Friday, February 19, 2010

Some Statistics For You...

English is the first language for over 400 million people.

China has 300 million English learners.

350 million people can speak English in India.

"Half of the world's people are projected to be speaking English by 2015."

88% of Seoul National University students enrolled in private academies.

Korea's "top university students spent on average three hours daily carefully studying what they learned in class."

Number of Asian students enrolled in U.S. universities:

India: 103,260
China: 98,510
Korea: 75,065

Kim Hyeon-Su, age 13, received a perfect (120) Toefl score. Her mother taught her English at home.

Whenever a student asks me, "How can I improve my English?" I usually ask, "Can you speak English with any friends or family members?" If the answer is "no," then it will be slow and difficult.

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