The English Language



Hundreds of millions of people are, just like you, trying hard to improve their English.

Is it because everybody says that English is the No 1 world language.?

Is it? Is English spoken by more people than any other language? Is English a world language because it is easy to learn? Is it easy to pronounce? Is it easy to spell? Is the grammar easy? How do you learn it?
 
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All the materials focus on the English language. They serve two major purposes:

  1. They improve your knowledge of the English language
  2. They improve your working and learning routines
| 1 | The Story of the English Language (text)

Where does the English language come from? Learn about the exciting story of the English language. Do you know that England is the "land of the Angles", and why the English are called Anglo-Saxons?
 
| 2 | English Is the No 1 World Language (text)

Why has English become such a widely used language? 
 
| 3 | A New World Language? (text)

Will English keep up its dominance when countries like China and India challenge the economic dominance of the USA?
 
| 4 | The Queen's English (text)

British English used to be the model in schools around the world. Is the Queen's English already a thing of the past, now when there are many different "Englishes"?
 
| 5 | The Language of Men and Women (audio)

Listen to a short introduction to the differences in men's and women's ways of speaking.
 
| 6 | The Language Learning Processes (text and graph)

This introduction to the fundamentals of learning a language gives you a good platform to work from. It is not a bad idea to start here, and then get back to these basics regularly.