English Language Day is celebrated on 23 April. The day aims to create awareness to people about the culture, history, and achievements associated with the language.
English Language Day:
The origins of the English Language was found in medieval England. The name ‘English’ its name from the Angles. The Angles were a West Germanic tribe who were from the Anglia peninsula that juts out into the Baltic Sea. The language has taken on grammar, tones, and words from every language it has come into contact with. The language slowly developed and spread across the world. English became the official language of nearly 60 countries and the language of commerce in countries all over the world
History:
The first English Language Day was observed as a result of work by the United Nations. The UN announced English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and Arabic as its official language. The move aims to promote the use of the official languages to ensure that the United Nations, its goals, and actions are understood by the widest possible public.
The day is celebrated on 23 April to honour the birth anniversary of William Shakespeare who the greatest writer in the English language. Language is referred to as the world language. The UN celebrated the first English Language Day on 23 April 2010.
