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Morę recent change - English language in the world - large cities - dramatically rising-Asian - English in constant dialogue with other languages

The story of English - story of certain imperialism

British Empire - extend & impose the rule of your culture

Political aspects of educating/teaching language

LECUTRE

INDUSTRY

Before Industrial Revolution INDUSTRY meant a particular human attribute - a skill, assiduity, perseverance, diligence.

Joshua Reynolds - "Ifyou have great talents, industry will improve them, if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency."

Adjective "industrial" - one of the words which define the contemporary world

Definite - 19^th century

Today - postindustrial world- still industry - important screen against which we screen our lives

Crucial word to define our times

Draw attention to the fact - words are not innocent - they carry their heritage, meaning, history

Etymology - the word was used before -before industrial revolution

Happened to mean something else - referred to a certain human attribution, not an external situation

Human being - could be characterized by certain skills, diligence, perseverance, assiduity, dedication

It did not describe the word - set of values, features; by working somebody has skill, he or she wanted to develop

Industrious person

Joshua Reynolds - painting - if you have great talents, industry will prove them, develop yourself- bring certain features, talents, dedication, assiduity, develop work on these talents and improve them