representative of native speakers of English. This is to say, English is the mother tongue of the language users. It is used in the speakers’ daily life in all contexts and settings. There are five countries falling into this circle, namely, America, Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand. The second circle is the outer circle. It refers to English as a second language used among non-native speakers of English whose countries were formerly colonized by Britain. The role of English in this circle is to perform
Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study According to many experts, the global circumstance, travel, tourism and hospitality industry is one of the largest service industries which contributes over 9% to global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and it is one of the fastest-growing and largest employment generating industries in the world. Furthermore, it is the vital role in creating employment opportunities for local people not only within the tourism and hospitality industry but also other
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordering Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. One-third of Myanmar's total area of 1 930 km (1,200 miles) forms an uninterrupted coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The 2014 census of the country revealed a much smaller population than expected, with 51 million people registered. Myanmar has an area of 676,578 square kilometers (261,227 square miles)
Have you ever wondered what makes you the person you are today? For me, golf was the biggest thing that has changed my life. Golf led me to the new education and friends which made who I am today. Golf changed my life majorly and I am thankful for it. Three things that influenced who I am today: Education, Golf and Friends The first thing that started to change my life was golf. I started to play golf when I was in grade five. During that time I didn’t like it at all. I felt like this sport was the
the sense that only us beings affect the area of study. It is the driving force that shapes any given person as an individual. As such, human geography has shaped my life and personality as much as it has anyone else. The origins of my blood, the languages I speak, and the daily routine I follow are all direct results of geography as a force of human nature. Blood Origins As evident from the first glance, I hold vastly different genes as my parents are clearly from different regions of the world.
Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand The process of international relationship is relating with political, economic, law and others factor. There are combining with ten countries in ASEAN. Among them, both Thai and Myanmar are developing countries, and they are neighbor countries for each other. In addition, both countries are trading in economic. ''Myanmar and Thailand relations refer to the current and historical relation between Burma and Thailand. They focus mainly on economic issues and trade''
ETHNOCENTRISM Ethnocentrism is an idea of considering one’s own culture superior to others in terms of language, culture, values and traditions. Highly ethnocentric groups often perceive their culture as more logical, positive and natural than others. The degree of ethnocentrism will be affected by our interpersonal communications and also will develop hostility between culturally different groups. For example Hitler in Germany believed that Jews and other communities are inferior to Nazis
the world, there are more than hundred languages spoken around the world. Despite the majority of the world have their own native language, English has been arguably “the universal language” of much side of the world, given by the fact that it is not only spoken in more than 54 countries, but also First world countries such as United Kingdom and United States, where English has been spoken as the first language for centuries. Some critics argue that language itself are more than words and expression
blood bathed language movement, is also nestling language endangerment. Bengali is the state language and lingua franca of Bangladesh, but the country is not monolingual; there are many languages and dialects with bilingual and multilingual speakers. Language based nationalism would be a graceful concept for minor ethnic groups. It’s almost an accusation that the country is going to impose her hegemonic character for language planning. In truth, Bangladesh has no applicable language planning yet
With an estimated 1 million members of the minority, the current amount of them residing in Myanmar have dwindled to less than 15% of the sum. You may ask, “So, what is the issue?”, the issue is none other than the vile atrocities explained earlier. The Rohingya stand face to face, no, stare genocide and ethnic cleansing at point blank. The first nail in the coffin came in 1982, Myanmar released a law explaining and defining over 100 different ethnicities and nationalities within the nation