2.4.1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN ANGOLA The English massive study, is a recent phenomenon in Angola which is used as a foreign language by the very large number of speakers such as teachers, students, physicians, writers. Its massive spread all over the country is dictated by the globalization. More and more foreign companies started to establish their business in Angola, as a result of peace process achieved in 2002 which lead at the end of war in Angola. Vanity Vaish in Globalization of Language and Culture in Asia consider that, ‘to reach a global status, a language needs to fulfil two requirements. First it should receive due official recognition in the international community. Second it needs an expanding number of non-native users.
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As noted by Graddol (2000: 10), for the case of global English, ‘Native speakers may feel the language “belong” to them, but it will be those who speak English as a second or foreign language who will determine its world future.’ The Angolan Government has given a great importance to English learning in all over the country. English is one of the most important subject in school programs from high school to University. The actual tendency is to present English in the previous class so that children from their early school ages could be able in order to facilitate its learning at a higher grade. It will help them when they will recruited to national service. English language learning in Angola is guaranteed by Angolan Constitution (2010,p.11) Art. 19. The number one of this Article defines Portuguese as the official language in Angola. The number two of the same article, defines that ‘the Angolan State value and promote learning and the use of other Angolan languages as well as the main International Languages of Communication’. Here, main international Language of communication includes English as
As noted by Graddol (2000: 10), for the case of global English, ‘Native speakers may feel the language “belong” to them, but it will be those who speak English as a second or foreign language who will determine its world future.’ The Angolan Government has given a great importance to English learning in all over the country. English is one of the most important subject in school programs from high school to University. The actual tendency is to present English in the previous class so that children from their early school ages could be able in order to facilitate its learning at a higher grade. It will help them when they will recruited to national service. English language learning in Angola is guaranteed by Angolan Constitution (2010,p.11) Art. 19. The number one of this Article defines Portuguese as the official language in Angola. The number two of the same article, defines that ‘the Angolan State value and promote learning and the use of other Angolan languages as well as the main International Languages of Communication’. Here, main international Language of communication includes English as