Why_English_Become_a_Global_Language

Why English Become a Global Language?

1. Introduction

World-wide

globalization

has

spread

English

into

a

“

global

language

”

.

It

is

spoken all over the world. Many countries use it as the primary language of business,

navigation science and technology, and academia.

2. The Cause of English

’

s Becoming A Global Language

2.1. English is a global language because of many kinds of power

Firstly, it is

the historical

power.

During the

time of

Roman Empire, when the

Roman military power declines, Latin remained as the international language due to a

different sort of power: the ecclesiastical power of Roman Catholicism. Secondly, it is

the

political,

military

and

economic

power.

In

the

19th

century,

England

expanded

worldwide,

this

made

English

advance

into

the

world

and

become

an

international

language. In the 20th century, the U. S. replaced Britain as the guardian of the West, it

became

a

superpower

that

owned

the

great

strength

of

politics,

economy,

science,

technology and military, the status of English as an international language has been

consolidated and strengthened.

2.2. English speaker can find a good job and have a better life

Take China for example. As China joins WTO, it marks the reform and openness

has

entered

a

new

stage.

Today,

the

openness

is

gradually

strengthened,

a

large

number of multinational companies has poured into China, they have brought in funds

and

advanced

technologies

at

the

same

time,

these

companies

can

also

bring

some

production technologies and advanced management personnel.

For those university graduates who are in need of applying for job, the amount of

strong

rivals

have

really

increased.

“

Sea

turtles

”

in

China

have

strong

core

competitiveness in fierce competition. They not only have strong language skills, but

also be familiar with the world economic operation rules and the national legal system,

their home employment is a big challenge for the college graduates. In order to stand

out in the fierce competition, learning English well has become more and more urgent

for employees. Because English is a common language in the world today, mastering