While Jay's video is short, he is very blunt and to the point. In the first parts of his TED Talk, he shows a short audio clip with an Asian group trying to learn English. Their words are somewhat along the lines of not disappointing their country, their parents, and themselves. They are part of the two billion people trying to learn English.
Jay also uses the people of China as an example of a country forcing English onto it's people. "In China, you start learning English in the third grade by law." Jay states that in 2009, the year this talk was filmed, China will become the world's largest English speaking country. He then proceeds to talk about a test, worth 25 percent of a students grade, and how much it is based on English. "She spends 12 hours a day, for three years, studying..."
Walker, Jay. "The World's English Mania." Jay Walker:. TED. Feb 2009. Web. 27 May 2014.
Jay also uses the people of China as an example of a country forcing English onto it's people. "In China, you start learning English in the third grade by law." Jay states that in 2009, the year this talk was filmed, China will become the world's largest English speaking country. He then proceeds to talk about a test, worth 25 percent of a students grade, and how much it is based on English. "She spends 12 hours a day, for three years, studying..."
Walker, Jay. "The World's English Mania." Jay Walker:. TED. Feb 2009. Web. 27 May 2014.