YouTube - English: No Longer the World Language - CBN.com
Good thing or bad?
As for negative impacts, should fewer Philipinos, Panamanians, and others over time learn English, clearly it will put more pressure on Canadians to learn English to maintain their international markets. If we consider that most of the world's major corporations have their headquarters in English-speaking countries, it's reasonable to assume that there is at least some correlation with language and economic power. This would also put increased pressure on taxpayers and the education system to train new teachers, and teach new students across the board. This would also mean that with more media shifting to Chinese as a second-language, that we would increasingly have more limited access to foreign media. Just to take an example, imagine that in 50 years from now Al-Jazera English were replaced by Al-Jazera Chinese, or that other TV, radio, and other journaistic, scientific, and other media replaced English with Chinese as their second language. Undoubtedly this would gradually and slowly erode our access to information form abroad over time. Also, with more people learning Chinese, they'd become increasingly influenced by Chinese tourism, Chinese textbooks, Chinese TV, radio, singers, authors, music, pop stars, fashion, politics, etc.
As for benefits of this, just as today many immigrants gravitate to English-speaking countries, so then more people would be turning their eyes towards China for opportunities, thus alleviating at least some of Canada's immigration pressures.
Any other thoughts on the possible slow and gradual future impact of such a shift on Canada's relations, political, cultural, economic, or otherwise with the rest of the world?
Actually another valid question would be how to respnd to this geopolitically, seeing that naturally as schools shift to Chinese the world will natrually become more Sino-centric just as now it is more Anglo-centric?
Good thing or bad?
As for negative impacts, should fewer Philipinos, Panamanians, and others over time learn English, clearly it will put more pressure on Canadians to learn English to maintain their international markets. If we consider that most of the world's major corporations have their headquarters in English-speaking countries, it's reasonable to assume that there is at least some correlation with language and economic power. This would also put increased pressure on taxpayers and the education system to train new teachers, and teach new students across the board. This would also mean that with more media shifting to Chinese as a second-language, that we would increasingly have more limited access to foreign media. Just to take an example, imagine that in 50 years from now Al-Jazera English were replaced by Al-Jazera Chinese, or that other TV, radio, and other journaistic, scientific, and other media replaced English with Chinese as their second language. Undoubtedly this would gradually and slowly erode our access to information form abroad over time. Also, with more people learning Chinese, they'd become increasingly influenced by Chinese tourism, Chinese textbooks, Chinese TV, radio, singers, authors, music, pop stars, fashion, politics, etc.
As for benefits of this, just as today many immigrants gravitate to English-speaking countries, so then more people would be turning their eyes towards China for opportunities, thus alleviating at least some of Canada's immigration pressures.
Any other thoughts on the possible slow and gradual future impact of such a shift on Canada's relations, political, cultural, economic, or otherwise with the rest of the world?
Actually another valid question would be how to respnd to this geopolitically, seeing that naturally as schools shift to Chinese the world will natrually become more Sino-centric just as now it is more Anglo-centric?
