Your say - Language and identity English is de facto global language English does seem to be the de facto 'global' language of the late 20th and first few years of the 21st century.

In response to the political landscape shift of 2016, an academic conference is encouraging participants to take steps to disenfranchise the usage of English language in the classroom and ...

Now that the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union, the debate about English as the de facto official language of Europe is likely on the mind of many.

A lot of multilingual countries promote an official language, but the United States has never done so with English. In fact, the US has no official language.

A lot of multilingual countries promote an official language, but the United States has never done so with English. In fact, the US has no official language.