English is the language that you can't ignore in a modern world. This language is and will be important in a global society - the main reason why English is the most widely spoken and the most commonly studied language in the world.
The purpose of this project is to provide background information on ELF and understand ELF in business world. Writing my project I use following methods: 1) Descriptive; 2) Comparing; 3) Researching. I use books, internet resources, research papers, newspapers and journals.
The project is divided into two big sections: the first one focuses on general information- terminology, the differences between English as a lingua franca (ELF), English as a native language (ENL) and English as a second language (ESL), arguing that ELF can be distinguished from both and introduces ways to group English speakers around the world, and the criticism about ELF. In second - I will look into ELF in the business world (Europe and Asia, specific, Japan).