Status of English Language as Global Language in Pakistan; A Study in Intercultural Domain

Abstract

Though English as a foreign language has been a challenge to learn in non-native context but, when the world had transformed from cultural to global phenomenon then it required unification of the system and culture. English language has been considered as the language of foreigners in Pakistan so its learning process had been perceived a challenge too in Pakistan. transformation of foreign to global language, has reinforced people to be more concern with common medium of communication to develop educational, business, awareness, social interactions, cross-cultural communication and harmony. Present study is based on the literature review which as manipulated the existing hurdles towards learning English as a foreign language and it has proposed the idealisticphenomenon “English as a Global Language in Pakistan” which can be abruptly accepted by Pakistani natives. The study has suggested that perceiving English as the language of global interaction and development can reduce the hurdles of its learning and adoption.