The newspaper may be the most commonly read print medium anywhere in the world. More and more parents, in India, are subscribing to at least two newspapers, one in English and the other in their mother tongue. They want their children to learn the languages and improve their awareness of the world. This may be the situation in many countries. Also, many language teachers advise their students to read newspapers online to learn about cultural and political situations.
We used the English newspaper in a multi-national, multi-cultural, and multi-lingual classroom. There were 42 participants from 25 developing countries. While some of them were comfortable with English, the others knew very little English. Most of them were from the diplomatic corps, some civil servants, and some English teachers. The youngest was 26 years old, while the oldest was 59