b29a4616-ab6d-46bd-9f57-f664b86f70cc20250919081801275wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS2224-28991109-952610.37394/23207http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=40161720251720252210.37394/23207.2025.22https://wseas.com/journals/bae/2025.phpHaroldAngulo-BustinzaProfessional Academic School of Administration and International Business, Continental University, PERUAlexander MelendezBernalDepartment of Economics, Professional Academic School of Administration and International Business, Continental University, PERUMaria MarquezZuritaProfessional Academic School of Administration and International Business, The Salle University, Arequipa, PERUYoselyn MamaniAmanqueProfessional Academic School of Administration and International Business, The Salle University, Arequipa, PERUThis article reviewed the key variables in the importance of the English language in use by young international business students from Generation Z; it described how knowledge of the English language can affect international transactions in a country and how some of the most common barriers to learning a second language may represent advantages or disadvantages in the use of that language for young students international business in Peru. The methodology used in this research was a quantitative approach of the correlational type, where the relationship between the English language and the use of the language by young university students of Generation Z was studied. The results indicate that there is a "moderate positive" reflecting that they are related (P-value < 0.05) with a Pearson correlation of significance. 482, between both variables. Concluding that the intervention of the English language influences the use of the language demonstrated a positive and significant correlation (0.482) between English proficiency and use among the young people of Generation Z. 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