Causes of the Spread of English as a Global Language

English has emerged as the major international language of the world. The importance of English has increased many times in the present world. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, interdependence of nations in the world has also increased after World War II, for trade and commerce and for many other purposes. Secondly, people are moving from one country to another for education, tourism, diplomatic and other reasons. A common language is required for interaction among people from different countries and contexts, who speak different languages. Without a common language it is difficult to perform different activities at the international level. English has assumed the position of that common language. Thirdly, it has also become the major library language of the world, as most of the library books in the world are in English. Education of international standard is not possible without  good command of English as most of the books and journals in libraries all over the world are in English. Fourthly, English is also the language of technology. It is difficult to live in the present world without computers, internet, facebook, twitter etc, which are used globally by people across borders and English is the dominant language for those. These are some of the major causes of the emergence of English as a global/international language.