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中国的英语教育
最近我关注了一下英语作为第一外语在中国的情况,发现英语教育市场的规模,就像中国很多其他事情一样,数字都大得惊人。
首先,一个普遍认可的估计值是,中国目前英语学习者总数有3亿之多,只比美国总人口数少1亿。
这其中即包括教授英语的私立学校,也包括公立学校。还有一点需要特别关注的是,提供英语教学、辅导或是(SAT、托福、GRE、GMAT)考前培训的私立学校规模十分庞大,增速极其迅猛,使今年的市场规模达到了45亿美元,这个增长速度已超过了中国GDP。
眼下在中国,大约有50,000所私立英语学校,其中大 (…)
Sibuxiang
I have lived in Hong Kong and traveled frequently in China since 1974.
My blog posts will begin with anecdotes, and photos from before the Open Door era, or during its early days.
My posts are bi-lingual, in English and Chinese. Click on the title of any post, and the bi-lingual version will appear.
Sibuxiang is a deer-like animal known in English as Pere David's Deer. In Chinese it also means “neither fish nor fowl”.
I welcome your comments and feedback!