The Need for using English for Professional & Global Communication Today: A Critical Review

Jabbar Al Muzzamil Fareen*, Mubarak Al Muthassir Farhana**
*-** Department of English, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Periodicity:October - December'2023
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.13.4.20142

Abstract

English is the most widely acknowledged global language communicated across the nations for formal and social use. This paper attempts to highlight how Corporate and New Englishes are used for employability and survival purposes worldwide. As Computerization and the Internet has accustomed the twenty first century world order, English language has been instrumental for gaining knowledge and success of any individuals and further it encompasses the development of elite society. This study reviews how corporate communication has positioned English language as a leading mainstream to root from education to the industry and in turn surging the role of English as a global language. This paper examines how the emergence of global English has accelerated and promoted the professional, societal, and cultural exchanges today. Further, this study implies that the perennial role and use of English in education, research, industry, communication, and the media has made it an indispensable language for global communication.

Keywords

Business Communication, Corporate English, Global Communication, Global English, New Englishes, Workplace Culture.

How to Cite this Article?

Fareen, J. A. M., and Farhana, M. A. M. (2023). The Need for using English for Professional & Global Communication Today: A Critical Review. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 13(4), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.26634/jelt.13.4.20142

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