A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE CONTEMPORARY ROMANIAN HIGHER EDUCATION

It goes without saying that the lingua franca's significance in our day and age is fundamental. International and European integration, as well as the modern process of globalization have lead to the incremented usage of the English language. As a result, English as a foreign language has become a relevant subject taught for a minimum of one year within almost all bachelor programs in the Romanian higher educational system. As an integrated part of the European Union, Romania is constantly undergoing a process of delivering higher education - services at European standards; thus, EFL courses, seminars and practical courses in Universities are becoming an important mile stone in the European development of students.