Language as power on the Internet

Flammia, Madelyn; Saunders, Carol

doi:10.1002/asi.20659

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“…Mostly, Digital English and Internet are inseparable. Though many languages are used in a number of websites, English is preferred by the largest group of Internet users, and dominates web content (Flammia and Saunders 2007). The dominance of Digital English in websites makes English as the language on Internet.…”

Section: The Importance Of Digital Englishmentioning

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A Scoping Review on Digital English and Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0

2018

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Industry 4.0 is a current trend of automation and digitalization of industries. The impacts and importance of Industry 4.0 are reflected in all aspects of our lives. The purpose of this article is to analyze the literatures based on a scoping review method. A lack of digital culture, training, knowledge, and language are also challenges faced by Industry 4.0 while implementing its operations. Digital English and Education 4.0 are also employee competencies of Industry 4.0. The authors have reviewed the literature related to Digital English, Education 4.0, and Industry 4.0 from various resources. Astonishingly, the results show that the studies conducted in these areas are so specific focusing only one of the above-mentioned areas; no research article was identified that detailed the interconnections among these areas. From the scoping review, the study has identified the gaps in the literature. Thus, the study concludes that filling up the gaps and conducting research in these areas are useful to sort out a few of the challenges of Industry 4.0 and it recommends that in future, researchers conduct studies based on the interconnections of Digital English and Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0.

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Section: The Importance Of Digital Englishmentioning

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A Scoping Review on Digital English and Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0

2018

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“…Non-native English language users represent the majority of internet users (Shea et al, 2007). Graham (2011, p.221-222) argues "English is a dominant language on the Internet (Flammia and Saunders, 2007) and despite recent developments in machine translation, those not fluent in English are likely to face significant barriers to both nonproximate communication and organising online content into meaning. The contexts and positionalities of information sources and those accessing virtual information also strongly influence how information can be retrieved and used."…”

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“Leave no one behind”

McEntee-Atalianis

2017

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In September 2015 the United Nations (UN) adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offering an internationally agreed blueprint for economic, environmental and social development. However those most in need and specifically targeted by the SDGs face significant barriers in accessing information and knowledge about the goals and sustainability in a language or medium that can be understood. Drawing on previous research on the UN's language policy and practice (McEntee-Atalianis, 2006, 2016 inclusive. En réunissant la société civile, publique et les secteurs privés afin de faciliter la transmission de savoir et la participation, il est possible de s'assurer que nul n'est abandonné.

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“…Although English for a long time had been considered the lingua franca of the Internet [4], the Web has internationalised. The multiplicity of languages and (national) cultures, online, are aspects to be taken into account when searching for content on the Web but also when developing research strategies for studying Web data.…”

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Search as research practices on the web

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Marenzi

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Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Web Science

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Language as power on the Internet

Abstract: English is typically considered not only the language of business, but also the language of the Internet. This brief communication explores the cultural implications of the power position of English as the language of the Internet and discusses the likelihood of its continued dominance.

Cited by 19 publications

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A Scoping Review on Digital English and Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0

A Scoping Review on Digital English and Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0

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