The English language is spoken in many parts of the world and you will definitely meet someone who speaks English in almost all the countries around the globe. No doubt it is gradually turning into a global language and today it dominates the world in many aspects. This is because during the colonial era Great Britain was a global power and it exercised great influence on countries under its rule. On the other hand, today, America, which is considered as the most powerful nation in the world, is also an English speaking country. Due to the global domination of both these countries, learning English has become all the more essential to make a mark in the global society. Now it is possible for anybody to as most countries have set up English language schools.

Even in the business world, more and more English speakers are being accommodated despite stiff opposition from some non-English speaking European nations. Nowadays business meetings of business leaders in Europe who belong to different countries are being conducted in English rather than the native language of the majority of these business leaders.

According to present language statistics, this English language domination is here to stay. Today almost half of Western Europeans converse in English and only 32 percent speak German and 28 percent speak French. What's more, almost 69 percent of business executives and 65 percent of people in their late teens and early twenties can make conversation in English. Thus, learning English has become a way of life and to has become all the more necessary.

Today, the English language is being learned by young students as well as students who are taking advanced graduate courses across the world. Many elementary schools in European and Asian countries are imparting basic English classes to young children. Even universities around the world are conducting their various courses in English which was earlier done in their native languages. The importance of English can be felt from the fact that people from other countries are traveling to England to enroll in reputed English school in England. In such schools, students are taught English by native speakers so that they get to know about the finer aspects of this language. Even a country like China is encouraging English teachers from England or America to come into their country to teach English to the Chinese people.

The education system in an is one of the most recognized in the world, particularly that of Oxford and Cambridge. Apart from practicing English with other students or locals, you can also make an obligatory visit to the famous English pubs. Together with English cuisine, you can also relish Indian or Pakistani delicacies as there are lots of Asian restaurants here. For those who want to go beyond, there is English pop culture, classic Victorian art, horse riding, double-decker bus trips, old English buildings and nightclubs.