Last year we looked at the first-ever global survey of english-language skills by ef englishtown , an education company .
去年大家都看到了英孚(一家教育公司)发布的首份全球英语技能调查报告。
But philip hult , the boss of ef , says that his sample shows results similar to a more scientifically controlled but smaller study by the british council .
" Like any growing industry , specialisation and segmentation have occurred and competition is much greater than before , " said ming chen , ef 's executive vice-president .