Compare and contrast the various efforts in the early 20th century to develop a phonetic system of writing for Chinese (e.g.: the Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Latinxua Sin Wenz, Zhuyin Fuhao and Pinyin).

1. Compare and contrast the various efforts in the early 20th century to develop a phonetic system of writing for Chinese (e.g.: the Gwoyeu Romatzyh, Latinxua Sin Wenz, Zhuyin Fuhao and Pinyin).
2. Explore the concepts of World English/World Englishes/Global English and take a position either in favour or against the idea that the ‘outer circle’ and/or the ‘expanding circle’ will become ‘norm-providing’ for the English language.
3. Describe the situation of how English has become an international lingua franca and consider whether or not Chinese could also become a lingua franca in the future.

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