The English Language as a Lingua Franca
By julia521125
@julia521125 (350)
China
April 17, 2007 10:32am CST
The English language is taken as a lingua franca around the globe today.
English is a major offical language.Government leaders of many non-English speaking countries are fluent in English.English has become a working language at meetings of countless international bodies,form the Olympic committee to the United Nations.
English has replaced German in the field of science.It is the leading language of medicine,space technology and many other new brabches of science.Now teo-thirds of all scientific papers are published first in English.
English is the most powerful language in Internet communication today.No matter where you are,what your native language is,you can always find someone to communicate with you in English.
The stste of English as a lingua franca of the world appears to be secure already.
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