English as a Global Language
by Ezequiel Francisco Della Valle
1. Politics
2. Tecnology and internet
3. International academic and business communities
4. Why we need a global language
4.1. Languages are in contact, bilingualism (or trilingualism)
5. English as a second language
5.1. India, Nigeria, Singapore, Canada
6. Expanding circle
6.1. English as a foreign language
6.1.1. Poland, Japan, Mexico
7. Outer circle
8. Inner circle
8.1. English as a first language
8.1.1. Britain, United States, Australia
9. Spread of English; 3 circles
10. Formal education
11. Art
12. Diplomacy
13. Technology
14. Science
15. Commerce
16. Factors
16.1. Geopolitical dominance
17. Legal power
18. Military
19. Political
20. Educational system
21. Media
22. Entertainment reasons
23. Intellectual reasons
24. Practical reasons
25. External economic reasons
26. Internal political reasons
27. Historical reasons
28. Reasons for a Global Language
29. It is a mother tongue in many territories
30. a large number of countries speak it
31. Definition
31.1. A language achieves a genuinely global status when...
31.1.1. It is recognized in every country