Education

English : The Art to Modern Communication

Table of Content

Serial Number and Head Page Number

1 .0 Introduction 02

2 .0 English as an International Language 02

3 .0 Motivation 04

4 .0 Consideration 06

5 .0 Conclusion 07

6 .0 Bibliography 07

1 .0 Introduction

Saudi Arabia , the oil rich country of the Middle East , has a modern military to take care of its national security . Constantly trained and supported by the western powers of the United States and United Kingdom the King Khalid Military Academy

is a prestigious institute of modern warfare . Taught by ex-British and ex-American military commanders , the institute has just about the best cadets passing out with distinction in the country . The institute is so well organized , that even the members of the Saudi Arabia national guards receive training here . The King Khalid Military Academy trains the tribal recruits who guard the royal family from external and internal uncertainties . This team , called the SANG , is the Saudi Arabia National Guards (Military , 2005

The problem facing the national guards is that they know little English the medium of instruction by the ex-British and American military personnel . With their limited exposure , these loyal tribal have adjusted to the training programmes well . However , they are still not fluent enough to learn or understand modern techniques imparted to them through English , fast enough . This has been a drawback to the Royal family 's security . Despite the constant motivation the students get from the King Khalid Military Academy , there has not been much of a change in their outlook on the foreign language . Considering the sensitivity of such teachings , my quest to learn and then impart training in English to these students at King Khalid Military Academy assumes significance

2 .0 English as an International Language

In the context of the economic , social and political dimensions , many nations are moving ahead with the objective of becoming a competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by the end of the decade . The use of English as an international language has been brought about by the spread of English globally . This has resulted in English undergoing a variety of changes on grammatical , lexical , and phonological levels . The way English is being spoken , it is almost certain that in the near future English will become unintelligible (Teaching English as an International Language , Oxford University Press

Teaching English as an international language has a lot of challenges Cultural , social and political dimensions have to be considered in the context of teaching a foreign language . Take for instance the teaching of English in a non-national language country

The tension of globalization in language learning and teaching constitutes three very important dimensions . These are

Ethnic , linguistic and cultural diversity in the local communities

The prevalence of English

Nationalism endorsed by linguistic and cultural essentialism

These three elements can be conceptualized in different ways . We see that the first and second dimensions have a direct bearing on a country 's national identity . These two dimensions stimulate the...