ENGLISH PERIOD ; Some educators say a state law pushing immersion before bilingual classes for immigrant students may be doing them more harm than good The Boston Globe (9/25/2008)
...she understands almost no English. But during her first 30 days...immersing children quickly into the English language. That's one tough...difficult for those students in terms of time lost from the curriculum...Doyle. During the month of English-only instruction, there...

English Dictionaries and E-Books. Information Today (12/1/1998)
...world English. It will cover English as it is spoken in different...The Microsoft Encarta World English Dictionary is expected to be...mark the beginning of a long-term relationship between the two...and its titles include The English Patient and The Piano, both...

The English Edge.(Schools, Colleges and Universities) Manila Bulletin (6/30/2007)
...global lingua franca. "English has become the global...of this matter is in terms of international movement...are coming from non-English speaking countries and...whole new ball game in terms of the kind of English...communication the best sort of English is the type that is needed...

English words: History and structure.(Book Review) Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies (1/1/2003)
...classical element present in the English lexis. Principally, the interest...the book is in the origins of English words. Its specific concern...index of the names, linguistic terms and dictionary titles occurring...the websites. Conceptually, English words: History and structure...

English Merchants in Seventeenth-Century Italy.(Review) Canadian Journal of History (4/1/2000)
...Italian markets involved the English manufacture and sale of either...into decline. Finally, the English exploited the free port of...England. Despite its title, few English merchants are actually encountered...Italian trade in fairly abstract terms. Much of what is covered here...

English as THE global language From Poles to poles, it's now on the tip of a billion people's tongues The Boston Globe (11/6/1994)
...attribute the worldwide spread of English to British colonialism and...publisher of dictionaries, says English has a remarkable capacity to...lexicographers to add about 2,000 new terms to the supplement of its unabridged...Nevertheless, Mish and others say English is difficult to learn, and...

English as medium of instruction. Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) (7/2/2009)
...depends on foreign manpower, English has necessarily become the...Anyone who does not master English will be in a weak position...chances for progressing in terms of career will be severely...preparatory year for teaching English have thought of a more radical...

English as a first language.(COMMENTARY) The Washington Times (2/22/2004)
...however. It consists primarily of English words for modern things, ideas...written, computers themselves are "English-speaking machines," and Spanglish...is a hasty improvisation using English terms that, due to what Miss Rivas calls...

English Survives the Conquest.(Norman Conquest and English in the United Kingdom) Calliope (2/1/2001)
...same meaning). For example, English gave us "heal," while French gave us "cure." The term "old" traces its roots to English while "ancient" traces its roots...French) and "might" (from English). Old English had one word to...