English is the third most spoken language in the world as a mother tongue, with between 300 and 400 million native speakers. It is considered the main means of communication between cultures globally due to increasing globalization. English plays a key role internationally as a shared language for intercultural exchange.

1. English in the
world
English is the third
language in the world in
number of speakers who
have it as their mother
tongue (between 300 and
400 million people)
It is considered the main
element of communica-
tion between cultures and
this owes to globalization.