This paper attempts to define globalization based on the
literature highlighting its major facets. By discussing the spread of English
and motives for this kind of spread, the paper outlines some of the impacts the
language of globalization has had on different societies/cultures and the kind
of reactions this language has generated among different cultures. It contends
that the spread of English as the language of globalization cannot be fully
understood without realization of the hegemonic and imperialistic nature of
English. It also shows that English is unilateral in vision and forms a real
threat to other languages and cultures. However, it claims that despite the
hegemonic and imperialistic nature of English, it is still badly needed in the
Arab world for the purposes of communicating with the world, education,
acquiring technology, and development at large. To teach English as a language
of globalization, it is necessary to change older, more traditional methods of
language instruction. It is important to solidify teaching of the native
language, empower learners to have more self-confidence through learning
English, teach the language as a foreign, rather than second language, and make
changes in the curriculum in response to the needs of the learner and society.
Shifts of emphasis have to be made in the teaching of language skills,
specifically those within reading and writing. (Contains 65 references.) (SM)
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