Lngllsh ls a WesL Cermanlc language LhaL orlglnaLed from Lhe Anglolrlslan dlalecLs broughL Lo

8rlLaln by Cermanlc lnvaders from varlous parLs of whaL ls now norLhwesL Cermany and Lhe
neLherlands lnlLlally Cld Lngllsh was a dlverse group of dlalecLs reflecLlng Lhe varled orlglns of Lhe
AngloSaxon klngdoms of Lngland Cne of Lhese dlalecLs LaLe WesL Saxon evenLually came Lo
domlnaLe
Lngllsh changed enormously ln Lhe Mlddle Ages WrlLLen Cld Lngllsh of 1000 Au ls slmllar ln
vocabulary and grammar Lo oLher old Cermanlc languages such as Cld Plgh Cerman and Cld norse
and compleLely unlnLelllglble Lo modern speakers whlle Lhe modern language ls already largely
recognlzable ln wrlLLen Mlddle Lngllsh of 1400 Au 1hls was caused by Lwo furLher waves of lnvaslon
Lhe flrsL by speakers of Lhe Scandlnavlan branch of Lhe Cermanlc language famlly who conquered
and colonlzed parLs of 8rlLaln ln Lhe 8Lh and 9Lh cenLurles Lhe second by Lhe lrench normans ln Lhe
11Lh cenLury who spoke Cld norman and ulLlmaLely developed an Lngllsh varleLy of Lhls called
Anglonorman AbouL 60 of Lhe modern Lngllsh vocabulary comes dlrecL from Cld lrench1
CohablLaLlon wlLh Lhe Scandlnavlans resulLed ln a slgnlflcanL grammaLlcal slmpllflcaLlon and lexlcal
enrlchmenL of Lhe Anglolrlslan core of Lngllsh Powever Lhls had noL reached souLhwesL Lngland by
Lhe 9Lh cenLury Au where Cld Lngllsh was developed lnLo a fullyfledged llLerary language 1hls was
compleLely dlsrupLed by Lhe norman lnvaslon ln 1066 and when llLerary Lngllsh rose anew ln Lhe
13Lh cenLury lL was based on Lhe speech of London much closer Lo Lhe cenLer of Scandlnavlan
seLLlemenL 1echnlcal and culLural vocabulary was largely derlved from Cld lrench wlLh heavy
lnfluence from norman lrench ln Lhe courLs and governmenL WlLh Lhe comlng of Lhe 8enalssance
as wlLh mosL oLher developlng Luropean languages such as Cerman and uuLch LaLln and AnclenL
Creek supplanLed lrench as Lhe maln source of new words 1hus Lngllsh developed lnLo very much a
borrowlng language wlLh an enormously dlsparaLe vocabulary
AfLer Malaysla galned lLs lndependence ln 1937 Lhe Lngllsh language has played Lhe role of Lhe
naLlon's offlclal language 1he language became more slgnlflcanL when Lhe CovernmenL came up
wlLh Lhree concreLe plans for Lhe naLlon's fuLure developmenL 1hese plans are Lhe developmenL of
Malaysla lnLo an lndusLrlallsed naLlon ln llne wlLh vlslon 2020 Lhe esLabllshmenL of Lhe mulLlmedla
super corrldor (MSC) and Lhe esLabllshmenL of Malaysla as a reglonal cenLre of educaLlon 1he plans
have lmpllcaLlons for a change ln Lhe language pollcy slnce Malaysla needs an Lngllsh proflclenL
populaLlon and needs Lo allow Lngllsh Lo play a more domlnanL role (Awang Pad Salleh 1994
Asmah 1997 Mansor 1997)Lngllsh ls placed as Lhe second language ln Malaysla (Clll 2002) and ln
llne wlLh Lhe educaLlon pollcy Lngllsh ls LaughL as a second language
1he Lngllsh Language has always played a slgnlflcanL role ln Malaysla's quesL of becomlng a
developed naLlon uesplLe Lhls Lhe Lngllsh proflclency level of Malayslan sLudenLs ls far from
saLlsfacLory WhaL are Lhe reasons for Lhls? Malayslan sLudenLs reallse Lhe lmporLance of Lngllsh for
Lhelr fuLure developmenL and LhaL sLudenLs are exLrlnslcally moLlvaLed by facLors such as Lhe deslre
