http://www.hansencommlab.com<br />http://englishpronunciationcourse.com<br /><br />There are about 1.4 billion non-native English speakers in the world - and only about 400 million native speakers.<br /><br />In China, 300 million people peak some level of English and an additional 350 million are learning English. What's funny is the majority of them are learning American English, a language spoken natively by only about 280 million people in the world.<br /><br />96% of English conversations in the world include at least one non-native English speaker.<br /><br />So, we can see that the world's English and English users are changing. Non-native English speakers are a huge majority, yet we continue to expect non-native speakers to sound just like us - the native speakers, the ones who speak "proper" English.<br /><br />Does that make any sense?<br /><br />We're failing to realize that a GLOBAL English is forming - one where the focus is on CLARITY not PURITY.<br /><br />Isn't it time to embrace this shift and start focusing on clear and confident communication instead of cutting people down for their speech??
