english as a world language seneca

Question 1

The spread of English as a world language

Answer 1

• there are over 30 countries where there are over 1 million speakers of English living there
• were not sure how many speakers of English there are, but David crystals best estimate lies at around 2 billion, with around 400 million native speakers

Question 2

Crystal

Answer 2

• says that globally, countries have adopted it and have started adapting it to fit their own uses and that everywhere in the world there is a new variety of English growing
• there are different ways of categorising speakers of English

Question 3

Categorising English speakers

Answer 3

ESOL - English as a second or other language
L1 - English as a first language (native)
L2 - English as a second language (official language of the country)
EFL - English as a foreign language
ELF - English as a lingua Franca