A General Outlook of the Importance of the English Language in the World Today

Abstract

No study can be started today about the use of the English language and its learning in the albanian universitites without bringing up first the great importance that this language has in all the world. From 4000 to 5000 languages spoken today in the world today English is most spread language. According to Broughton it is the most spread language of a great number of states and besides being the official language of United Nation and the language used by NATO, it is the official language of the international airborne, and non offically it is the first language of sport, music etc. Also today in Albania in all types of education it remains the most learned and used language. Today sudents in Albania are learning this language for different type of purposes. They plan to start schools abroad, or they plan to find a job where the English language is required, or simply they would like to read or listen songs in English. Taking into cosideration these and other purposes it was decided to write this article.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2016.v5n3s1p499