Thursday, November 3, 2011

The Importance of English

The China Conundrum - NYTimes.com:
Great article highlights the growth of middle class eager to enter the English speaking world....

"College officials and consultants say they are seeing widespread fabrication on applications, whether that means a personal essay written by an agent or an English proficiency score that doesn’t jibe with a student’s speaking ability. American colleges, new to the Chinese market, struggle to distinguish between good applicants and those who are too good to be true."