Comments on: English for travel https://languageonthemove.com/english-for-travel/ Multilingualism, Intercultural communication, Consumerism, Globalization, Gender & Identity, Migration & Social Justice, Language & Tourism Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: Khan https://languageonthemove.com/english-for-travel/#comment-9077 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:50:47 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=11395#comment-9077 Very interesting post, Kimie. Fear or anxiety is something on which most of the business thrive, I suppose. Bertrand Russel in one of his famous essays “Why I am not Christian” (Ref: out of my head) argue that religions also thrive on fear. While I dont want to stretch the interpretation of your blog too far, it certainly brings out this aspect superbly in the context of English for business travel. Superb!

Khan
Lancaster

]]> By: Ingrid Piller https://languageonthemove.com/english-for-travel/#comment-9074 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:17:02 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=11395#comment-9074 Thanks, Kimie! The flip-side of the Tanakas’ experience of getting on just fine without English – and another way to put the ‘English for travel’ hype in perspective – is traveling in places where English doesn’t actually get you very far …

]]> By: Rosemary Kuwahata https://languageonthemove.com/english-for-travel/#comment-9071 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:17:41 +0000 http://www.languageonthemove.com/?p=11395#comment-9071 They were staying at the Okura Hotel. Would that have had any bearing on the ease of their basic experience?

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