IntroductionIn the twenty-first century the world is becoming increasingly urban and more modernized, and the adoption of English is a symptom of this, as English increasingly serves as the lingua franca in business and in popular activities. culture. It is dominant or at least very prominent in other fields such as diplomacy, shipping, computing, medicine, and education. Ding and Saunders (2006) define a lingua franca – a term that refers to any language that serves as a common medium for communication between speakers of different languages ​​– which has its origins in the domination of the Levant by Latin-rite Europeans (Franks ) during the Middle Ages. Although English is indisputably the global lingua franca of the current era of globalization, it is not without its competitors (Ding & Saunders, 2006). In Asia, especially in East and Southeast Asia, with the development of tourism and international trade increasingly frequent, Chinese has become one of the most important communication languages ​​in the region. A report published in YAZHOU ZHOUKAN (2003) states that: Due to China's rising global power, huge target market and international influences, there has been a great mass fervor in learning Chinese and more from 85 countries have added Chinese lessons, covering nearly 30,000,000 lessons. students. Most of them are Japanese and Korean. The second large population is Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese and other south-eastern countries. The third is North American and European countries. Chinese is becoming a new dominant language soon after English. There is no doubt that English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? Thousands of people have thousands of answers. Maybe we still need time to say it. As David Crystal (1...... half of the document ...... I will not replace English as a global language in the next century. The English language has a strong demographic and technological base. Since everyone is learning and communicating between them in English, is it necessary for everyone to learn a new language (Chinese) to share ideas? The answer is obvious. However, it is possible that English will not maintain its monopoly in the next century A number of languages, including English , could have dominant roles – each with a special area of ​​influence, for example, the rise of Chinese will create a bilingual English-Chinese region other words, English could integrate or coexist with other major languages ​​allowing access to foreigners to communicate across linguistic borders. It could become a tool that opens windows to the world, opens doors to opportunities and expands our minds to new ideas.