The document discusses the importance and global influence of the English language. It notes that English language teaching has become a huge international business worth hundreds of millions. The English language is now one of Britain's most reliable exports as it requires no manufacturing or infrastructure. According to novelist Malcolm Bradbury, English is an ideal product that can be used everywhere without needing workers or assembly. The document also states that any educated person needs to know English and it has become an accepted fact of cultural life in former British colonies where it is an official language.
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