Everyone learns English in my town

China
March 12, 2007 12:28am CST
I am invited to teach English in an English Training Center near my university. It is located in the largest inhabited area of our city and now more than 50 students are studying there. More people are planing to join the programme in recent days. To my surprise, many kinds of people-teachers, policemen, doctors and housewives,they are all very interested in it and worked so hard to learn English that shorked me a lot. they lisiened to my talk carefully just like their children. listening, reading, writing& speaking, all assignments I gave them were finished on time even some of their homework could be marked as "excelent". I talked with them at break time to promote understood mutually, I found all of them have a strong desire to communciate with others especially foreigners. Because of living nearby our university, they have more chnces to meet foreigners,to communciate with them is the best way to open their eyes and get more business opportunities(some are shopkeerers). Of course, the most important reason for them to learn is to keep their jobs or looking for a higher salary. They put a big investment into English learning for their children and themselves in order to keep pace with the amazing developing of our country. I still remembered about 10 years ago, a foreigner appeared in my city must be an explove news just like someone say hi to an alien today. But now,people from U.S Germany Australia India,Korea and many other courtries are working and living with us and we are getting along very well. My city-Kaifeng, the capital of China and the largest city in the world in the 11th century are waiting for a new life. I'm looking forward to worink for her and now to teach my fellowmen to learn English is a way to thank her
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2 responses
• China
12 Mar 07
It requires more patience and willpower when someone treats what they do a career rather just a work.Teaching is your career in your life.I'm certain that you will succeed in achieving your goal.
• Philippines
12 Mar 07
Goodluck! :D