Few languages are increasingly spoken in different countries, while the usage of others is rapidly declining. Is this a positive or a negative development?
The recent 50 years have witnessed the increasing prevalence of many languages across the globe. At the same time, others are on the brink of extinction. This essay will scrutinize closely both sides of this trend before reaching a conclusion.
To begin with, people in favour of the remarkable development of global languages claim that this tendency indeed brings about a great deal of benefits. This emerging trend actually stems from globalization as an inevitable result and greatly facilitates worldwide trade. For example, a firm based in Vietnam can easily do business with overseas partner...
- The charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in 2000 and projections for 2050.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features. and make comparisons where relevant. 80
- Modern technology allows machines to perform the hard work instead of humans. Does this have a positive or a negative effect on people? Give your own opinion and examples. 80
- Some people believe that secondary school children should study international news as a subject Other say that this is wasting time Discuss both views and give your own opinion 89
- When a country develops its technology, the traditional skills and ways of life die out. It is pointless to try and keep them alive. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? 75
- It is generally believed that the Internet is an excellent means of communication but some people suggest that it may not be the best place to find information Discuss both views and give your own opinion 28
flaws:
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.007 0.07
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.0 out of 9
Category: Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 15 15
No. of Words: 265 350
No. of Characters: 1444 1500
No. of Different Words: 188 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.035 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.449 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.908 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 110 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 90 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 72 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 46 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 17.667 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 5.952 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.6 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.269 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.503 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.007 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 5