Importance Of English As A Global Language

"English is considered to be a 'global language '. Account for the dominance of English today, and discuss what the future of the English language might be."

David Crystal (2003) suggests that if a language gains a 'special role ' which is recognized in every country, a language reaches a global language and gets a global status. There are two options how to fill this 'special role ' in given country: Firstly, the language is considered as a mother tongue and the official language of a country, such as for example Great Britain, India, Nigeria, United States of America, Canada, and New Zealand. Secondly, the language can be learning such as 'second ' or 'foreign ' language.

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There is no doubt that thanks to the Great Britain, English stayed and extended to coast to coast. This historical development is just one factor which helped to English became the most famous language in the world.

The first British village was founded in North America in Jamestown in the 17 century. English as a Global Language (2003) cited by Crystal (2003: p. 35) concluded that "within one or two generations of arrival, most of these immigrant families have come to speak English, though a natural process of assimilation." In 2000 the USA got to a number of people who spoke only English, augmented to 215 million which it was 82 per cent of the population. (Crystal 2003)

Crystal (2003) suggests that in Canada the Great Britain had competed with France for the influence which had a bigger power. The relationship between English and French is quite interesting. Today both languages have an official status. Although French is representative as a co-official language, English still predominate. "Over 31 million were estimated in 2001, with two-thirds claiming English as a native or home language." (Crystal 2003: p.

People use English for business communities. Some of them call English as 'the international language of business '. The best MBA programs are thought in English which help people to get the best optional to learning, training English and then find a successful job. (Wil 2015)

Either the modern technologies can not be without English. The famous journalist and writers came from English-speaking countries, such as the USA or the Great Britain. Crystal (2003: p. 14) states that: "There has never been a time when so many people wished to travel to so many places". Today they have many options but the traveling includes knowledge English because of the hotel, air transport or local people.

According to Dr. John McWhorter (2015): "A language is not just a collection of words and rules; it is part of a culture, learned early, used with kids, the vehicle of the most intimate and warm feelings". The language has the right to be called as 'holder of cultures ': a national culture can not exist without a common language. In connection with any kind of a territory, which the process of the globalization has an influence, the question of unequal power shows