Lo geL good grades opporLunlLles Lo furLher Lhelr sLudles and career advancemenL Lo lmprove Lhelr
Lngllsh 1here ls a posslblllLy LhaL secondary school sLudenLs may noL be aware of Lhe lmporLance of
Lngllsh for Lhelr fuLure Conversely lL ls also probable LhaL Lhese problems sLem from a lack of
moLlvaLlon and poor aLLlLude beglnnlng from secondary school
lL can open up exclLlng and unexpecLed opporLunlLles and brlng you closer Lo your personal goals
afLer graduaLlon Cne sklll LhaL ls bound Lo glve you an edge no maLLer whaL paLh you ls Lhe ablllLy Lo
speak a engllsh language lL ls dlfflculL Lo overesLlmaLe Lhe lmporLance of engllsh language skllls ln
Lhe 21sL cenLury an era LhaL has already been marked by lncreaslng globallzaLlon dramaLlc shlfLs ln
global power and demographlc Lrends and everevolvlng challenges ln Lhe pollLlcal arena ?ou may
Lhlnk Lo yourself LhaL so many people LhroughouL Lhe world speak Lngllsh so you donL need Lo
learn a second language Well Lhe former may be Lrue (alLhough many Amerlcans overesLlmaLe Lhe
proporLlon of Lhe worlds populaLlon LhaL speaks Lngllsh) Lhe laLLer llkely ls noL WheLher you plan Lo
pursue a career ln buslness governmenL nonproflL law or academla Lhere ls a good chance LhaL
your employer wlll work wlLh cllenLs consLlLuenLs or parLners from across Lhe globe Lven lf your
lnLeresLs are more localengllsh language skllls are sLlll a plus glven Lhe lncreaslngly mulLlculLural
naLure of Lhe modern workplace MosL young people ln college Loday wlll one day work ln an
envlronmenL where Lhey are requlred Lo lnLeracL wlLh people from oLher culLural backgrounds or
whose flrsL language ls Lngllsh ln Lhe mulLlculLural workplace employees who know anoLher
language and have developed an undersLandlng and appreclaLlon of forelgn culLures LhaL Lhe sLudy
of a forelgn language promoLes are an asseL llnally lf you plan furLher educaLlon afLer college you
may already know LhaL many graduaLe programs requlre a cerLaln level of fluency ln one or Lwo
forelgn languages 1hls ls because lmporLanL research ls ofLen publlshed ln professlonal [ournals and
books ln engllsh languages Language skllls can also boosL your appllcaLlon Lo law or buslness school
and make you more compeLlLlve for any granL or scholarshlp LhaL you may wlsh Lo apply for ln
addlLlon Lo maklng you a beLLer communlcaLor knowledge of a engllsh language showcases your
capaclLy Lo asslmllaLe complex sysLems of lnformaLlon as well as your flexlblllLy and ablllLy Lo geL
ouLslde your own head and adapL Lo how oLher people LhlnkLadles and genLleman[usL lmaglng lf
you have no good speaklng ln engl lshwhaL wlll happen Lo your fuLure? !usL lmaglng my dear
sLudenLs!
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interpersonal communication is usually deIined by communication scholars in
numerous ways, usually describing participants who are dependent upon one another
and have a shared history. It can involve one on one conversations or individuals
interacting with many people within a society. It helps us understand how and why
people behave and communicate in diIIerent ways to construct and negotiate a social
reality. While interpersonal communication can be deIined as its own area oI study, it
also occurs within other contexts like groups and organizations.

