Universal Languages
This is a video about universal languages or lingua franca provided by the Dalarna University. Konstantin Andreev, a professor of its English Department, talks about the history of different universal languages and explains how a language becomes a lingua franca.
Credit to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FD-z3JCCzM
English as a Lingua Franca
The second video is focused primarily on the English language. What made English a universal language? Why do a large number of people learn English as their second language? These are the questions Konstantin Andreev answers in this video.
Credit to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFQlNNgZc8o
Phoenix
Phoenix is one of the many European bands that sing in English. In this interview, they mostly talk about their musical influences when writing their songs. When an interviewer asks them about choosing English over French, they answer that they did not choose to sing in English, and that it was only natural to do so, because today English is the language of the music.
Credit to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQsJDaMIUBU
A Camp: English vs Swedish
A Camp is a band formed by Nina Persson, a singer from the Cardigans. In this short video, she speaks about the reasons for writing songs in English and not in Swedish.
Credits to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iBkKBDbVNM
Scorpions
Here is another band from Germany that sings in English.
Credits to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWhwBQqK4ys
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