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Sure, but I think it's too easy to underestimate the omnipresence of English on the Web. Perhaps students originating from populous, insulated countries might b
by monodeldiablo 10y ago
Sure, but I think it's too easy to underestimate the omnipresence of English on the Web. Perhaps students originating from populous, insulated countries might be able to avoid it, but certainly not most international students. I live in Croatia and, even here, most of the media -- online and off -- is overwhelmingly English. The younger generation is almost entirely bilingual as a direct result.
That's just my perception, though. I have no data to back any of this up, so take it with a grain of salt.
- monsieurbanana 10y agoMy own feeling, also without data to back it up besides my own experience (I'm french), is that your claim is absolutely false. They know basic english (because they have english class at school and indeed because of internet), there are more and more "almost bilingual" people, but to say that most of them are proficient (not even almost bilingual, just advanced comprehension) in english is absurd. At least in France and the asian countries I've visited. Some european countries like Iceland or Norway speak much better english. but I doubt it's because of the internet. I think they just have a better education system in certain areas.