April 23 is being observed as the English Language Day globally.
It not only marks April 23 as English Language Day but also marks the birth and death anniversary of English playwright, poet, and actor William Shakespeare. The theme of the day this year is “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”.
English is the second most popular language in many countries around the world. As a result, when native and second language speakers are considered, English is the most spoken language with 1.8 billion speakers globally.
On this day, let’s find out what English is called a world language.
Technology and Science
The origin of the Internet in the USA paved the way for it to become a superpower in the world. English is widely used around the world in computers and all other technological equipment. For this reason, the English language is dominant in the world of science as well. Since science and technology play a huge role in our lives today, it is not possible for English to lose its importance in the future.
British
The first and most important reason for the spread of English is the British Empire. Before nearly a quarter of the world was colonized by the British Empire, English was spoken only by the British. But when they started to trade, colonize with places like Asia and Africa, they naturally started the spread of English.
US
After the world, American companies were booming and began to trade all over the world, as did Great Britain in the previous century. This has allowed English to be used as a global trade language. It was also heavily exported through American culture, music, and Hollywood movies.
The Snowball Effect
It is impossible to escape this, as English is now so widely used on the Internet, on the radio, in schools, and in the business world. To find a good job in today’s global business world, the importance of knowing English is undeniable. Therefore, students work harder and make more effort to learn English more intensively and to speak fluently than before.
Apart from all these, English is used as a second language in countries where the mother tongue is not English. This both increases the universality of the language and the demand for that language.
