English is a widely spoken language so it is often called as a “world language” in the modern era. Although it is not an official language in most countries, it is a language that is mostly taught as a foreign language. It is also an official language of the United Nations and many other international organizations. Lots of books, newspapers and magazines are written in English and they are available in many countries around the world. In addition to this, English is the most commonly used language in science.
There are still uncertainties about how many people actually speak English in the world however the figures on Wikipedia can still be enlightening. It says there are 375 million native speakers according to the researches in 2006 and there are 1.4 billion people who speak English as a second language, that is, the people living in the countries the official language of which is English and speak English as their main language even if it’s not their mother tongue. It is estimated that 1,8 billion people speak English to maintain their lives.
As English is the most popular language in the world; there are so many people in the world speaking this language. As a result of being a common and a practical language, day by day the number of people learning English increases.
English speaking people have many advantages. Since English is a language that the majority speaks in the world, someone who knows English becomes very lucky. The people apart from whose mother language is English learn English in the school, by themselves or from the foreign language courses. Some of them may also go to the courses abroad to learn English.
People make so much effort in order to learn and speak English because knowing English is very beneficial.find jobs easily and they find better jobs. As a result of this they get better salaries. Since English is the most common spoken language in the world, English speaking people get on well with foreigners very well.
There are 54 countries the official language of which is English; however there are millions of people who are learning English as a second language or as a foreign language.