Sometimes they travel alone.

Sometimes they go with their families. Sometimes they travel alone.

Any suggestions?

Comments

More complex sentences

Supported by facts and statistics

Clearer and more precise

Example 2

Compound sentence e.g.

87.6 million Hong Kong people travelled abroad in the first half of 2015 and they spent about USD23.6 billion on travelling ...

87.6 million Hong Kong people travelled abroad in the first half of 2015 and

they spent about USD23.6 billion on travelling...

87.6 million Hong Kong people travelled abroad in the first half of 2015 and

they spent about USD23.6 billion on travelling,

making Hong Kong the 4th largest outbound market in Asia and the 14th in the world.

Yes, they do. Hong Kong people like travelling. According to UNWTO, 87.6 million Hong Kong people travelled abroad in the first half of 2015 and they spent about USD23.6 billion on travelling, making Hong Kong the 4th largest outbound market in Asia and the 14th in the world.

Activity 6 (P. 8)

Watch the news clip regarding speed dating produced by CBS and answer the questions that follow.

1. How does 8-minute dating work?

8-minute dating allows people to sign up and meet at least eight people, each for eight minutes in their towns for romance, friendship or business.

Activity 6 (P. 8)

2. How much does 8-minute dating cost? What does it include?

It normally costs $30-40 for a night and it sometimes includes food, drinks and special things at the venue.

Activity 6 (P. 8)

3. According to Dave, what are the advantages of 8-minute dating?

8-minute dating allows participants to actually meet people and get the chemistry feel for them. Also, the anonymous nature reduces the rejection factor.

Activity 6 (P. 8)

4. What happens after the first date is over?

Participants then go to the 8-minute dating website and enter the code numbers of the people they want to see again. The computer would email contact information if matches are found.

Activity 6 (P. 8)

5. What does Lisa like about Mark? What does she mean when she says 'the sparkle in his eye when he looked at me'?

Lisa thinks that Mark has a great personality. He is very bubbly, very outgoing and great to talk to. When Lisa says, 'the sparkle in his eye when he looked at me', she's referring to how Mark was attracted by her.

Activity 6 (P. 8)

6. How did Mark break the ice to start a conversation with Lisa? Did it work?

Mark broke the ice by telling Lisa how beautiful she looked. It worked.

Activity 6 (P. 8)

7. What are Lisa's comments about 8-minute dating?

Lisa is positive about 8-minute dating and thinks that it is something that she would try again. She finds it great to meet the person and see if there's chemistry first before going further.

Activity 3

How did Lisa describe Mark?

Bubbly and outgoing

Being bubbly and outgoing: two qualities of Mark

Do you know any other qualities?

Activity 3 (P. 6)

6. intelligence

7. passion

8. sense of humour

9. ambition

10. confidence

1. independence

2. looks

3. optimism

4. conversational skills/communicative skills

5. sociability

Assignment 2 English Learning Portfolio

Teacher-marked short writing task 1 (P. 18)

Write a short article in about 250-300 words discussing problems and limitations of speed dating

Assignment 2 English Learning Portfolio

Template (uploaded to the folder)

Header

Main body

Footer

Font and size: Times New Roman and 12

Spacing: 1.5

Assignment 2 English Learning Portfolio

Submit it by

• Next Thursday
• send it to my email account as an attachment:
• nyluk@hkmu.edu.hk

Gladys Luk

A secondary teacher

Started working at E & L in 2010

Teaches two proficiency courses

Co-ordinates overseas programmes

Hobbies

Bingo!

Hobbies

Travelling

Hobbies

Eating

Hobbies

Reading

How about you?

Any volunteer?

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• 25 responses were received.
• The part of speech of 'window' and 'avoid' is unanimously agreed upon.
• The answers of these words are quite diversified. They include:
• meander; grin; iridescent; comatose & ennui

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preposition & adverb

under the table vs

go under the bridge

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adjective

Only 24% are correct

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About the result

About the result

About the result

Any implication/ indication

1. How well the words are learned

2. How good your performance in proofreading will be

3. A signal for brushing up your English