 Re: Are people speaking better English these days?
It made me think... there was a time when the French were known for either speaking terrible English or refusing to speak it at all.
Yes, you're right. a long time ago, few French people spoke English ( and if they did ,the accent was terrible! ) at that time we didn't need to learn English to get a job in France. Today it's different. Youngsters must speak English fluently to get a job either in France or in Europe or elsewhere, the French economical situation has forced people to learn English.
It is also easier to learn languages and get a good accent today with the internet, DVDs in the original version , TV ect...)
But I know more and more students who are learning Chinese.
So will the Chinese language be the international language in the coming years?
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