Market for English courses surges
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> - <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yale">Yale</span>, <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="courses">courses</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Statistical">Statistical</span> <span word="Bulletin">Bulletin</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($4.9 <span word="billion">billion</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="education">education</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Linjie">Linjie</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="Lyn">Lyn</span> <span word="Education">Education</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="since">since</span> 2010.</p><p>"<span word="English">English</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="record">record</span>-<span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>."</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 400,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2011, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1978 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> 2.25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>, 90 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2000, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2000 <span word="to">to</span> 2010, <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="was">was</span> 28.2 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 14 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Globalization">Globalization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>.</p>
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