<div>But do read the methodology section at the end, and compare this with his 1997 report.</div>
<div>Bernard Spolsky<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 2/27/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Francis M. Hult</b> <<a href="mailto:fmhult@dolphin.upenn.edu">fmhult@dolphin.upenn.edu</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">English Next was commissioned by the British Council and written by researcher<br>David Graddol – a British applied linguist, well known as a writer,
<br>broadcaster, researcher and consultant on issues relating to global English.<br><br><br clear="all"><br></blockquote></div>