09 September, 2007
Most Chinese think there is an English learning boom in society
An article we found interesting:
China News, Beijing, Aug 9 - A recent survey shows that 90% of Chinese think there is an English learning boom in society. Nearly half of the respondents to the survey say that English is an essential tool for people living in modern society.
The survey was jointly carried out by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center, the information center of Sina.com, and Qtick.com.
What do people learn English for? When such question is posed to the respondents, 83% of them say learning English can help one find a good job; 65.4% of the respondents say it can help one to pass various exams; and 62% of them say English can help people to get a promotion easily.
73.5% of the respondents to the survey think English is useful in their work. As people around the world carry out much closer communications than ever before, no one will neglect the importance of English learning, they say.
Ma Hui doesn't use English much in her work. However, she spends a lot of time studying English every evening. She plans to pass the ITLES test some day.
"I might change a job and go abroad some day. Who knows?" she said. Although she is not quite clear what she learns English for, she's absolutely certain about one thing - learning English will surely be useful some day.
For Xu Feng, the case might be a little bit different. Mr. Xu is the general manager of a software company in Shanghai. To him, for a person who lives in a metropolitan city like Shanghai, English seems to be a must.
"In Shanghai, English is the second most important language, only next to Shanghai dialect. It's okay if you can't write English well, but you must be able to communicate in English. English is very important on many occasions. Sometimes when people go out to play or go to a pub, they like to communicate in English. In Shanghai, many foreigners and overseas Chinese often shift between the two languages when they communicate. Such way of speaking also affects those who do not speak English - they think this is 'fashion.'" Without noticing, Xu himself used an English word when he talked with this reporter.
For many people, English is a magic band: with it, they can do many things they like. In the survey, 27.7% of the respondents think that by mastering English one will "look well-educated"; 12.8% of them even think that English can help them "find a good marriage partner."
http://www.chinanews.cn/life/2007-08-09/38365.html
China News, Beijing, Aug 9 - A recent survey shows that 90% of Chinese think there is an English learning boom in society. Nearly half of the respondents to the survey say that English is an essential tool for people living in modern society.
The survey was jointly carried out by the China Youth Daily Social Investigation Center, the information center of Sina.com, and Qtick.com.
What do people learn English for? When such question is posed to the respondents, 83% of them say learning English can help one find a good job; 65.4% of the respondents say it can help one to pass various exams; and 62% of them say English can help people to get a promotion easily.
73.5% of the respondents to the survey think English is useful in their work. As people around the world carry out much closer communications than ever before, no one will neglect the importance of English learning, they say.
Ma Hui doesn't use English much in her work. However, she spends a lot of time studying English every evening. She plans to pass the ITLES test some day.
"I might change a job and go abroad some day. Who knows?" she said. Although she is not quite clear what she learns English for, she's absolutely certain about one thing - learning English will surely be useful some day.
For Xu Feng, the case might be a little bit different. Mr. Xu is the general manager of a software company in Shanghai. To him, for a person who lives in a metropolitan city like Shanghai, English seems to be a must.
"In Shanghai, English is the second most important language, only next to Shanghai dialect. It's okay if you can't write English well, but you must be able to communicate in English. English is very important on many occasions. Sometimes when people go out to play or go to a pub, they like to communicate in English. In Shanghai, many foreigners and overseas Chinese often shift between the two languages when they communicate. Such way of speaking also affects those who do not speak English - they think this is 'fashion.'" Without noticing, Xu himself used an English word when he talked with this reporter.
For many people, English is a magic band: with it, they can do many things they like. In the survey, 27.7% of the respondents think that by mastering English one will "look well-educated"; 12.8% of them even think that English can help them "find a good marriage partner."
http://www.chinanews.cn/life/2007-08-09/38365.html
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