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INTRODUCTION Pourquoi apprendre des langues étrangères?
FOREWORD Why Learn Foreign Languages?

Author(s): Ruxandra CONSTANTINESCU-ȘTEFĂNEL
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Sociology, Globalization
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: global communication; lingua franca; English language; intercultural interaction; global village;

Summary/Abstract: Communication with people from all corners of the world is essential in the “global village” in which we live. There is, of course, a lingua franca: English, the most widely learned foreign language in the world. Wherever one goes, one can find someone who speaks it—well or not so well, but in a way that remains understandable.

  • Issue Year: 26/2025
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 7-12
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: French
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