Interpersonal communication includes message sending and message reception
between two or more individuals. This can include all aspects oI communication such
as listening, persuading, asserting, nonverbal communication, and more. A primary
concept oI interpersonal communication looks at communicative acts when there are
Iew individuals involved unlike areas oI communication such as group interaction,
where there may be a large number oI individuals involved in a communicative act.

Individuals also communicate on diIIerent interpersonal levels depending on who
they are engaging in communication with. For example, iI an individual is
communicating with a Iamily member, that communication will more than likely
diIIer Irom the type oI communication used when engaged in a communicative act
with a Iriend or signiIicant other.

Overall, interpersonal communication can be conducted using both direct and indirect
mediums oI communication such as Iace-to-Iace interaction, as well as computer-
mediated-communication. SuccessIul interpersonal communication assumes that both
the message senders and the message receivers will interpret and understand the
messages being sent on a level oI understood meanings and implications.
Public speaking is presenting your thoughts and Ieelings in a meaningIul way.There are a
multitude oI reasons that public speaking is important. Take a good look at the handIul oI
them we've collected Ior you and then ask yourselI why you think public speaking is so vital
to society.

O y learning how to eIIectively speak in public, you'll be able to increase your own
selI-conIidence. Since public speaking is one oI the most prevalent Iears in the
western world, by enabling yourselI to master this diIIicult skill you'll have the
conIidence that you need to meet and greet Iuture challenges.
O Public speaking regularly (and well) helps to make you more comIortable around
other people, including strangers. Once you're capable oI greeting and instructing an
entire room Iull oI strangers (or at least most oI them strangers), it'll be nothing to
smile and shake hands and meet new individuals in more personal and less threatening
circumstances.
O Public speaking will help Iine-tine your everyday verbal and non-verbal
communication skills. This is especially true Ior people who spend a great deal oI time
working with the written word, and have Iorgotten how to properly vocalize their
messages to get their points across best.
O It's important because at some point in liIe, just about everyone will be required to
involve themselves in one type oI public speaking or another. Accepting this Iact
quickly and preparing Ior it accordingly will help you wind up a step ahead oI your
competition at work, home and around town!
O &sing public speaking eIIectively will allow you to make a diIIerence in your
business, community and perhaps even the world. y sharing your inIormation with
others, you're better able to increase the impact oI your hopes, dreams, desires and
goals Ior your liIe and the world around you.
O ecause by the time you've learned to embody the importance oI public speaking,
you'll have learned another key principle. We can better persuade people when we are
able to appeal to them as human beings that have emotions, desires and thoughts just
like we do. This is the diIIerence between distinguishing between simple an audience
oI bosses, employees or clients and transIorming them in your mind into people with
real problems, hopes, Iears, dreams and desires.
O &sing public speaking to get your message across is a great way to humanize it,
regardless oI what that message may be!
O Public speaking is oIten a powerIul way to make a good impression on others and to
help bridge gaps in understanding, cooperation and set goals and objectives.
O The skills you'll glean by learning the art oI public speaking can boost your
perIormance and value in just about any arena - home, oIIice or liIe at large.
O earning to master public speaking early is a great way Ior students to perIorm better
in college, as well as oIIer them greater opportunities to be accepted into their top
choice schools.
O Public speaking is by nature important because it's a primary and powerIul avenue to
give oI your selI and to share with others in a proIitable way. Whether you're truly
oIIering Iree advice, or trying to convince your audience that you do really know what
they're talking about, public speaking is a perIect avenue Ior compelling give and take
that is hard to match any other way.

NO 3-As you improve your skills, you can enhance your career potential. Research on the
value oI good public speaking skills has shown that the number-one skill that most employers
want is good communication skills (Winsor et al., 1997). Also ranked above prior work
experience are listening ability, enthusiasm, and technical competence--all skills that you can
develop through Public Speaking &nbound. A report oI the National Association oI Colleges
and Employers (1999) asked employers to name the most important skill they sought in hiring
employees. Employers named communication skills.
There is no doubt that public speaking skills can beneIit your career. EIIective communication
can help you in Iinding employment. Interviewing, listening, and public speaking skills are
the most essential ways to prepare Ior a job, According to research, the top three Iactors in
helping college graduates obtain employment are 1) oral communication skills, 2) written
communication skills, and 3) listening skills (Winsor et al., 1996).
In addition to helping you obtain employment, communication skills are essential Ior
becoming successIul in your career. One survey Iound that 76 percent oI &S executives were
responsible Ior giving oral reports, Ior example (Wylie, 1980). Public speaking can provide
direct economic beneIits in your job. As you can imagine, good communication is essential to
corporate success. One study oI executives Iound that next to job knowledge, eIIective
communication skills are the key to success in the corporate world (Communispond, 1981)