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Helping Chinese learners to learn English better

Discover the challenges faced by Chinese students learning English and effective strategies to enhance language skills through research findings, comments, and suggestions. Find resources and practical tips to facilitate English learning. Contact Xiaobing Wang for more information.

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Helping Chinese learners to learn English better

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  1. Helping Chinese learners to learn English better Xiaobing Wang icysprite@gmail.com

  2. How many Chinese students are learning English at school in China? Over 100,000,000

  3. MENU • Introduction • Chinese – English Differences • Research & Findings • Comments & Suggestions • Conclusion

  4. Chinese—English Differences • Spelling: non-alphabetic • Reading: compact ideograms • Vocabulary: false equivalents • Grammar: no common knowledge • non-inflected • no articles • no auxiliaries • no plurals Source: Learner English (Michael Swan & Bernard Smith et al. CUP, 2001)

  5. Letter 1 佳颍， 来信收到了，谢谢你的问候。没有早回信，请原谅！ 你近来身体怎么样, 学习顺利吗？一定像往常一样过得很愉快吧？ Source: Learner English (Michael Swan & Bernard Smith et al. CUP, 2001)

  6. Letter 2 佳颍(Jiaying)， 来信收到 了, 谢谢 Come letter receive (particle indicating change of state), thank 你的 问候。没有 早 回信，请原谅！ your regard. Not early return letter, please forgive! 你近来身体 怎么样, 学习顺利吗？ 一定 You recently body how, study smooth (interrogative)? Certainly像往常一样过得 很愉快吧？ as usual same live very happy (particle inviting confirmation)?

  7. Letter 3 Dear Jiaying, Thank you for your letter and your regards. I am really sorry that I didn’t reply earlier. Please forgive me. How have you been recently? Is everything going smoothly with your studies? I suppose you must be enjoying your life as usual, aren’t you?

  8. Research & Findings  Sent questionnaires with prompts to Chinese learners Which aspects of English do you find difficult? What strategies do you use? Analysed their responses (48)  Conducted follow up interviews with Chinese learners in China (SKYPE) and in the UK

  9. Research & Findings Different challenges identified by the learners • Reading (11) • Chinese-English translation (11) • Phrasal verbs (7) • Pronunciation (7) • English-Chinese translation (7) • Speaking (22) • Vocabulary (22) • Listening (18) • Grammar (13) • Writing (12)

  10. Research & Findings Strategies identified by the learners • Watching American TV soaps (17) • Memorising good sentences (8) • Reading English newspapers and magazines (6) • Listening to VOA / BBC news (6)

  11. Comments & Suggestions General Comments  Only a few strategies were identified Fit in with traditional Chinese approaches Some strategies whilst identified weren’t used very often No evidence of any learner training by their teachers

  12. Comments & Suggestions Additional Suggestions  Be aware of the challenges Chinese learners face Identify current strategies learners use Build on traditional strategies when appropriate Help students learn other effective strategies Practise new study skills until they become habits

  13. Example of strategies (vocabulary) • Give them memorisation tasks & dictations • Help them to learn lexical chunks • Provide them with lots of controlled practice • Practise mind-mapping • Give them aural & visual reinforcement • Use Internet resources / software aids

  14. Thank You Xiaobing Wang icysprite@gmail.com

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