Nowadays, English has become a necessary
language in this era of globalization. In fact, English is the most common language
worldwide; similarly, it is used for international relationships to manage multinational businesses. Also, it opens doors to
scientific information as the majority of books, websites, and magazines, which
are written in this language. Consequently, English has become a lingua franca.
Seidlhofer (2001) suggests that a lingua franca is an additionally acquired
language system that serves as a means of communication between speakers of
different first languages. Thus, an essential reason for
the expansion of English has been the acceptance of this language for non-native
speakers.
