| As globalization takes hold of our collective | | | | here) |
| society, the English language is quickly becoming | | | | - India |
| the universal language for many reasons. For one, | | | | - Nepal |
| business across borders as well as over the | | | | - Middle East and North Africa |
| internet, whether it is conducted by small | | | | - United Arab Emirates |
| companies or multi-national corporations is largely | | | | - Kuwait |
| conducted in English. Global politics and diplomacy | | | | - Oman |
| are largely conducted in English as well. In fact, | | | | - Egypt (English is mandatory from the 4th grade |
| English is the world's second largest native | | | | on) |
| language, the official language in 70 countries, and | | | | - European Union |
| English-speaking nations are responsible for about | | | | - Austria |
| 40 percent of the world's total Gross National | | | | - Belgium |
| Product. Part of this can be attributed to the | | | | - Bulgaria |
| USA's status as a major world power in | | | | - Cyprus |
| economic, political and military aspects and by the | | | | - Czech republic |
| huge influence of American movies. | | | | - Denmark |
| The Internet | | | | - Estonia |
| The internet was developed chiefly in America, | | | | - Finland |
| and whether that is an influential factor or not, | | | | - France |
| the majority of Web sites and Web pages are in | | | | - Germany |
| English. People from all over the world access | | | | - Greece |
| these English-language sites on a daily basis. This | | | | - Hungary |
| indicates that there are a many people all over | | | | - Ireland |
| the world who can at least read minimal amounts | | | | - Italy |
| of English enough to browse the Web. | | | | - Latvia |
| Popular Culture | | | | - Lithuania |
| English can be at least understood on at least | | | | - Luxembourg |
| some level almost everywhere in the world | | | | - Malta |
| among scholars and educated people. The English | | | | - The Netherlands |
| language is also widely recognized as the world's | | | | - Poland |
| media language, and the chief language of cinema, | | | | - Portugal |
| TV, pop music and as aforementioned, the | | | | - Romania |
| computer world. All over the planet, even people | | | | - Slovakia |
| who don't necessarily speak the language know | | | | - Slovenia |
| many English words, their pronunciation and | | | | - Spain |
| meaning. | | | | - Sweden |
| Countries Where English is Taught in School | | | | - United Kingdom |
| Because of the English language's far-reaching | | | | - Latin America |
| popularity and use all over the world, many | | | | - Argentina |
| non-English speaking countries are now introducing | | | | - Chile |
| English lessons in their public and/or private school | | | | - Columbia |
| systems. Some of the countries that include the | | | | - Costa Rica |
| English language in their school curriculum do so | | | | - Guatemala |
| for one or more of the reasons mentioned | | | | - Honduras |
| above. Other countries are simply forward-thinking | | | | - Mexico |
| in that they can see a degree of universality to | | | | - Panama |
| the language that will offer its students greater | | | | - Venzuela |
| opportunity. Other countries have their own, | | | | Conclusion |
| unrelated reasons for teaching English in their | | | | As you can see, English is increasingly being taught |
| schools. No matter what the motivation, below is | | | | to elementary, middle school and high school |
| a list of countries that currently offer English as a | | | | students all over the world. In many of the |
| second language in their schools: | | | | schools in the countries listed above English is |
| - Asia | | | | either mandatory, or offered as a foreign |
| - People's Republic of China | | | | language study much like Spanish and French are |
| - Japan | | | | taught in the U.S. In other countries, English is |
| - South Korea | | | | offered as an option to those elite members of |
| - Taiwan | | | | society who are in the position to pay for private |
| - Singapore (English is taught as a first language | | | | school or tutoring. |