Functional　magnetic　resonance　imaging　(fMRI)　was　used　to　map　brain　activation　during　visual　language　task.　As　the　result,　educations　have　implications　for　other　cognitive　ability　as　well　as　language　skill.　There　have　no　data　related　to　different　during　Chinese　auditory　word　processing　in　literate　and　illiterate　subject.　In　this　study,　we　analyzed　data　based　on　fMRI　experimental　to　examine　the　effects　of　education　on　brain　activation　associated　with　language　and　control　tasks　in　26　healthy　right-handed　Chinese　subjects　(13　literates　and　13　illiterates).There　were　36　pairs　of　Chinese　auditory　word　in　the　language　task　and　36　pairs　of　pure　tone　in　the　control　task.　When　we　compared　literate　and　illiterate　subjects,　we　observed　education-related　differences　in　activation　patterns.　As　the　result,　we　discovered　bilateral　different　brain　activations　in　the　bilateral　middle　frontal　gyrus　(BA6),　the　right　middle　occipital　gyrus　(BA32),　the　right　inferior　frontal　gyrus　(BA47),　the　right　middle　temporal　gyrus　(BA21),　the　right　superior　temporal　gyrus　(BA22),　the　bilateral　middle　frontal　gyrus　(BA9)　and　cerebellum.　Conclusion　that　education　have　implications　for　other　cognitive　ability　as　well　as　language　processing,　literate　might　respond　in　these　task　more　accuracy　and　quickly　than　illiterate.　©2010　IEEE.