Internationalization and diversification of English

English is called the common international language. In Japan English is going to be introduced as a subject taught in elementary schools and the idea of English as a second official language in Japan has also been proposed. This study therefore, will consider how English is used in the world, examining and contrasting the different varieties of English spoken by both native and non-native speakers. Furthermore, the many social and linguistic problems caused by the spread of English in Asian countries will be discussed. This study includes the analysis of English from phonological, lexical, grammatical, and rhetorical points of view, the language contact between English and Asian native languages, and the various aspects of English communication in Asia.

Hearing-impaired people who use a sign language as their native language have generally been discriminated against by
the non hearing-impaired majority. So, in addition to a linguistic analysis of Japanese Sign Language, the rights of
deaf people to use sign language as their native language, and the issue of officially adopting sign language in deaf
schools are considered.

Sign languages are languages with no written form. However, recently, a writing system for sign language has been devised by Valerie Sutton in the United States. Using this system, deaf people can write down not only American Sign Language but also signed words and sentences of other foreign sign languages. In this study, the Sutton sign language writing system is applied to Japanese sign language, and the many problems produced by that process are examined, and a remedy proposed. In addition, a syllabus for introducing this sign language writing system into the literacy education of deaf children is also examined.