• aims of the English-Speaking Union, taken from the ESU's Royal Charter, are: The mutual advancement of education of the English-speaking world, respecting...
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    The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early...
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  • The English-Speaking Union Scotland (ESU Scotland) is an educational Scottish charity whose purpose, shared with the English-Speaking Union internationally...
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  • English-speaking Quebecers, also known as Anglo-Quebecers, English Quebecers, or Anglophone Quebecers (all alternately spelt Quebeckers; in French Anglo-Québécois...
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  • The English-Speaking Union Moot, also known as, by virtue of a sponsorship arrangement with Essex Court Chambers, the ESU-Essex Court Chambers National...
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    natively by some expatriates from some countries in the English-speaking world. The English language is the de facto official language of England, the...
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    list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers The European Union is a supranational...
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    than in Modern English. Modern English has case forms in pronouns (he, him, his) and has a few verb inflections (speak, speaks, speaking, spoke, spoken)...
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  • The English-Speaking Union Schools' Mace is an annual debating tournament for secondary schools in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The competition...
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    Overseas Territories English-speaking world World Englishes English-based creole languages List of countries by English-speaking population List of languages...
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  • including two Eltons from the British Council and an English Speaking Union award for innovation in English language teaching. The department was established...
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    He was the founder of the Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) and the English-Speaking Union (ESU), both established to foster international communication and...
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    The Commonwealth Caribbean is the region of the Caribbean with English-speaking countries and territories, which once constituted the Caribbean portion...
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  • interact with English-speaking foreigners. Singaporeans often use Chinese syntax and literal translations of Chinese phrases while speaking English, which make...
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    Millard was also educated at an American High School courtesy of the English-Speaking Union. Millard has been a Trustee of the Carnegie (UK) Foundation, Home...
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    Elizabeth Smith, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill (category Use British English from December 2016)
    Festival Fringe from 1995 to 2012. She is also a governor of the English-Speaking Union and a board member of the Centre for European Reform. Within a year...
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    Purchase, the United States acquired French-speaking populations in Louisiana. As a condition to admittance to the Union, Louisiana included in its constitution...
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    Louise Glück (category Stanford University Department of English faculty)
    Ambassador Book Award of the English-Speaking Union for Vita Nova (2000) Ambassador Book Award of the English-Speaking Union for Averno (2007) L.L. Winship/PEN...
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  • funny." Midnight's Children was awarded the 1981 Booker Prize, the English Speaking Union Literary Award, and the James Tait Prize. It also was awarded The...
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  • Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion from 1980. He was a governor of the English-Speaking Union from 1978 and its deputy chairman from 1983 to 1986. His daughter...
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    (TEFL) in non-English-speaking countries, teaching English as a second language (TESL) in English-speaking nations, and teaching English to speakers of...
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  • Energy Services Union, an Irish trade union Explorer Scout Unit, of the Explorer Scouts English-Speaking Union, an international educational charity Empire...
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    2021-05-28. ESU, "Mace Format", English Speaking Union, no. 1 (2019) "the Oxford Union – Forms of the House in Debate". oxford-union.org. Archived from the original...
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  • Commonwealth. In some cases, such as Sight Savers International and the English-Speaking Union, they operate outside the Commonwealth, though their operations...
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  • 1987), was an American rear admiral and executive director of the English-Speaking Union. John Jay Schieffelin was the second son of William Jay Schieffelin...
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    writing that Tharoor "epitomizes in many ways, good and bad, the English-speaking, political, cultural and social elite that hastened the end of the...
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  • competitions each year. Notable competitions in the UK include the English Speaking Union Moot and London Universities Mooting Shield. In England and Wales...
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    Chinese languages, as well as Indian English. British English American English EF English Proficiency Index English-speaking world Other languages: Community...
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  • also president of the Federation of Australian Branches of the English Speaking Union. He was also a board member and former editor of the Australian...
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    to erect a memorial began after Churchill's 89th birthday. The English-Speaking Union (ESU) was the driving force behind the fundraising and installation...
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