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Kielet ja kulttuuri: Englanti

English, a global language

Welcome to the English guide. Find language links, material and info about British and US culture. English has become a global language: mother tongue for 350 million, a second language for 450 million. It is used globally in communication, business, and science. If you want to know how this has happened,  linguist David Crystal explains it on a video.

British culture

Click on the picture and watch a video about the famous traditional British breakfast.

video How to make breakfast

Video: Anglophenia (3:56 min.) Opens in YouTube.

Learn about Britain

kirja Culture smart! Britain
kirja Watching the English
kirja Culture Shock! Britain

US culture

Newspapers and media

Practice English

Find grammar books from Laurea Library, for example

Academic writing

More books on academic writing from Laurea Finna.

E-books on  academic writing with Laurea ID from:

Dictionaries

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