English as a Global Language Stephanie Dodson Cultural Affairs Intern U.S. Embassy, Seoul January 11, 2008

Why do we study English?

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Some knowledge of English is required in for many jobs and fields of study . As a result, over a billion people speak English at least at a basic level . English as a Global Language

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The Most Common Languages in the World (Source: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia ) 104 341,000,000  English   3.  17 366,000,000  Hindi (India)  2.  16 874,000,000  Mandarin Chinese   1. COUNTRIES WITH SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF  NATIVE SPEAKERS  APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF  NATIVE SPEAKERS (in the year 2000) LANGUAGE

Countries Where English Is an Official Language (Source: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia )

Countries Where English Is an Official Language (Source: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia ) South Africa Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Swaziland Tanzania The Bahamas The Gambia Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda United Kingdom United States Vanuatu Zambia Zimbabwe Lesotho Liberia Malawi Malta Marshall Islands Mauritius Namibia New Zealand Nigeria Palau Papua New Guinea Philippines Rwanda Saint Lucia Samoa Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands Antigua and Barbuda Australia Barbados Belize Botswana Cameroon Canada Dominica Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Islands Ghana Grenada Guyana India Ireland Jamaica Kenya Kiribati

South Africa

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Swaziland

Tanzania

The Bahamas

The Gambia

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Kingdom

United States

Vanuatu

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Lesotho

Liberia

Malawi

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritius

Namibia

New Zealand

Nigeria

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Philippines

Rwanda

Saint Lucia

Samoa

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Solomon Islands

Antigua and Barbuda

Australia

Barbados

Belize

Botswana

Cameroon

Canada

Dominica

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji Islands

Ghana

Grenada

Guyana

India

Ireland

Jamaica

Kenya

Kiribati

Nations In Which English Is Not An Official Language , But Is Commonly Understood (Source: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia ) Peru Poland Portugal Qatar Saudi Arabia Seychelles Somalia South Korea Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Thailand The Netherlands United Arab Emirates Venezuela Jordon Laos Lebanon Libya Lichtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg   Malaysia Maldives Mexico Monaco Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Dominican Republic   Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia France Germany Greece Honduras Iceland Israel

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Seychelles

Somalia

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

The Netherlands

United Arab Emirates

Venezuela

Jordon

Laos

Lebanon

Libya

Lichtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg  Â

Malaysia

Maldives

Mexico

Monaco

Nauru

Nepal

Nicaragua

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Brunei

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Dominican Republic  Â

Egypt

El Salvador

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

France

Germany

Greece

Honduras

Iceland

Israel

When you travel abroad, you can communicate in English!

When you travel abroad, you can communicate in English!

English as a Global Language Books, magazines, and newspapers written in English are available in many countries around the world. English is also the most commonly used language in the sciences.

Books, magazines, and newspapers written in English are available in many countries around the world.

English is also the most commonly used language in the sciences.

Also in English… Movies Internet Television Radio Music

English as a Global Language English is an important language for diplomacy.

English is an important language for diplomacy.

You can use English to make foreign friends!

Tips for Learning English Talk with foreigners! Travel and study abroad Watch movies and TV Listen to music and the radio