English is an official language in majority countries of the world. Moreover, many people are used English to communicate to each other. Additionally, English is the main language that is used in most higher education institutes and universities all over the world. Majority educational subjects are written in English even for the primary school. You can brighten your future with education, which is a useful tool which will follow you for the entire of your life (Mandela, n.d.).
English is now considered an international language and a lingua franca for many nations. It reached a level of globalization where it became a language that operates as a mean of communication worldwide. Many linguists see that English is the most developed language in the world, as many theories has been developed around the language to analyze its origin and how it achieved its global state. English is not a language for just the United Kingdom of Britain; 1.5 to 2 billion English active speakers exist today and they use English in their professional and personal life. English, nowadays, has become a language for almost everything, so English now has its global identity.
Language, as a main means of communication, plays a very important role because it helps us communicate and interact with each other. By the use of sounds and conventional symbols, we create language, a communication by word of mouth. A language lives for as long as people use it as a native language. English language is the most important language around the world. It is spoken as a first language in many countries and as an international language all around the world.
English, is an international language in the world. Most people are using this language on the daily life. It is an important language because we use this language to communication with other country 's people. We also use English in many places. For example, it is used in the international business, computer language, movies, and so on.
GROWING DEMAND FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD A.V.Rajya Lakshmi, M.A.,M.Phil., H.O.D. of Engish, BCAS, Bapatla Email: rajayalakshmibcas@gmail.com Today’s world considers English as a global language because there has never been a language so widely spread or spoken by so many people as English. It makes news daily in many countries and is adopted by many countries. It has a special role to play in the countries where it has been accepted as the official language and is being used as a medium of communication. It has reached the present day status primarily because of two main factors – the expansion of British Empire in the 19th Century and the emergence of the United States as the leading economic power of the 20th Century.
English language is considered as a language of development in Malaysia. It helps in achieving various domains as Business domain, employment domain, political domain, media domain, tourism domain. Therefore learning English language leads to achievement of various domains. It helps the community to develop a communication link between them and rest of the world. The higher standard of living and the improved interaction
Why do so many people learn English and what are the effects of this trend? The main reason is English is the world’s common language. Since there are many languages in the world, this must be a communication problems. It is important to have a language that most of the people known. English as a common language between speakers whose local languages are different and speak with each other.
This is why so many colonies that were British before now have English as the national language, with many of their people speaking English as a first language. Another reason for the spread of English is economics. By being the global political and military superpower, Britain and USA also became the leading trading nations and many countries and territories needed to learn English in order to trade with them. The USA is currently a major trading partner with almost every other country of the consumer economy. This explains why in many countries, English is a compulsory subject in all levels at school.
English is the most prominent language in all signs. The prominence of English is due to it being global lingua franca. English is widely known worldwide and definitely in Singapore as well. The reason English is being used in majority of the signs can be explained using the feature pool model. Since English is the common language for all Singapore residents and all parts of the world, it is used the most often.
They have a high chance of being admitted for undergraduate and graduate programs in universities that are located in an English- speaking country. Furthermore, most researches and peer- reviewed articles in all fields of study are written in English, so it is beneficial for a scholar to communicate well with his/ her colleagues when he/ she knows how to express his/ her ideas in English. Actually, the same is true for most software programs that are being developed at the present time. Moreover, better prospects when it comes to employment are given to individuals who can fully express themselves in the English language. Based from these points, the proponent of the current paper chose to study the game- based approach in learning EFL.