A Break from Politics?

Let's take a break from politics, war and global challenges! Taking a look at how the English language has developed into a World Language, and why it is the most used lingua franca today will be a relief - or will it really? Is language politics as well? English rules in international education, international business and trade, in international diplomacy, in art and entertainment, and in science and technology.  It does so even though it is just number four on the list of top ten languages in the world by native and second language speakers (Access p 17). According to David Crystal, "A language becomes a global language because of the power of the people who speak it. It has nothing to do with the structure or the grammar (...) It's all about political power". So, it seems we'll have to deal with politics even though we are going to look at language! Check out week 47 in First Term.