<P> BGE provides not only basic language skills, but also so called "Basic Politeness Strategies". These include creating a positive atmosphere, accepting an offer with "Yes, please" or refusing with "No, thank you", and small talk topics to choose and to avoid . </P> <P> Basic Global English has been tested in two elementary schools in Germany . For the practical test of BGE, 12 lessons were prepared in order to cover half of a school year . After the BGE teaching, students were able to answer questions about themselves, their family, their hobbies etc . Additionally they were able to form questions themselves about the same topics . Besides that, they also learned the numbers from 1 to 31 and vocabulary including things in their school bag and in their classroom . The students as well as the parents had a positive impression of the project . </P> <P> International English sometimes refers to English as it is actually being used and developed in the world; as a language owned not just by native speakers, but by all those who come to use it . </P> <P> Basically, it covers the English language at large, often (but not always or necessarily) implicitly seen as standard . It is certainly also commonly used in connection with the acquisition, use, and study of English as the world's lingua franca (' TEIL: Teaching English as an International Language'), and especially when the language is considered as a whole in contrast with British English, American English, South African English, and the like .--McArthur (2002, p. 444--445) </P>

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