我的地盘--赛洋英语口语交流服务俱乐部

Study Abroad

In Chinese education, students learn through memorization. The teacher is the king and what he says is always the truth. In American education, however, much emphasis is placed on problem solving and discussion. There is very little emphasis on memorizing information. Students are taught to think for themselves. The role of the teacher is to stimulate their thinking: to get them to ask questions, challenge and even argue with the teacher and come to their own conclusions. And that’s why all the Chinese students are good at reciting. And for English, Chinese students are good at remembering English words and grammar but they cannot speak English well. And my friend John told me about his unforgettable study experience overseas.

John came to an English-speaking country to improve his English. He had studied the language for five years in his own country and he could understand written English quite well. What he needed above all was practice in conversation.

He was enrolled at a school for foreign students, and the school found him a home with a local family. The family was pleasant and friendly. He was delighted to discover that there was a pretty daughter, only a year or so younger than he was. That first night, as he was getting ready for bed, he was filled with optimism.

A few days later, however, when his class teacher, Mr. Price, asked him how he was getting along, he had to admit that he felt a little disappointed. “By Sunday,” said John, “I’ll have been here for two weeks, but I’ve had very little opportunity to practice conversation.”

“Aren’t you living with a local family?” asked Mr. Price.

“Yes, I am,” replied John, but they are always busy.”

“Aren’t there any young people in the family?”

“Yeah, there’s a daughter of 17, but she leaves home at eight o’clock in the morning, and she spends every evening with her friends.”(1分5秒)

出国留学

中国的教育强调通过记忆来学习知识，老师是主导，他所说的就是真理。而美国教育更强调解决问题和讨论问题，而不太强调记忆信息。老师教学生如何独立思考，他的作用只是激发学生思考：让他们问问题，对答案提出质疑，甚至与教师争辩，然后得出自己的结论。这可能就是为什么中国学生为什么背诵很好。对于英语，中国的学生更擅长记忆单词和语法然而英语口语却不是怎么好。我的朋友John向我讲述了他在国外学习的难忘经历。

John到了一个英语国家学英语，来之前，他已在本国学了五年英语，而且他能看懂书面英语，他需要强化的就是他的口语。

于是他到一个专门为外国学生办的学校办理了入学手续，学校把他安排在当地的一户人家住。这家人很友好，他很高兴的发现这家有一个漂亮的女儿，她比他小一岁。第一天晚上，当他准备睡觉时，他的心里充满了希望。

然而几天之后，当他的老师普莱斯先生问他英语学得如何时，他不得不承认他有点失望，“到这周日为止”，他说，“我已经到这儿两周了，但是我几乎没机会说英语？”

“难道你没住在当地的一户人家中吗？”普莱斯先生问到。

“是的，我住在一户人家当中，但是他们总是很忙。” “他们家中没有年轻人吗？”

“有的，有一个女儿17岁，但是她早上8点就走了，每天晚上她都跟她的朋友们在一起。”