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Feedback from China VolunteersHere are some of the emails we have received from volunteers about their experiences in China.China's main problem in foreign language education is the manner in which foreign languages are taught - students are often taught to read and write excellent English but rarely get any oral practice. As a result English teachers graduate from university speaking poor English and mispronouncing most words and passing along their mistakes to their students. So all the other English teachers and I certainly felt that our presence was needed to expose both the teachers and the students to "real" English. During my 4 months with the kids, I definitely felt their English improved, but of course there are limitations to what you can teach children in only 4 months. However, in addition to the linguistic aspects I also feel that the opportunity for the children to be around and itneract with a foreigner is an important educational experience in terms of cultural exchange and awareness of the world around them. Maria Hole 'My expectations were exceeded.' '...feedback from the students, watching them become more confident, more relaxed, and have more fun in the classroom with each passing week (had the greatest impact). Although their reading and writing skills were more than adequate, they were not comfortable speaking English and understandably shy and tentative, but I saw steady improvement.' Harvey Leve from the USA |
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