English is the most popular language, in the mould of a lingua franca, due to historical factors like the British Empire's global reach and the post-WWII rise of the United States as a superpower, ...

More people around the world are learning English. A linguistics professor explains what it means for other languages around the world. English As A Global Language A growing number of schools in the ...

Rosemary Salomone, a linguist and a lawyer, is a professor of law at St. John’s University in New York. Her most recent book is The Rise of English: Global Politics and the Power of Language. Back in ...

English is spoken worldwide and has become the language of global business. With globalization, English has continued to be the most popular means of communication for traders and merchants and is one ...

With the rise of China's global power comes parallel increases in influence, with a new Australian book forecasting that Chinese has the potential to become a more prominent global language. With more ...

ZURICH, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- EF (Education First), a global provider of culturally immersive education, released the 2025 edition of its EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), the world's ...