A world-wide study of English language proficiency（熟练程度） was carried out in 60 nations. It found that the ability of the French to master the language of English is actually dropping. And that is probably because the French fear to lose their culture. While most countries in the world are slowly improving their English proficiency skills, France is one of the few nations where the English level is actually falling.
France ranked 35th out of sixty countries where English is not the main language, behind China and Italy, and just ahead of the United Arab Emirates（阿拉伯联合酋长国） in the "low proficiency" group. But in all the European countries studied, surprisingly it ranked last, falling behind Germany (14th) and Spain (23rd). Perhaps as is expected, Sweden is on the top, ahead of Norway and the Netherlands. "It means that most of Europe has improved English proficiency," the study said.
The main problem lies with France's fear of losing its own culture and language. The thinking of trying to protect its own culture has a poor influence, and harms the chances of French people learning English. Another factor is about the French school system. "French schools are short of the resources compared to European neighbors. Young pupils learn English in primary school, but often the teachers' level of English is not high. They are qualified as primary teachers, not language teachers, so often their English is just basic." Meanwhile, some also think it is mostly because the French don't care about English at all. They even have a poor attitude towards the English language. The French, more than people of most other nations, take great pride in their language, so in their mind there is no need for them to improve their English.
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