Essay - English as the Global Language Introduction as the World Moves...

English as the Global Language

Introduction

As the world moves towards becoming a global community, communities within the ***** community will have to address ***** problem of language communication. This is actually a sensitive issue, because it goes to the heart cultural identity and heredity. Most everyone is proud of *****ir ethnic origins, the country of their birth, and that is evidenced, among other ways, by what has been described as the beautiful rhythm, sounds, and command ***** *****. French has been ***** as one of the most beautiful languages in the world, but it is English that is f*****t ***** ***** communication tool for bridging the gap in global communications. There are arguments against English, ***** it nonetheless remains the logical choice as the ***** language.

***** brief essay will explore the reasons why English is the best language to bring ***** global ***** into a coherent ***** discussion. English as the global language is a topic that has received vast amounts ***** attention and scholarship. There ***** a we*****lth of information from which to draw in discuss*****g and understanding why ***** makes the most sense to use English as the global language. The people behind this wealth of existing knowledge are highly qualified and trained linguistics, and many ***** ********** have devoted much of their research life ***** the study ***** English as a glob*****l language. This ***** will stand informed ***** the work and research of these highly qualified linguistic scholars.

This essay also appreciates the ***** complexities of learning and acquiring a second ********** ***** there are those who challenge the necessity ***** a global language, and whether or not ***** is the best selection to make in choos*****g a "glob*****l *****." Th***** ***** will explore ***** ideas and positions, because they are important ***** just to the discussion of a global language, but the arguments that support those ideas and ***** arise out of an arena of ***** who are no less well educated and trained than those who argue for English as the global language.

***** Mandela said, "The ideal ***** *****mulating linguistic human rights is indeed a m*****gnificent undertaking and also long overdue (Phillipson, Robert, 2003, 139)." The "magnificent undertaking" h***** begun, and, agreeably, it ***** long overdue. This essay participates in the discussion that holds that English is the appropriate selection for the global language.

English as the ***** Language Makes Sense

Many people might *****t realize *****, but airline pilots use a common language, because it eliminates the need for training air traffic controllers in the l*****guistic complexities of foreign languages. The language ***** is used world-wide by commercial ***** pilots ***** English (Zarowin, Stanley and Harding, Wayne, 2000, 24). There is a re*****son that the decision was made to make ***** the common ***** for air travel communications. English is less complex ***** many o*****r *****, and it presents less complex*****y in acquir*****g it as a l*****nguage. One reason for ***** ***** that Great Br*****ain was once a glob*****l *****ce,