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Because English is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a “world language”, the lingua franca of the modern era and while it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language.
It is, by international treaty, the official language for aeronautical and maritime communications. English is an official language of the United Nations and many other international organizations, including the International Olympic Committee.
This increasing use of the English language globally has had a large impact on many other languages, leading to language shift and even language death and to claims of linguistic imperialism. English itself has become more open to language shift as multiple regional varieties feed back into the language as a whole.
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The 21st century has witnessed a revolution in the use of Mobile phones, Emails and Internet. It has ushered in a new world where English communication has become a necessity to stand out in the world of competition. In today’s society, life becomes very difficult for anyone who is not comfortable conversing in English.
In today’s world, where we are living in a cut throat competition, it is very embarrassing not to speak English when it is most needed and it is equally disheartening when failure embraces us, in whatever form, because of that one simple reason. On the professional front also, the personality of a job seeker is not merely measured by virtue of his IQ. Instead it is measured on the basis of his effective English communication. So here the importance of acquiring proper English learning & communication skills comes in picture. Simply putting, English is the official language of air transport and shipping; the leading language of science, technology, computers, and commerce; and a major medium of education, publishing, international negotiation & business management of the world & as a consequence of, which over a billion people speak English to at least a basic level. Because of this reason, English has often been referred to as a “World language”, the lingua franca of the modern era. We must make the best use of English to develop ourselves culturally and materially so that we can compete with the best in the world of mind and matter. Simply put, English language is our window to the world.
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Considering the ideas presented in the texts and general English knowledge, judge the item below.
English communication influences a person’s professional life as much as the intelligence quotient does.
