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Which Asian Country speaks and writes better English?

Indonesian learn English since elementary school but only little who can speak fluently. Most Indonesian can only communicate easy and basic English with very poor grammar.

Young generation of Indonesia who speak English well usually uses American accent by using proper stress intonation during speaking. A new Zealan man has once said to me that any Indonesian who can speak English well is actually the best English speaker in Asia, and a Dutch said to me that he always get difficulty to understand stewardess working for Hongkong based Airline.

Beside that, I also have met and spoken with an Indian manager who was born and raised in USA but still has Indian accent on him every time he speaks English to me :D
 
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Indonesian learn English since elementary school but only little who can speak fluently. Most Indonesian can only communicate easy and basic English with very poor grammar.

Young generation of Indonesia who speak English well usually uses American accent by using proper stress intonation during speaking. A new Zealan man has once said to me that any Indonesian who can speak English well is actually the best English speaker in Asia, and a Dutch said to me that he always get difficulty to understand stewardess working for Hongkong based Airline.

Beside that, I also have met and spoken with an Indian manager who was born and raised in USA but still has Indian accent on him every time he speaks English to me :D

The American accent is popular thanks to Hollywood..

In Pak I've seen street hawkers speaking in U.S accent thanks to Hollywood movies..
 
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As far as English of call centers is concerned, Philippine is doing very good job. Their English is much easier to understand. My vote goes to them.
Thats is because you share almost the same accent, whereas South Asian and completely different accent. In fact in south Asia you will find change of accent every 100 kilometers
 
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As far as proficiency goes in Asia, Philippines top it.. Both in vernacular and grammar.. Indian English apart from a minute minority of speakers are difficult to understand, Through they may have the largest English speaking population in the world

I have listened to both Indian and Filipino variant of English. The Filipinos speak English in the American modicum, even the slang terminology they use "dude" "wasap mayn" "bro" is American colloquialism. Whereas the Indian folks whom I know tho they speak English with an Indian accent, they speak in British form of English. They pronounce words in the British modicum. For example the word "Schedule" , American will pronounce that as "Ske-dyul", but the Indian will pronounce it in the British form, "Sshe-duuuhl".

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The American accent is popular thanks to Hollywood..

I have listened to both Indian and Filipino variant of English. The Filipinos speak English in the American modicum, even the slang terminology they use "dude" "wasap mayn" "bro" is American colloquialism. Whereas the Indian folks whom I know tho they speak English with an Indian accent, they speak in British form of English. They pronounce words in the British modicum. For example the word "Schedule" , American will pronounce that as "Ske-dyul", but the Indian will pronounce it in the British form, "Sshe-duuuhl".

New speakers of English especially those from non commonwealth countries tend to follow the American accent, Because of that exposure to American culture.. For example take Chinese, Japanese and most of the East Asian countries

More traditional English speakers in South, South East Asia, Africa and the Caribbean have their own versions of English, Evolved through hundreds of years of usage and mixed with particular local dialects

Indian English or Hinglish, Sri Lankan English, Singaporean or Singlish, Saffa (South African) English, Carribean and West African are prime examples
 
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The American accent is popular thanks to Hollywood..

In Pak I've seen street hawkers speaking in U.S accent thanks to Hollywood movies..

To be honest, and as one who has a Pakistani best friend, Pakistanis can easily assimilate or speak 'English' fairly easily. They can 'assimilate' very easily here in the US. For me, i still have a very thick Japanese accent. I can write perfectly, but I still have some pronunciation issues.

That's what i admire about Indian and Pakistanis here. They can easily morph into the 'American' identity. LOL.
 
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The American accent is popular thanks to Hollywood..

In Pak I've seen street hawkers speaking in U.S accent thanks to Hollywood movies..

For the Indonesian case, it is due to the spread of cable TV during 2000 until now. Popular Western (USA) Music is also another reason. Despite that, that New Zealan man who said that reside in Jakarta and work in a multinational company in which most people working there indeed has a very good English skills.
 
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Article: 251 National language
251. National language.-(1) The National language of Pakistan is Urdu, and arrangements shall be made for its being used for official and other purposes within fifteen years from the commencing day.

(2) Subject to clause (1), the English language may be used for official purposes until arrangements are made for its replacement by Urdu.

(3) Without prejudice to the status of the National Language, a Provincial Assembly may by law prescribe measure for the teaching, promotion and use of a provincial language in addition to the national language.
Urdu has the status of national language but English has the status of official language though with chief justice addressing senate in Urdu i think replacement of English has gained traction.Who knows next chief justice may take oath in Urdu

To be honest, and as one who has a Pakistani best friend, Pakistanis can easily assimilate or speak 'English' fairly easily. They can 'assimilate' very easily here in the US. For me, i still have a very thick Japanese accent. I can write perfectly, but I still have some pronunciation issues.

