"For the Chinese in China don’t judge them too hastily now,they may have the last laugh if let say 5% of population passion to become English teacher over 1.3 billion people (1,330,044,605 as of mid-2008), As the world's population is about 6.7 billion, China represents a full 20% of the world's population so one in every five people on the planet is reside China. That definitely would upset future trend , as the current demand for Filipino English teacher in china, they’re the observing the needs of those who result hopelessly inept in the language but who have the clear economic advantage now. "
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By Rachel Chang
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said if the Chinese can master English, it will give them a very powerful weapon for economic growth. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
THE ability to understand the world without translation is a skill Singapore can impart to China, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
Demographic projections of non-English-language-background and limited-English proficient persons in the United States to the year 2000 by state, age, and language group
But for China to attain this skill will involve creating an English-speaking environment alongside their Chinese-speaking one - a difficult challenge he does not know how to overcome.
'If the Chinese can master English, it will give them a very powerful weapon for economic growth,' he said.
China is currently at a 'disadvantage' in a world where English is the lingua franca, he said. In finance, for instance, all bank annual reports are in English, regardless of their countries of origin.
Talent and diversity : the emerging world of limited English proficient students in gifted education (SuDoc ED 1.302:T 14/2)
Mr Lee was speaking to an audience of 300 at a dialogue during the FutureChina forum yesterday. A participant had asked what China could learn from Singapore and vice versa.
The inclusion of students with disabilities and limited English proficient students in large-scale assessments: A summary of recent progress (Research ... / National Center for Education Statistics)
Mr Lee said that 10 to 20 per cent of Chinese must become proficient in English before an English-speaking environment can develop.
