Global English and foreign language teaching – problems and probable solutions

Today we are living in a world where English has become the international language not only of communication but also of business, information technology, science, entertainment, diplomacy. It is spoken as a first language by several nations and it is the third most common native language after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish; English is the official language of many world organizations such as the European Union, the United Nations and the Common Wealth and it is also widely taught around the world as a second language. International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects, and also the movement towards an international standard for the language. It is also referred to as Global English, World English, Common English, Continental English, General English, Engas (English as associate language), or Globish. Sometimes, these terms refer simply to the array of varieties of English spoken throughout the world. Global English is a relatively new term because it came into use in the late 1990s. Now it is used alongside with the terms World English, which dates back to just before the Second World War, and international English