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英语已成为国际语言在何种程度上这是真 　　 Ⅰ. Introduction 　　 Many people indicate that English has been the international language. Not everyone in the world speaks English; however, we can hear it on television, radio and internet spoken by all kinds of people from all over the world. Wherever you travel, you can see English signs and advertisements. It commonly appears that more and more countries where English is not the native language，start to teach English as a required course, such as China. Maybe it is not the right time to say that English is a global language, however, English has put people all over the world in touch with more people than any other languages. 　　 Firstly, the essay will examine the two aspects of a global language. Secondly, there are four parts to explain why English is an international language. Then, the essay will focus on explaining whether English has been the international language. At last, that will be the conclusion. 　　 The world may need an international language because translation has played a central role in human communication for thousands of years. But which language is the international language needed? 　　 Ⅱ. What is a global language? 　　 David Crystal (1997, p.2) states that “A language achieves a genuinely global status when it develops a special role that is recognized in every country.” As David Crystal reveals that, a global language needs a worldwide acknowledged degree. According to David Crystal, “Such a role will be most evident in countries where large number of the people speak the language as a mother tongue…However, no language has ever been spoken by a mother-tongue majority in more than a few countries…so mother-tongue use by itself cannot give a language global status.” (Crystal, 1997, p.2-3) From the explanation, we can almost know that if a language can be called the global language, it may have two aspects need improving. 　　 A. A language can be taken as the official language of a country 　　 David Crystal (1997,