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China to Have the World’s Biggest Number of English Speakers

In: Asia Future Shock

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  • Michael Backman

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Most people assume that English is widely spoken in India. It isn’t. Relatively few Indians speak and read it. Most people also assume that among the Asian countries, India has the greatest number of English speakers. It hasn’t. And not by a long shot. That honor goes to the Philippines, where 95% of its 90 million-strong population is proficient in English.

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  • Michael Backman, 2008. "China to Have the World’s Biggest Number of English Speakers," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Asia Future Shock, chapter 9, pages 66-70, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-59242-1_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230592421_9
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