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English has become the dominant international language for several reasons. It is spoken by hundreds of millions as a first or second language, and is the official language in over 50 countries. English expanded globally through colonialism and the power and influence of countries where it is most prevalent like the United States, United Kingdom, and others. Today it is used in international organizations, global business and commerce, travel, media, and education due to its widespread use and neutrality across many countries and cultures.
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- 1. WhyEnglish? José A. Alcalde López Somefactstounderstand whyEnglishistoday’snumberoneinternationallanguage
- 2. Lingua franca BeforeEnglish, otherlanguageswerealsointernationalorlingua franca. Latin, French orevenSpanish,wereveryimportant and commoncenturies and years ago.
- 4. Spanish
- 5. English
- 7. Officiallanguage In 53 countries(shown in green) English istheofficiallanguage
- 8. Extension of English English wasborn in Britain and lateritexpandedtoothercountrieslikeIreland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand… Colonialismwasveryimportantfortheexpansion of English.
- 9. Power of English Itis no coincidencethatEnglishistheofficiallanguage of manyverypowerfulcountries and worldeconomieslikethe USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, etc.
- 12. NATO
- 13. UnitedNations
- 15. Travelling around… Peoplewhotraveltheworldneed a single languagetovisitdifferent and distantcountries. Airlines, car rentals, bus companies, trainstations, customs… Englishisusedeverywhere.
- 16. English in the media Englishis in songs, TV series, films, the Internet, computerprogrammes, video games, …
- 17. StudyEnglish English isstudiedallovertheworldbymillions of people (academies, privatelessons, courses, schools, on-line webs,…) TheBritish Council istheofficialorganisationforthis.
- 18. English in education Englishisalsopresent in education: internationalstudents, bilingualdegrees, mobilityprogrammes (Comenius, Erasmus…), grants, etc.
- 19. Neutral language In somecountrieswith a lot of languages, races, ethnics, communities…, English isseen as a neutral languagethatbelongstonobody.