Comments on: On the Road Again… http://blogs.haverford.edu/china/2008/08/02/on-the-road-again/ Just another News.haverford.edu weblog Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: jens kastner http://blogs.haverford.edu/china/2008/08/02/on-the-road-again/#comment-1138 jens kastner Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:35:42 +0000 http://blogs.haverford.edu/blogs/china/?p=32#comment-1138 Hello,
I’m currently writing an article about Asian cram schools for spiegelonline, which is a German magazine. I’m living in Taiwan, so I rely on the internet to find someone who could tell me a bit about teaching in China now and a few years ago. Would you have the time to answer me a few questions?
please reply to: kenslastner@googlemail.com

Regards

Jens Kastner

]]> By: Patrick http://blogs.haverford.edu/china/2008/08/02/on-the-road-again/#comment-72 Patrick Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:53:08 +0000 http://blogs.haverford.edu/blogs/china/?p=32#comment-72 The answer to your question is a little bit complicated. Yes, English is ‘popular’ in China. Every student starts to learn English in Middle School or earlier and continues to study it until after college. English is also seen as a key skill in getting a job in the new more global China. To what degree this translates to common proficiency, however, is unclear. Despite the many years of English students may have taken, many are able to say only a few words of English because of the heavy grammar and reading emphasis put on by the middle and high schools in China. Another major factor is the location in China. If you are in Shanghai and speak only English, you should be fine. If you decide to go to the boonies of China, I would advise you to be a little more careful. Regardless, I think it’s doable.

]]> By: Daily News http://blogs.haverford.edu/china/2008/08/02/on-the-road-again/#comment-69 Daily News Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:15:13 +0000 http://blogs.haverford.edu/blogs/china/?p=32#comment-69 I’ve always wanted to go to China, however, the idea of being in another country with people that don’t speak English gives me an uneasy feeling. Is English popular over there?

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