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English Language 9093/41 Oct Nov 2021 | Cambridge AS Level Past Papers With Mark Scheme
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Key and important questions from the document:
1. English in the World – Discussion on whether English will remain the dominant global language, considering translation technology advancements.
2. Rise of Machine Translation – Exploring real-time translation tools and their impact on English as a lingua franca.
3. Future of Language Learning – Questioning why people should learn English if translation technology can do the work.
4. Language and Thought – Analyzing Lera Boroditsky’s research on how language shapes perception, particularly in time, space, and causality.
5. Cultural Differences in Language – Comparing English, Spanish, Japanese, and Indonesian in their grammatical expression of time and agency.
6. Cognitive Impact of Language – Examining how different languages influence how speakers perceive and describe events.
Key and important questions from the document:
1. English in the World – Discussion on whether English will remain the dominant global language, considering translation technology advancements.
2. Rise of Machine Translation – Exploring real-time translation tools and their impact on English as a lingua franca.
3. Future of Language Learning – Questioning why people should learn English if translation technology can do the work.
4. Language and Thought – Analyzing Lera Boroditsky’s research on how language shapes perception, particularly in time, space, and causality.
5. Cultural Differences in Language – Comparing English, Spanish, Japanese, and Indonesian in their grammatical expression of time and agency.
6. Cognitive Impact of Language – Examining how different languages influence how speakers perceive and describe events.