This document discusses English as a global language and provides statistics and examples of its widespread use and influence around the world. It notes that about half of the world's population, around 2 billion people, speak English to some degree. It also lists ways that English is used internationally, such as in air and sea travel, business, media, technology terms originated in Silicon Valley, and road signs. The document advocates learning English to connect globally and benefit from its status as a lingua franca.

1. English as a Global
Language
2016 -The Year of English in Ukraine

2. ENGLISH, ESL OR EFL IS SPOKEN BY ABOUT ½
OF THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD ( ABOUT 2
BILLION PEOPLE) (MCCRUM 24/50)

3. ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL
LANGUAGE
 ¾ of the World’s Mail
 ½ of the World’s technical & scientific journals
 ½ of all newspapers
 80 % of the information in computers
 All International Air Pilots
 All International Sea Captains
 Many movies, songs, and much business
 ½ of European business deals
 7 of the Largest TV Broadcasters (CBS, NBC, ABC,
BBC, CBC, CNN, C-Span)
 TV Televangelism of Christianity (McCrum 10)

4. VARIETIES OF GLOBAL
ENGLISH, EACH WITH ITS
OWN PECULIAR FLAVOR
 Deutschlish
 Franglish (la langue du Coca-Cola)
 Indian English
 Japlish (man-shon vs. mai-homu, basaburo, aisu-
kurimu, mai-com [my computer])
 Russlish
 Spanglish (McNeal 10, 38-39)

5. SILICON VALLEY WORDS (CALIFORNIA)
(MCCRUM 30)
Artificial Intelligence
CD (Compact Disk)
DVD (Digital Video
Disk)
Data Processing
Disk(ette)
Flash Drive
Hacker
Input
Interface
Jump Drive
Modem
On-Line
ROM (Read-Only
Memory)
Software, Hardware,
Wetware
Word Processor

6. INTERNATIONAL ROAD SIGNS:

7. ADVANTAGES OF ENGLISH AS A
GLOBAL LANGUAGE
 Natural Gender, not Grammatical Gender
 Simplified Word Endings resulting in greater
flexibility (N  V, etc.)
 Teeming Vocabulary (80 % is not Anglo-
Saxon) but rather: Arabic, Celtic, Chinese,
Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi,
Italian, Japanese, Latin, Scandinavian,
Spanish, etc. (McCrum 43)

8. MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS

9. Countries where English is an official language

10. Speak Global – Go Global
Вчи англійську –
Виходь в світ