It has been carried out a worldwide survey which studies and examines
how English is learned in each country. At the same time this investigation
also looks at the importance of English language in the world, not only for
professional opportunities, but also for the economic development of a concrete
nation.
Only one English exam has been elaborated and done via Internet by
students from all around the world who have wanted to collaborate with the
investigation. More than 2 millions of students have participated in this test.
Thanks to that examination a classification has been set where we can see the
different levels of English in each country which took part in the test.
The first countries in the list with a very high level of English are
Northern European countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, followed
by Germany, Poland, France, Japan, Portugal, Argentina; and the in the number
36 of the list we find Spain. Thanks to that chart where we can see the
positions each country has according to its level of English, we realize that
Spanish are bad at English even being a developed country and having millions
of children and young people studying English everyday.
Speaking English is necessary for globalization, it is also the key for
foreign investments, or if you want to have an interesting and well-paid job a
perfect command of this language is needed. To sum up, nowadays the knowledge
of English has become a basic requirement instead of a simple advantage for
people.
