Chapter 2: Multilingualism in the workplace in the Hong Kong Financial sector In this chapter, relevant research (Chew, 2005; Evans, 2013) examining the functions and use of English, Cantonese, Putonghua on the work floor in the Hong Kong financial sector will be reported on. Chew’s (2005) objective is fourfold. His primary goal is to determine what proportion of the daily tasks performed by bank entrants is undertaken in English or in Cantonese. Furthermore, he examines which English skills (speaking
language by itself, there is another distinctive feature commonly known as multilingualism. Multilingualism is related in the case of immigration, colonization, and variations of conquest throughout history. This ability to be able to speak multiple languages are valued nowadays, especially being able to speak English as a worldwide language is useful in many ways such as business and education and so on. Although multilingualism is common in many parts of the world today, there was the
identity as an individual and as a member of a given society is an object of universal concern, naming practices should relate to issues of identity in all cultures. The symbolic meaning of names varies from one context to another and "assumes greater importance in situations
beliefs, language and backgrounds. Considering the multiculturalism and multilingualism found in an organization, enhancing soft skills have become all the more important tool in the hands of the management to achieve organizational goals. Soft skills help the organization in uniting the workforce and make them work towards the attainment of the objectives set by the
Literature Review In present multilingual conditions Kazakhstan needs an appropriate language policy which responds to the requirements of In 1997, Kazakhstan adopted a law on languages. Article 4 defines the status of the Kazakh language: "The official language of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the Kazakh language. Official language is the language of government, legislation, legal proceedings and paperwork, acting in all spheres of social relations throughout the state. "Article 5 defines the status
of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, and Executive Director of UNEP, Klaus Toepfer, acknowledged that reduced diversity in its cultural dimension may pose a threat to global stability, thus making the world along with its inhabitants increasingly vulnerable (UNEP, 2003). Indeed the absence of diversity will only nullify dynamism and meaningful interaction between different social groups, ultimately, resulting in social stagnancy and fragility. Cultural diversity also encourages global conversation in
Bilingual people can prevail in specific tasks when compared to monolingual people; research in this papers shows the positive benefits of being multilingual in both children and adults. Additionally, to some people, it appears that young children can learn a second or foreign language with little effort, utter words and sentences with ease. Research demonstrates that it is advantageous for children to pick up a second language while at an early stage in their lives, due to neurological and cognitive
There are roughly around six thousand five hundred languages worldwide. As migration increases these languages mix and create a combination of different languages. Humans use that language in a variety of ways to communicate their way of thinking. Amy Tan is a bestselling author who grew up in California as an immigrant and spoke the language of Chinese. Amy Tan in her essay “Mother Tongue” recounts her past experiences with her mother’s broken English. Tan’s purpose is to signify how her mother’s
EMILY Sitting on my big brown suitcase that was heavily packed in the middle of nowhere in Shanghai China on 13th September 2016, my left hand holding firmly on to my other 26kg of allowed flight baggage and my tennis racquet bag hanging loosely from my back as I desperately tried to balance my blue handbag that constantly kept competing with the black bag that hang from my shoulders on who can slide down my arms the fastest. I felt lost and alone, my bags were not the only thing I was balancing
I. The Possibility of a Post-American World Order Will Strengthen the Potential for Dialogue Between Civilizations or Increase the Relevancy with The Clash of Civilizations Hypothesis The Post-American World Order, a term created by Fareed Zakaria, an editor of Newsweek International and a writer on international affairs, as being stated on his book ‘The Post-American World’, explains that it is not the decline of the U.S. but it is about the great transformation which taking place around the world