Example sentences of "english as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of Manzoni 's work only Il Promessi Sposi — translated into English as The Betrothed — is well known to the English speaking world . |
| 2 | Other ex-colonial countries in the region , including Zambia and Zimbabwe and now Namibia , have chosen English as the main language of instruction . |
| 3 | On coming to power , SWAPO announced an ambitious programme of educational expansion , to provide ten years of schooling for all Namibians with English as the official language of instruction . |
| 4 | Another hurdle will be the use of English as the medium of instruction . |
| 5 | A History of the Life of Jesus Research ’ ) , translated into English as The Quest of the Historical Jesus . |
| 6 | Bilingual lobbyists argue that they do not seek to challenge English as the state 's official language , merely to help recent immigrants , as well as foreign tourists and businessmen . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , ever-increasing contact between distant parts of the world , the so-called ‘ global village ’ , which has caused the emergence of English as the medium of international communication , has also caused the entry into English of scores of words from other languages , mainly words connected with aspects of the culture of other groups which have become internationalized . |
| 8 | The most absurd example of this is the movement , which acquired political clout in some states of the USA in the late 1980s , to declare English as the only official language of the US . |
| 9 | The English Association was set up to promote the maintenance of " correct use of English , spoken and written " , the recognition of English as " an essential element in the national education " , and the discussion of teaching methods and advanced study as well as the correlation of school with university work.48 From the beginning , personnel attached to the new Board of Education seem to have been sympathetic to the view of English as the most natural candidate to lead a mission of cultural renewal : at any rate , from its inception the English Association set out to ensure that such was the case . |
| 10 | On the basis of its deliberations the Committee proposed a strategy for national cultural renewal by means of a system of education led by the universities , and with English as the central pedagogic instrument for the gaining of nationally valuable experience . |
| 11 | The unique contribution of the discourse of the Report to this " social conscience " was its offer of English as the instrument of an affective strategy for educating the emotions of the " victims " so that as individuals they might be raised spiritually above the mass while at the same time remaining excluded from political and economic power and the decision-making processes . |
| 12 | Like Leavis , Pinto sees the pre-war pattern of English studies as blocking the development of a new conception of English as the centre of humanistic studies in a modern university . |
| 13 | The demand for English as the world 's lingua franca continues unabated , as does the demand among publishers of ELT material for growth and a financial return . |
| 14 | But in practice the status of English as the lingua franca is assured for the foreseeable future — and the need for the language in many countries amounts to a clamour . |
| 15 | Yet the radiant aspect of Chesney Wold as Esther first sees it had only just begun to lose its fascination for the English as the ideal that humbler men might emulate in a reduced form . |
| 16 | Haeckel also wrote more popular works , which were translated into English as The History of Creation and The Evolution of Man . |
| 17 | Classroom interaction : English as the medium of study . |
| 18 | Domination of English as the first foreign language . |
| 19 | The importance of reading and writing skills in English is clearly increasing for all four companies whereby the position of English as the ‘ Latin ’ of European business for written communications is becoming more and more consolidated . |
| 20 | A thirteen-episode video designed to teach the language of scientists and engineers working together on an international ( space ) project and using English as the medium of communication . |
| 21 | One of the best on the subject in both substance and style , it proved to be extremely influential , appearing in English as The Truth About Chernobyl ( Basic Books , 1991 ) . |
| 22 | Given the growing importance of English as the language of international business , Henley now offers a prestigious programme through which senior executives can perfect their English language skills . |
| 23 | Our aim , Ladies and Gentlemen , is to replace Russian with English as the second language throughout Eastern Europe . |
| 24 | Our aim , Ladies and Gentlemen , is to replace Russian with English as the second language throughout Eastern Europe . |