THE ROLE OF ENGLISH.ppt the growth of English Language in the world

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1. THE ROLE OF ENGLISH IN THE MODERN WORLD

2. English is a language—originally the language of the people of England. Today, English is the main language of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and more than fifty other countries. Worldwide, there are over 400 million native speakers of English, and over one billion more people speak it as a second language Consequently English is sometimes described as a "world language" or a "global lingua franca".

3. It is the world's most widely-used language in international business and telecommunications, newspaper and book publishing, scientific publishing, mass entertainment and diplomacy. English belongs to the West Germanic group of Indo-European languages. Much of its vocabulary is Germanic, heavily influenced by Latin and French, though it has also borrowed many loanwords from other languages all over the world

4. It is paramount to speak English nowadays since it gives all kinds of opportunities in communication, life quality, and education. First of all, English breaks down communication barriers because it is a lingua franca. In other words, English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers. Throughout the world, when people with different languages come together they commonly use English to communicate. That also means that a vast majority of people around the world can speak use this language for different purposes; for example, a multicultural meeting and a chat with a foreigner unable to speak the local language are some of the situations where English is used as lingua franca.

5. Second, English speakers are very likely to have good job opportunities. English- speaking countries have the best education offer in the world. There are three main reasons why English is important in our everyday life. First of all, English speakers have better education chances to study abroad and can get high quality education from universities such as Harvard. In addition, English speakers can broaden their world knowledge. English has quite a big role in day to day life. English is used in banks, railway stations, bus stations, airways, educational sector, medical, private sector, etc .

6. English is a trade language with other countries. Many students fly aboard for education and jobs. If their mode of communication is English they can manage their communication with the local people. And students are prime learners of English because if they want to build up a good career, they have to have good English speaking skills and confidence to face many people in interviews. Second, people who are proficient in that language have better job opportunities since English is the dominant business language and it has become almost a necessity for people to speak it if they are to enter a global workforce.

7. Indeed, learning English can really change one`s life in terms of access to jobs. For instance, employees could opt for higher job positions in different some companies such as call centers . , they could also work either as translators or English instructors. bilingual people have a better standard of living. As they have well-paid jobs, their purchasing power is higher than that of other professionals. most of the scientific documents are written in English. When scientists discover something new, they publish the information in that language. Furthermore, there are more scientific books in English than in any other language.

8. To conclude, English allows us to enrich our knowledge of other cultures and to become successful people, speaking English is very important for tourists, professionals, and students who want to be successful.