The English language has spread and is reflected in every corner of the globe. So why is English the preferred language for business worldwide?
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DO CHINA ADOPT ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO BE A GLOBAL ROLE PLAYER
Author: Laxhminarayan Das
English language today spread and reflected every corner of the globe. This is a world language, which is reflected in internet, International business, local business, shopping mall, International Flight – A true pathway of Global communication and only source to access knowledge. It is the vehicle for hundreds of millions of people of all countries who connected which each other.
Indeed, English is much more than a language; It makes a Union and closer association across the brooders, bridge the gap of culture and also a source of Unity in the rapidly changing Global Arena
This is not just a powerful tool for growing economics, business & trade, rather increase the mutual respect and progress among the nations
English as a language in China and India
Today around 350 Million people in India speak English, on the contrary 300 million in China. Chinese Govt. seriously observing the impact of English language on their business, trade and education. Being vernacular is not a bad idea, simultaneously not a brilliant idea too. So today more numbers of children are learning English in china than in schools of U.K. This approach reflects the seriousness toward English language by china’s Govt.
Trade and Commerce in China
In all aspects china is ahead than us. In terms of FDI, China is getting 10 times more FDI than us. Also per 1000, car owners are more in China than in India. Slowly the software industries are growing in China. Indian software firms Satyam & Infosys have there own presence in China. Several software firms avoid China market due to the use of vernacular language in software industry.Here due to lack of English language only a business gap occurred in China market. Only 10% of the China’s educated mass can fluently speak English. A huge gap in English speaking population from China creates a business gap in following sectors:-
- Broadcasting
- Telecom Companies
- Publishing Industries
- Universities
- Colleges
- Schools
If any one enters to the popular website of world universities (www.univ.cc) than it can be easily understood how China is still far away from a Global Language English. While entering to china the web page reflects around 324 lists of Universities in China in a alphabetical order. Each web page of individual University has been designed in Chinese language. In this way in creates a hindrance for intellectual academicians to enter into any top Universities in China. The same case is very different from Hong-Kong. As it is a previous British colony, hence every University web page is designed in English. Looking at to the progress and achievement of Hong – Kong, China should learn the essence of English language around the Globe.
China’s future Vs English language
If China will eventually take over English as the Global language, then working knowledge of China will improve a lot. In the international arena, English-speaking executives are in great demand which Chinese students can do, in China accepts English language. So China today looking for more English teachers from India to train their students. Therefore, future is laying in spreading of more speaking population in the country. That the Govt. of China is also looking for.
Complicated language Vs Global language
Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka are a few versions of Chinese language. Chinese language is consists of 6000 alphabets, on the other hand English language is consists of 26 alphabets. Around 900 million people speak in standard Mandarin, one of the largest spoken languages across the Globe. So surpassing the same may be a difficult idea but not impossible. It may be a time consuming process. If one observes the learning process of both the languages, than English is a far simpler language to learn, grammatically, linguistically, phonetically. Its usage and application are also simpler than Chinese language. On the other hand if one analyses in Chinese language phonetics is extremely complicated. It has four tones and each word can be pronounced in four different ways to mean four different things. This is a problem in national market as well as international market too. Any marketing executive who is working in China unable to express the core meaning of a product if it bears four meaning in Chinese language. So English language has been adopted as a standard language in several countries as Global language and mode of smooth business transaction and communication. This is the core reason Chinese products are lacking in Global attention.
Growth of Economy
China’s economy is growing significantly. Hence, Govt. of China must adopt English now to increase their share in world trade and commerce. Due to this China is a late entrant to WTO. Million of brilliant population in China unable to give their services to the Global market due to their lack of English speaking ability. Therefore, Govt. of China is making a rapid transformation of English in the country. As a policy, matter Govt. of China has already decided that English language should be required in Chinese Schools from the age of six with 20 millions more children a year learning English language. Around 2 lakhs adults are learning English out side of the school system. If the existing scenario continues by 2025, than China exceeds the number of speakers in English as a first language in all of the rest of world. That day will be the new era of trade and commerce in China’s growing economy and they can be a Global leader of 21st century.
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