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Members:
• Paz Acosta
• Alejandro López
• Yasmina Vázquez
• Clara Mendoza
• Bettina Martínez
Subject: English
Course: 2nd
Year 2023
English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
English as a foreign language, otherwise known as EFL, is the study of English
by non-native speakers who live in a country where English is not the official
language (or, the official second language).
Because English is the world’s “Lingua Franca” (a common language that’s used
to bridge together speakers of other languages), non-native speakers are
learning English as a foreign language in order to take advantage of the benefits
which come with it.
Some estimates put the number of people speaking English in the world at more
than 1 billion, which means that more people speak English as a second
language than there are native English speakers in the world.
Emerging markets all over the world now teach English as a second language,
both to school-age children and adults. From Brazil to China to India to France,
the world is full of non-native-English speakers, thanks to market and product
globalization and the need to communicate with major businesses and industries
in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada.
Further, TEFL educators may also be found in parts of the world where English
is widely used, such as Australia. Their work in English-speaking countries often
involves specific teaching colloquialisms and idioms.