Many people wonder why it is important to learn English as a second language. The answer is very simple; it is a very common language to use. Studies show that:
- English has official or special status in at least seventy-five countries with a total population over 2 billion.
- English is spoken as a native language by around 375 million and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world.
- Around 750 million people are believed to speak English as a foreign Language
By looking at these statistics, one can see that English is used by many, which is all the more reason to learn it as a second language.
