English: Still the World's Business Language

Luminaries such as the Investment Biker Jim Rodgers warned us that Spanish or Mandarin would overtake English as the Business language or indeed the language everyone should learn in the 21^st Century. Okay it might still be early, but things aren’t turning out as predicted.

For example in China, the locals are wanting to learn English in massive numbers, and cities such as Shanghai are introducing English as a compulsory subject for their school children.

Some interesting facts about learning English around the world are as follows:

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>1.55 billion learners of English around the world

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>10.2 million English teachers

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>Universities are increasingly using English as a medium for teaching

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands have the best English speakers

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>In China, Disney has become a major provider of English teaching lessons

Source: BBC News