The Phenomenon of Linguistic Globalization: English as the Global Lingua Franca (EGLF)

The conference paper considers changes taking place in the world system of languages as a result of the English language transformation into the Global Language. The most important feature of ELF is emphasis on its function, i.e. its use as a means of intercultural communication, and not on its form, which is subject to the influence of the speaker's first language. Therefore, foreign language education should be reorganized with a view of transition to multilingual teaching in which English is regarded as the language of worldwide communication that does not require acquisition of any system of national values and does not impose any economic political or cultural views.