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English Language Teaching - They Speak English as a First or Official Language Where?

 English as a First or Official Language Frequently, when I educate or talk before of gathering of English language educators, I like to pose the inquiry, "The number of nations that are there which have English as a FIRST or OFFICIAL language?" A couple of moments then pass as I trust that the gathering will "work it out". Coincidentally, what number of these nations might YOU at any point name? Then, leniently, I offer a reaction subsequent to taking a variety of surmises going from about six or so to fifteen or fifty. The accompanying nations each have English either as an authority or first language. In North America The North American mainland, home to just three nations, has two of them with English as a first or official language. o US o Canada (to make things abundantly clear, French is likewise an authority language in Canada) In Europe In Europe, one of the world's extraordinary blends, a few nations guarantee English as a first or official language. o