Why the young generation today prefers to speak and learn English from a NATIVE SPEAKER?

I have been letting everyone know that teaching English is a very viable trade for Expats in China. This is not only true for China but, also for other countries like Japan, Cambodia, Spain, Thailand etc.

Have you ever wondered why so many people want to learn English? What charm does this language hold?

Let’s take Chinese (Mandarin) for instance it is a language that is vastly in use all around the world simply because china has the largest population and everyone inevitably speaks Chinese.

But, today there are more people in China and around the world learning English than there are Native speakers. So, if you think of demand and supply well we teachers are in good demand.

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As a teacher I try real hard to get my students to start understanding English as a language and then being the ablity to use it inorder have a conversation rather than just reading books and memorizing passages. When I first started it wasn’t easy understanding why so many students of all ages wanted not only to learn but, learn real quickly.

As I have been staying here I have begun to realize how tough it is for Chinese students to head to high schools or Universities abroad just because their comprehension of the English language is below average. They have to depend on agents who are more than willing to con them.

Schools are not far behind. I know of a school here in Guangdong that makes their high school student take the TOFEL test 3 times once each year under the pretext that if they pass it each year they will be preparing for university way in advance and will be able to get admission in a good one.

The TOFEL classes are beyond my understanding because they are run by Chinese teachers who claim to teach the students skills and techniques to pass the TOFEL test without actually reading and comprehending the passages given.

School in China encourages no imagination

The English taught at school is very old. They have been following the British School curriculum which got out dated 10 years back.

The children are taught very basic English at school and everything is explained to them in Chinese therefore, for more language exposure and accent reduction parents start looking for native speakers who can help their child.

As a native speaker my role in the life of the children’s I teach is not only to teach them the language but, to be their friend. My students are very comfortable with me and I encourage them to think and reason rather than just listen (which is what happens in most schools here)

The Children here are brilliant but, unfortunately they have lost their imagination and creativity. It has been curbed by continuously teaching the child to follow and blend into the crowd.

All my students here write English in a particular which never changes. So I started teaching my kids to write cursive and when one of them tried to use it at school the teacher told the child that he|she was trying to show off. 

Therefore, teachers who are not from China come across as more encouraging, open minded, education and recreational. The children enjoy to spend an hour or two and have fun along with learning rather than get bored.

As a language and accent reduction teacher I know being able to speak a language is great. But, I also know that learning one language has no affect on any other languages you already speak or will speak in the future.