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hellofaniceguy
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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 12:27 am Post subject: Looking for a past posting...where...lowest english speaking |
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| I read on this site some time ago...Korea has the lowest English speaking population amoung the Asian nations. Now I can't find it. Did a search using different key words but no hits. Anyone have better luck in helping me out? Thanks! |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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75% of Seoulites Lack English Speaking Ability
Three out of four Seoul residents can't speak English, according to a survey by Seoul Metropolitan City. The survey of 1,000 people over 20 years old found that 74.2 percent find it hard to communicate in English or can hardly speak the language.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200312/kt2003122118195611990.htm
Seoul Should Adopt English as 2nd Language
"English is an official language in Singapore and this has tremendously helped the city emerge as a center of finance for the surrounding areas," Barton said, adding Beijing is also concentrating efforts on developing its English-language capabilities.
He made the remarks during a report to Seoul City officials about the results of a survey on Seoul's potential for becoming a financial hub in Asia at City Hall in downtown Seoul. The report shows that Seoul ranks third with Beijing in terms of conditions to become a regional hub. Hong Kong and Singapore placed first, while Tokyo and Shanghai were in a secondary group. The fourth group includes Taiwan and Sydney.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200307/kt2003072318233810160.htm
Poor English Skills Stymie S. Korea
http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/Art2725.txt |
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