China's recent rise has brought with it a new conventional wisdom: that everyone must learn Mandarin. But no one's told South Korea yet. Though Chinese is increasingly popular here, the nation seems ...

In a campaign against Western influence, China is rejecting the use of the English language in its educational institutions.Li Yuan, writing in The New York Times (NYT) said that it was hard to ...

In China, learning spoken English is giving rise to a huge and growing market. For instance, in addition to English classes in public schools, parents send their children to about 50,000 for-profit ...

Yilin Ye, a student from Anji, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China, is spending time abroad at the University of Zaragoza in Spain. Ye, 25, said she first started learning Spanish after having ...

"Where are you from? Do you speak English?" It's a familiar phrase near the Forbidden City in Beijing, or along the capital's Nanjing Road, as Chinese people try a standard opening gambit to spark up ...

HONG KONG - A leading university in China has removed an English language test from its degree requirements amid a growing debate about the subject's practical benefits for many people. Xian Jiaotong ...

In 1982, a British TV show became a sensation in China. “Follow Me!” was more than a program. It was a promise of a new, global future. This began China’s four-decade “English Fever.” Learning English ...

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Important moments for English learning in China over the past four decades: 1978: English became one of the subjects tested in the gaokao, the national college entrance exam, which resumed in 1977.

BEIJING – Speak a little English and are willing to relocate? Well, you’re probably qualified to be an English-language instructor in China. As long as you are white, that is. Chinese teaching ...