English Language schools in China

Why English Language Schools in China Fail?

BySpokenEnglishPractice Team
There are thousands of English Language schools in China. For Chinese students, learning to speak English is a top priority. More and more parents are enrolling their children to English speaking courses even when they are around 4-5 years old. However, even with this rise in interest and demand, most English Language schools in China fail to provide improve Oral English skills of most learners. Here are some main challenges for Chinese English language learners and how to overcome them.

Most English Language schools in China have teachers who are not Native Speakers

This is a problem is most parts of Asia but is specially true when you go to China. The only way to learn real English is to learn it from Native English speakers. Native English speakers can teach you to speak English naturally. Listening to native English speakers will teach you the perfect accent and the right pace to speak English.

 
However, most English Language Schools in China do not have Native English teachers. In fact, most English teachers in China have not even spoken with Native English speakers, hence are not familiar with real Spoken English. Most Chinese English teachers barely speak fluent English.  Until English Language Schools in China hire more Native English Teachers, they will not be able to overcome this challenge.

When your teacher is not a Native English Speakers, it is very hard for you to be truly fluent in English.

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Most English Language schools in China teach Textbook English, not real English

Most English Language schools in China use outdated, traditional textbooks such as this.

If you want students to learn modern Conversational English, why not use resources such as TV shows, movies, TED Talks and Standup Comedy. These are all more engaging and interesting ways to learn English. Most importantly all these methods will teach you real Conversational English filled with modern Slang and Colloquial English , not boring textbook English.

 

Most English Language schools in China focus only on English exams

According to the Institute of International Education, 30% of International students who arrive in the US are from China. Most of these students score well in standardized English exams such as TOEFL, GRE and GMAT. However, they can’t speak English fluently and struggle communicating in English.

English Language schools in China should blame for this problem mainly. There are English Language schools in China that just trial students to ace these exams without even properly reading the questions. They just train students to beat the exam, not to be fluent in English. This approach might be good short term but has negative consequences in the long run.

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