The English language is to be UK's largest export

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From The Sun -

English our top export

By GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON

Deputy Political Editor

SELLING the English language is set to be Britain’s biggest export by 2020 — earning £20billion a year.

Gordon Brown wants to cash in on China’s huge demand for English teaching.

The Chancellor will this week launch a plan to set up franchises of famous schools and universities there.

China’s one billion-strong population needs to speak our language to compete on the world stage.

Eton College and Oxford University already have Chinese campuses.

Eventually every British school and college will be twinned with one overseas.

A source said: “Gordon knows that everyone in the world wants to learn English.

“This is a huge opportunity for us.”

English is compulsory for Chinese pupils from the age of six but there are not enough teachers.

Chinese students will be allowed to work in Britain for a year after they finish college.

An English-learning website will be set up called E-China and the online service in2English is to be expanded.

British education has doubled in value as an export since 2000, earning £10bn.

Mr Brown also praised JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books for spreading the English language worldwide

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I always had thought about going AOL style and making millions of disks for computer to teach english. Just send them 3 times a month or so to the same house to make sure they get them and then flood stores with the disks and tons of computer and tv ads.