 English as a tool for global communication. First of all, let us define the meaning of the phrase global language. I suppose a global language is the language suitable for communication among a huge amount of people around the world. We also can say it is the language of global meaning. After the Second World War and especially since the beginning of the 90th years of the 20th century, English became the most common international language. Global languages created specifically for international communication, for example Esperanto, are also supposed to be multinational. Common characteristics of international languages are, a lot of people are native speakers. Among the non-native speakers, there are a lot of people who use this language as a second one. This language is used in many countries, several continents, and in different cultural areas. Many countries studying this language at school as a foreign language, this language is used as the official language of international organizations, conferences, and ex-huge international companies. International status. Let us think how does a language come to achieve a global status? A language has traditionally become an international language for one main reason, a political and military power of its people. It has a trace throughout history. Greek was an international language in the Middle East 2,000 years ago because of the captures of Alexander the Great. Northern Latin was known throughout Europe due to the power of the Roman Empire. Later the spread of Islam was followed by dissemination of Arabic in Northern Africa and the Middle East. The colonial policies of the Renaissance kings and queens led to the spread of Spanish, Portuguese and French into America, Africa, and the Far East. And English has not been an exception. Historically dissemination of English worldwide was connected with the gradual reinforcement of political and economic power of English-speaking countries. Owing to the influence of Great Britain, English began to spread in a global meaning, it was not intended. This small country just started to discover and capture new lands for the crown. Because of active political efforts English propagated to Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and New Land. After getting political and economic independence, the USA also started a process of English dissemination. This process became significantly fast after the Second World War. So currently I believe English has a leading position in the world as the international language. Practical Importance. Looking at the statistics makes it obvious, at the moment English plays a major role in international communication. It is the global language the most popular and leading in the world. Over 400 million people are native speakers, 300 million people use it as a second one and 500 million speak it at least a little bit. World Economics. English is a language of commerce and business. Currently Great Britain and the USA are the world's financial centers. The business life of giant companies and international financial organizations is concentrated there. The example is London's stock exchange, over 60 countries use its services. Also firms of international meaning use English regardless of their location in the world. English is a language of advertising and easily recognized everywhere. For example, you can see t-shirts with different slogans in any country and often notice English inscriptions in commercials while watching TV. Education. English is a language of education. Leading world's universities are English speaking, and located in the USA and Great Britain, and it is also the most popular foreign language in schools. So knowing English is an excellent opportunity for getting a good education and building a career. Communication. English is the language of travelers. Using English you will be understood almost everywhere. A special meaning has the fact that this language is used for controlling international transport operations, especially on water and in the air. Besides it is used as a second language in main airports and other places connected to transportation in most countries. Science and technology. English is a language of science and techniques. All instructions and many programs are written in English, as well as a major part of all information in different areas like sports, science, news, and entertainment. As known from statistics, about 80% of all information published on the internet is written in it. Cultural Importance. English is the language of youth. American and British actors, actresses, musicians remain idols for the generations of people. English language movies dominate in the world with Hollywood as a leader of the film industry. Most blockbuster movies are produced using English, such as Titanic, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and so on. America is a progenitor of rock, blues, rock and roll, and other music styles. These days everywhere throughout the world you can hear English songs wherever there is a radio set. There are still legendary English-speaking giants in modern popular music like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones in the UK, and Madonna in the USA. A lot of local artists in different countries also produce English language songs. Do you want to teach English abroad? Take a TEFL course today. That is why I am sure we can confidently conclude that English is a universal language of global meaning. It is logical, melodic, and easy to learn. English is a way to feel free everywhere and incredible opportunity to create the life of your own dream. Thanks so much for watching. 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