A person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university a classics/history scholar;

Something which containing a serious detailed study of a subject;

A serious, detailed study: a work of great scholarship

It is something relating to school and education;

None of the answers.

Jim has an honest son;

Mary has a house on the beach;

An universe is endless;

Look! There is an apple on the table;

None of the answers.

native English speakers are to be considered the standard foreigners should imitate.

other languages have slowly been taking the place of English in world communication.

the economic crisis in the English-speaking countries has reduced the role of English internationally.

there seems to be little need for promoting the importance of learning English nowadays.

international English depends on the native speakers of the language to become accepted.

is a crucial one in modeling correct pronunciation when teaching non-natives.

has been minimized in the teaching of English as its international use increases.

remains of utmost importance because of their familiarity with English-speaking culture.

is fundamental in the teaching of skills such as those needed for translating.

has been increased due to the need of training new teachers all over the world.

new technology has allowed people all over the world to have access to standard English as spoken in English-speaking countries.

as more dictionaries and grammars are produced based on corpus research, non-native speakers have more reliable learning tools to learn correct English.

the use of copy editors associated with new technological advances such as computerized corpora allows learners to have more correct models to imitate.

the English used in broadcasting has been more widespread all over the world because of the increased use of modern technology and has become the model for teaching.

as more people abroad have access to English as spoken by native speakers it becomes more difficult to continue with the idea of a standard form to be taught.

possibility.

ability.

condition.

advisability.

necessity.

careless.

effective.

precise.

correct.

inefficient.

copy editors had to work in secret so that authors never knew that their writing would be adapted to what the publishers wished.

publishers did not want the public at large to realize that some well-know writers needed to have their work revised.

due to the formality of the English used at the time, most authors resorted to ghost-writers to help them with their work.

the language used in books and magazines was always revised to make sure it represented the ideal of acceptable English.

only standard English was adopted by writers and broadcasters, who all belonged to the higher levels of society.

important.

difficult.

irrelevant.

desirable.

impossible.

new grammars and dictionaries now provide better pedagogical tools for teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL).

dictionaries and grammars which are based on corpus research tend to include the many mistakes that native speakers make.

new pedagogical models are much better organized nowadays due to the use of computerized language corpora.

many traditional dictionaries and grammars for learners of English have been revised with the help of computer corpora.

corpus research has shown that real language use does not always follow the rules traditionally prescribed in traditional course books.