Englishes, What is that?

People around the world must admit that English is an international language in which used for communication by many people around the world. The existence of English can not be separated with the discussion of the standard English that people around the world use in communication. People who speak or use English as second or foreign language consider that the standard of English that they must imitate is American English and British English. They think that their English competence, either on speaking or writing, will be considered good when they follow the style of American or British. What people think toward that case is actually incorrect. Although English is only language that used for international communication, it does not mean that different countries must have same way in using English. the way of every country speaks or uses English is called Englishes.

According to the classification, Englishes is distinguished into three parts, they are English as Native Language (ENL), English a Second Language (ESL), and English as Foreign Language (EFL). ENL refers to English that used in countries where English is the primary language of most population. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom are countries in which English is said to be spoken and used as native language. ESL, on the other hand, is spoken in countries where English is an important and usually official language, but not main language of the country. These countries have characteristic in which they are ex-colonies of the United Kingdom or the United States. The countries that speak English as Second language are Nigeria, India, Malaysia, and Philippines. The final classification of Englishes is EFL. EFL occurs in countries where English is not actually used or spoken very much in daily life. English is usually used for English learning at school, but students have little opportunity to use English outside the classroom. China, Indonesia, Japan, and many countries are countries in which use English for Foreign Language.