Essay on English as a Global Language: Arguments and Counterarguments

This essay explores the multifaceted role of English as a global language, examining its historical roots, its current dominance, and potential future shifts. The essay begins by defining a lingua franca and explaining how a language becomes global, tracing English's rise through the influence of the British Empire, American imperialism, and advancements in science and technology. The core of the essay presents arguments supporting English's continued global status, such as its prevalence in developed nations, key industries, and international business. However, it also offers counterarguments, highlighting the rise of Asian economies and corporations, the limitations of English in various contexts, and the increasing emphasis on native languages and linguistic diversity. The essay concludes by synthesizing these viewpoints, suggesting that while English currently holds a strong position, technological advancements and evolving global dynamics may lead to a shift in the linguistic landscape.

Running head: ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
English as a global Language
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I Introduction
1. What is a lingua franca?
A language is said to be a international language when the language is enunciated
intercontinentally and is learned by most of the individuals as the additional
language.
2. When does a language become global?
The language turns international, mainly because of the political and economic
power of its instinctive speakers. The influence drives the language; otherwise,
there would be no reason to adapt to the languages of other speakers.
3. How did English become a global language?
The rise of the British empire and its policy of imperialism
Two world wars and the rise of the USA
The most powerful nation in the world during the 19th century was the USA and Britain.
Evolution of Science and Technology
Thesis statement: There is a consensus among the people that English will remain the global
language however there are ample amount of pieces of evidence, which suggest that hegemonic
control of English language would be replaced, by other languages.
II Body
A. Opposing Argument 1
Most of the developed nation has English as their primary language, and it is a symbol of
achievement in other countries.

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i. The countries with the highest population like India use English as their global
language in all the key sector industry which is mainly the key sector in the education
and the business, which clearly shows a dramatic uptrend in the coming years.
ii. The majority of the powerful nations like Google, Mc Donald’s and Coca-cola are
originated in the English speaking countries internationally, and it is necessary to
speak their language.
Rebuttal to the argument 1
The predomination of the language depends on the strength of the native speaker, and in
recent years it is being observed that the Asian Countries like China and Japan is rising and
coming in the top of the list of a powerful country.
i. Economy: Inclusive growth in the economy and the technological revolution have
given most of the Asian household access the food and the markets. The structural
transformation has evolved the dynamics of economics.
ii. The Asian corporations like the Samsung Electronics, Toyota Motor and State Grid
are becoming the global player.
iii. The English speaking countries need to learn Chinese and other Asian language to get
involved with the trade.
Opposing argument 2 :
English is the most extensively spoken language in the domain with nearly it has official
status in foreign countries.
i. It is the language for international air traffic control.

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ii. The discussion with the Anglo culture is appeared to repulsive in the context.
iii. Most of the companies use English as a foreign language and in the Australian
business seemed to be popular
Rebuttal to argument 2
Most of the universities do not use English as a global language and prefer to teach their
students in the global language.
i. Most of the language is flawed and inaccurate; therefore, people stick to the
inaccurate language.
ii. The concept of linguistic imperialism has cropped up, and many countries prefer their
native language only.
III. Conclusion
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that the arguments which support the English
language as the global language.
1. The computer translation technology is coming up which is making the native language
strong
2. The UN officially recognises another language as the like Chinese, Spanish, Russian as
other languages
3. Regional variation of the applications like Google Chrome, Social Media tools are
coming up.
4. People are relating to their language as a process of decoliniality.