Why did you learn English | calculation the Value
English has fewer native speakers than either Mandarin or Spanish. So why is it seen as the defector world language? Maybe it's Hollywood movie or maybe it's colonialism, but one thing we know for sure is that despite having fewer native speakers, it's compulsory for students to learn English in most countries. English has almost a billion non-native speakers, making it easily the world's most widely understood language. And as the world and business become increasingly more global, being able to understand everybody else without the barrier of translation matters. In fact, a world bank study published in Forbes in 2010, found that people who can speak English earn up to 34% more than people who don't. The article was titled, it pays to speak English. And that's certainly true at Crossover where people can earn two or three times more than local. But some level of English is required for every role. Now it won't be that way forever. Some of the really coo