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  1. Feb 26, 2024 · In today’s globalized context, English is not only an essential tool for international discourse but also the premier foreign language in numerous countries, with its symbolic stature and status...

    • The British Empire
    • The Industrial Revolutions
    • Wartime Language Spread

    By the nineteenth century, Britain was the new title holder for the largest empire in the world. 1. > India 2. > Australia 3. > the West Indies 4. > territories in Africa 5. > territories in the Middle East 6. > British Guiana 7. > Canada 8. > the United States These were among Britain’s conquests, which, all in all, accounted for 400 million peopl...

    The industrial revolutions in eighteenth and nineteenth century Britain would also help pave the way. Britain was quickly becoming a global leader in science, technology, and invention. The result was the transformation of commercial trends and new English-originated terminology.

    World Wars I and II also gave clear indications of English language proliferation. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles, at the conclusion of WWI, was written in English, as well as French. Use of English surged with the WWII victory by English-speaking nations and the subsequent formation of the UN. With Europe in ruins after WWII, the United States and ...

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  3. Feb 23, 2017 · Published February 23, 2017. Proficiency in English is a critical component of a successful modern society. English is the third most spoken and most widely taught language on the planet.

  4. Nov 25, 2016 · Studies in Global Englishes, World Englishes and English as a lingua franca (ELF) in particular, demonstrate adaptable and fluid uses of English, enabling it to function as a powerful medium for intercultural interaction.

    • Will Baker
    • 2017
  5. Jan 18, 2022 · Will Mandarin, with its 1.11 billion speakers, eventually replace English as the world’s lingua franca? Will Google or Microsoft Translate moot the issue?

  6. May 2018. New evidence suggests that English will continue to be the lingua franca in the EU after Brexit. New British Council research gives an insight into anticipated levels of demand, market size, and market characteristics for English language learning in Europe by 2025.

  7. The world has turned into an interconnected global system, which requires a shared means of communication. English fulfills the need for a global lingua franca, as it has spread to large areas of the world due to various factors such as: Spread of the Latin script;