The fact that we have an English proficiency Index worth spending more than 10 words on really highlights the bias of the people who organize this data.
It seems that IMD is based in Switzerland and Singapore.[0] Singapore and Switzerland hold ranks 1 and 2, respectively, in digital competitiveness.[1] Singapore has a high level of English proficiency.[2]
I don't think the mere fact that an English proficiency Index worth spending more than 10 words on exists shows that the people who organized this data are biased. English proficiency is important in business, science and programming, to name some examples. I think an argument as to why the inclusion of such a metric is biased should be given.
johnnyanmac|1 year ago
The fact that we have an English proficiency Index worth spending more than 10 words on really highlights the bias of the people who organize this data.
travisjungroth|1 year ago
Read the report. It’s really well put together. https://www.ef.com/assetscdn/WIBIwq6RdJvcD9bc8RMd/cefcom-epi...
fngjdflmdflg|1 year ago
It seems that IMD is based in Switzerland and Singapore.[0] Singapore and Switzerland hold ranks 1 and 2, respectively, in digital competitiveness.[1] Singapore has a high level of English proficiency.[2]
I don't think the mere fact that an English proficiency Index worth spending more than 10 words on exists shows that the people who organized this data are biased. English proficiency is important in business, science and programming, to name some examples. I think an argument as to why the inclusion of such a metric is biased should be given.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Institute_for_Ma...
[1] https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/articl...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF_English_Proficiency_Index#2...
DiogenesKynikos|1 year ago
Not being able to speak English means you have limited ability to speak to people from around the world. That's worth 10 words in a report.