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Has English become the language of problem-solving?

Posted on June 5th, 2009 by Michael

“English has become the language of problem-solving“, says Jay Walker.

Check out his TED Talk, only 5 mins.

Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English.

He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English — “the world’s second language” — by the thousands …

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  1. G McKeon Says:
    June 21st, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    If a mania is all about obsessions with something than I am delighted that the world is becoming obsessional about finding a common language to solve problems. This can only encourage better debate, thinking and action.