Chinese Learning English

Why It Is Imperative For The Taiwanese To Learn English

The emerging global economy, the spread of democratic systems of government, and the rise of free-market capitalism all demand the Taiwanese learn English to retain competitive advantage in the global environment. As national and ethnic borders erode, market forces drive politics, business, education, and ideology on a global level. Thus, it is largely market forces as well as political realities that demand the Taiwanese learn English in order to be able to integrate more successfully into the emerging global community. This is true in terms of political, economic, educational, and social levels of integration.

The Taiwan government relies heavily on U.S. investment for its industrial survival, and, in terms of politics it relies heavily on U.S. support and arms to offset the periodic saber-rattling of communist mainland China. As one political analyst said of the recent spy plane crisis in regard to this issue "Bush is new in office and his foreign policy team is more friendly towards Taiwan. Their ability to resist pressure from China is stronger" (Hung 1). The U.S. remains the world's sole superpower, and, there, like the majority of the rest of the international community, English is the lingua franca. The Taiwanese need to learn English, in light of this international reality. It is also crucial for the Taiwanese to learn English because of the fact that the industrial prowess of

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