The Acquisition of English in a Multilingual Context. The Use of English in Europe with Focus on Maltese English

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2020 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1, , language: English, abstract: This paper implicitly examines detailed aspects about English as an official language, with specific focus on Maltese English. The book 'The English Language in Europe' by Hartmann (1996) provides the theoretical foundation and primary literature source for the introduction of this term paper. The status of English has rapidly changed from the original and ancient language of England and America to an essential tool of international and global communication. English is currently considered the World language, a language everyone should be able to speak in order to communicate with other people from all around the world. In Europe, the concept of English as a world language is widespread and therefore vividly discussed. The research interests lie in the importance of English as an official language in Europe and the development of English in Malta.