ENGLISH – THE ‘LATIN’ OF GLOBALIZATION. CHALLENGES FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION
ENGLISH – THE ‘LATIN’ OF GLOBALIZATION. CHALLENGES FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: Mankind has always felt the need to have a common language, a language to facilitate interpersonal communication beyond the specific differences of each civilization, nation, language, culture, etc. After the decline of the Roman Empire, throughout the Middle Ages, by means of Catholicism, Latin was widely spread, language of the Catholic Church, of administration and culture, a language generally of the elite. To date, English is used globally in official and unofficial, formal and informal contexts, in political and economic organizations, international congresses and conferences, in science, research, education, official and interpersonal communication in a wide range of instances. English, a language of high cultural prestige, is an instrument of communication and a means of knowledge. In higher education, English plays a leading role, in teaching-learning activities, scientific research, academic mobility, international programs and projects, in the process of internationalizing knowledge.

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