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- Mute English is a term coined in the People's Republic of China to describe a phenomenon where people cannot speak English well and have a poor listening comprehension as a second language, typically through the traditional method of English language teaching where English is only taught as a subject. The phrase is a calque of the Chinese phrase "哑巴英语" (yǎbā yīngyǔ in pinyin). The phenomenon is sometimes referred to as Dumb English. Mute English occurs primarily due to an emphasis on literacy, grammar, and correctness in language education. Efforts to mitigate Mute English in China have resulted in numerous commercial products including TEFL schools and teach-yourself courses, international exchanges, and the eagerness with which Chinese students strive to practice their English with foreign visitors. Though any language can have its form of mute speakers (e.g. Mute Polish), the phenomenon of 'Mute English' in China, Japan and Korea is a massive, acknowledged problem, one which the school systems and students are attempting to address. A related concept is the less-common Deaf English. (en)
- 啞巴英語是一种語言现象，在中国尤其普遍，人们可以通過阅读和理解英文文章將英語作为第二语言，但英语口語交際能力不佳。 出现啞巴英語的原因主要是由于英語學習者缺乏以英语为母语的人進行口語練習，尤其是在像中国这样的国家中。因此“啞巴英語”是一个公认的英語學習问题，人們通過開設、參加国际交流以及與外國遊客交談等措施希望改善啞巴英語現象。 (zh)
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