American English Take-Home Exam
American English
Take-home exam
1) Discuss the significance of American English in the English-speaking world.
English is one the most widely used languages in the world and globally acknowledged as the
lingua franca. It is also the dominant business language. For these facts already, English has a
great importance in the today’s world.
As the United States of America is one of the leading countries of the world, American English
has a certain authority as well. It is now an inescapable fact that America, through its worldwide
influence and massive entertainment industry is the mighty power-house that drives the English
language. Although British English is considered to be more sophisticated and prestigious than
American English, the latter is clearly more featured in television, music, video games and
internet, naturally appealing more to English learners than Brit...