English as a Tool of Neo-Colonialism and Globalization in Asian Contexts

Abstract

At the beginning of the 21st Century, the English language is enjoying unprecedented status (Crystal, 2003). Some cases in point: at any given international conference, the language of communication will probably be English, perhaps with some papers in the local language with simultaneous translation; more and more universities world wide are offering some of their programs—particularly in business studies in English; policy documents world-wide are often written in English: international science journals increasingly publish in English.