THE ENGLISH

LANGUAGE AND NEW

TECHNOLOGY
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ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL
LANGUAGE
English started spreading all over the World
once with the British Colonial Empire.

Today it is one of the most spoken languages

in the World.

Used as an international language in politics,

business and many other fields. More than
90% of the international companies use
English.

THE INTERNET AND ENGLISH

English is the main language used on the Internet.
Used to share ideas, thoughts and life experiences
with people from all over the world.

It is the first language to consider when thinking of

writing an important document or essay that you
need to make public is English.

The language used to communicate in multiplayer

games is also English.

INFLUENCES OF THE INTERNET

OVER ENGLISH
A lot of abbreviations and short forms developed due to
the need of writing faster.

The spoken language is changing rapidly due to nonnative speakers who might not know English perfectly.

New collocations appear with every new trend.

Spoken and informal English are in a continuous change.
Can be considered the official language of the Internet

ENGLISH IN THE NEW

TECHNOLOGY
The newest technology is so advanced that it
requires a big team to be able to develop it.

At a point, the need of international teams

are compulsory and so the need of
communicating in a worldwide known
language, which is mostly English.

From here comes, for example, the default

language of any app set to English.

THE IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH

AS AN INTERNATIONAL
LANGUAGE
As the Internet became the most important
source of information, so did the language
used to share this information.

It is inevitable that this will persist and

become a worldwide known language,
allowing everyone to communicate with each
other and to share information conveniently.