That's what i admire about Indian and Pakistanis here. They can easily morph into the 'American' identity. LOL.
Well English is a compulsory subject in most education boards of Pakistan from Nursery class to PHD
 
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LOL!!!!!

@Gibbs is this a South Asian trait to semi-shake the head? I notice that even Pakistani women do this, not just Indian women. Do Sri Lankan women do that to?

Lol.. It's called the Indian head wobble.. Yes most do.. But i think it's more prevalent in South India.. It's a gesture between yes no and maybe.. Very confusing to outsiders
 
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The world’s English continues to improve, says a newly released study.

The report, called the EF English Proficiency Index, is a yearly report card on the English level of adults in 70 countries. Sweden leads the world, while Libya is last. EF, a private education company, produced the report.

The average level of adult Englishproficiency is up. But not all countries are improving. A few are even getting worse.

Europe

Europe leads the rankings. It is no surprise that Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway take the top four places. These countries have excellent public education systems and native languages that are structurally similar to English.

In almost every country surveyed, women speak much better English than men. But in the northern European countries, thegender gap is very small.

France is the exception in Western Europe. Its English proficiency is much lower than its neighbors. The French take great pride in their national language. The report says France’s poor performance could be due to a “cultural aversion” to English. France ranks below less-developed countries Indonesia, Ukraine, and Peru.

Turkey has the lowest English proficiency in Europe. Its ranking has gone down since 2012. The report says Turkey’s emphasis on grammar and memorization discourages students. But with its young population, it could improve quickly if it took the right education reforms.

Asia

In Asia, China has slipped 10 places since last year. Part of this drop is because the survey added three countries. The other reason is that seven Latin American countries showed more improvement than China.

Minh Tran is EF’s Director of Research and Academic Partnerships. He says China has made great progress over the past 10 years and the overall trend is still positive. But he says China will have to change the way it teaches English if it wants to reach a higher level.

“They’ll need to significantly improve teacher quality and put a strong focus on acommunicative approach, right? Because, often in China, students are still learning English to pass a test, and not yet to learn English to communicate. So that is perhaps the next step for China.”

China’s neighbors continue to invest heavily in English education. Singapore, Malaysia, and India have the highest proficiency in the region. As former Britishcolonies, these countries have long histories of using English, especially in higher education.

“English fever” continues in South Korea, where people spend more money on English education than any other place in the world. But South Korea’s average English level is not improving. South Korean public schools “fail to teach English at a high level,” the report says.

Vietnam has improved slightly since last year. Thailand and Cambodia remain at very low proficiency, despite their strong tourism industries.

Latin America

On the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Latin America has shown slow improvement over the past eight years. Most of the gains are among young people. But the overall adult English level is still low. Argentina is the first and only Latin American country to rank as “high proficiency” on the survey.

The report says teacher quality is a major problem across the region. Young people who can speak English can make far more money in fields outside of teaching.

Brazil has shown some improvement, but it still does not have enough competentEnglish speakers in its workforce, the report says. In preparation for the 2016 Olympics, the government is offering free English lessons to 150,000 tourism professionals.

Last year, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said the government will invest $690 million USD in English education. Some of the money will be used to train 12,000 teachers and help pay for private English lessons for 40,000 professionals.

Middle East and North Africa

In contrast to the rest of the world, English ability is going down in the Middle East and North Africa. Youth unemployment is high throughout the region, even among college graduates.

The United Arab Emirates, with its large multinational work force, ranks better than its neighbors. However, it still has low proficiency.

Education has suffered because of violence and instability in Iraq, Yemen, and Libya, where English levels are very low.

Syria was not included in the survey.

The Gulf kingdoms of Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have very low English proficiency despite their wealth.

The survey did not include sub-Saharan African countries.

Methodology

The EF English Proficiency Index is based on the online test scores of 910,000 adults in 70 countries. The results do not reflect the entire population of a country. The report is based on data from people who took an EF online English test in 2014.

How Well Does Your Country Speak English?

I knew france will be at the bottom of the list in Europe and to a lesser extent the world. They are the most anti anglo-saxon country in the western hemisphere, and they protect their language like diamond, but we will also conquer them as well, just a matter of time @Taygibay ,@Gabriel92.:p: Just shows how pax britannica still rules the waves.:enjoy:
 
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LOL!!!!!

@Gibbs is this a South Asian trait to semi-shake the head? I notice that even Pakistani women do this, not just Indian women. Do Sri Lankan women do that to?

Not really we don't wobble our heads.. Apart from that .. Even accent varies from region to region in Pak.. Except for maybe Urdu speakers from Karachi (came from north India)..
 
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LOL!!!!!

@Gibbs is this a South Asian trait to semi-shake the head? I notice that even Pakistani women do this, not just Indian women. Do Sri Lankan women do that to?


not Pakistani but South Indian trait... we dont shake our head like this... we either look on earth while talking or in eyes with fucked up expressions :D i am talking about man :P
 
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