Love it or hate it, you need English to live your best life in the 21st century. Let’s discover why English became the world’s global language and it’s influences on and from other languages.

To do this we’ll cover a brief history of the language and country it originated from, as well as the current and possible future state of global English, or “Globish”.

As we unpack communicating in an increasingly interconnected world we will see that English is however not the one and only answer to effective intercultural communication… come to the talk to find out why and what you can do about it too!

EMILY MARTYN
Emily Martyn is uTalk's Languages Manager and in-house language specialist; uTalk is a fun, interactive app for learning 150+ languages, from any language (no English required!) Emily is passionate about linguistic diversity and intercultural communication; just a few words can make all the difference!
Websites: utalk.com, instagram.com/utalk_app/, twitter.com/uTalk, facebook.com/uTalk

This video was recorded at the Polyglot Gathering Online 2023 (https://www.polyglotgathering.com).