Jable of Contents * What does lingua franca means? * English as an international language “Development * Describing English as multicultural ¢ Attitudes towards English as Lingua Franca ¢ Teaching of Fnelish as linsua francaIntroduction OThe term lingua Franca was originally formed, by Arabic ,Lisan-al-farang, the Arabic speakers used it to communicate with the European travelers QA lingua franca also known as a bridge language and common language used to make communication possibli between people who do not share a native language in particular when it is a third language, distinct from both native languages.= English as a lingua franca is a “contact language” betwee persons who share neither a common native tongue nor common culture, and for whom English is the chosen as language of communication. = ELF interactions are defined as interactions between members of two or more different linguacultures in Engl for none of whom English is the mother tongue. = The way English is used as a lingua franca is heavily Ete a aaa Se | SS eI 2 PE, a EEDevelopment English as an international language Now a days, world has become the global village and with the rise of internet, English language has got a distinguish role in world communication. English has become the language of self-representati and communication with peoples from all over the globe. English is a language spoken throughout the world ar belongs to everybody and nobody can live without it If one man wants to communicate with people outsi‘ODr. Grundy(professor of linguistics at UB), when aske: about his preferred approach he said.. OAs a parent | would want my children to have access the language that is the lingua franca of the world, especially now when there are no more issues of it being the language of imperialism or colonialism as there once were. UBut at the same time | would want to make sure that mv childran ara litarata in thair mathar tanaiia ac wie* In some European countries English is taught as a part of content and language integral learning where you basica learn subjects through the medium of English. ¢ Teaching starts in the first language but some proportion the curriculum is taught in English. ¢ itincreases gradually and by the time students reach universitv a large nortion is beings taught in Fnelish.There has to be a balance. In counties where they introduce English too late the students find it very difficult to become literai in English. At the same time if you introduce it too early it is difficult to become literate in your first language < well as in English and the students end up being literate in neither. Hong Kong is a classic example where a majority ¢Colonization played a vital role to sow the seeds of Englis and even after the departure of colonizers it exists. The various assumptions put forwarded that English language as a lingua franca is not endangering Urdu in Pakistan. Urdu as our national identity and a binding agent embracing all provinces in its lap. English is a hanging sword on our culture that has shakerConclusion = The demand of English as a lingua franca will increases a continue possibly as more and more people use it their basic global communicational tool. = In most cases, it is a contact language between persons who share neither a common native tongue nor a comm culture, and they prefer it as lingua franca. = This shows just how deeply affected English has already been through its unprecedented soread. and the uniqueConclusion ¢ So it has own potential to attract people and in many different countries it become trend to speak English especially. ¢ it has its own vital role to explore the world even if y« are surfing on internet you should\ have at least basi knowledge of it. * To get a global leadership you should have command on n English not only spoken as well as reading and eighteens* Adolphs, Svenja. 2005. “’| don’t think | should learn all this’ —A Longitudinal View of Attitudes Towards ‘Native Speaker’ English. Gnutzmann, Claus; Intemann, Frauke. ny) ¢ Bjorkman, Beyza. 2008. “So where we are?’ Spoken lingua franca English at a technical university in Sweden.” English Today. * Cogo, Allessia. 2008. “English as a Lingua Franca. Form follows function.”* Breiteneder, Angelika. 2009. English as a lingua franc in Europe. A natural development. Saarbriicken: VDN Verlag Muller. [Print version of Breiteneder 2005.] * English as foreign language ( Google net ) * Breiteneder, Angelika Maria. 2005. “Exploiting