WE SPEAK ENGLISH (Do We?)
English ONLY in the Classroom?
Are you learning English? Are you learning because you are trying to learn or because you are being forced to learn? Do you REALLY want to learn English?
Did your English improve this year? How? Why?
Our students are placed here by their parents. Some students have told me that they are not interested in learning English.
Other students think of English as a subject, not as a language. They think it is possible to use Chinese to learn English. Do they think that after 4 years of never using English, a miracle will happen and their English will be perfect?
How do you think a language is learned?
In some courses there is almost no chance to speak any language, so speaking English is not an issue. However, in other courses, there are many opportunities to speak everyday.
Should students be speaking English in the classroom? Only English? Should teachers allow students to use other languages? Do students need to be forced to speak English? Are teachers strict enough?
What are some possible solutions to this problem?
