As most of you that log into this website know, my name is Mike. I am 38 years young and from Canada. I have been in China for over 6 years now and I plan to be here for many more.
Some of the things I like are traveling, biking, beach volleyball, pool (billiards), movies and computers (especially Linux).
Since this is my first time writing in or for a blog there are only a few things I want to say, and these regard learning English.
-One word that's especially important............Try try try try try. Even if you speak and it's wrong but you are trying then you are learning.
-Another point I want to make is to the parents.............there is no magic pill I can give your child to "make" them learn English. Parents, I have been in an all Chinese environment for over six years and my Chinese is still very poor......why you ask?
I am not as motivated to learn Chinese as I am in teaching your children English, this means I don't use the Chinese I know with your kids unless I'm desperate for their understanding, also I do what I see most children do........I look to my wife for Chinese as your children look to you for the answers in English. It's called being lazy and I admit it.
When it comes to learning Chinese I have the perfect environment and even a wife that's fluent but after a long day of teaching I just want to watch a movie and relax, your kids are the same with a few disadvantages.
- First, they are not in an all English environment.
- Second, after a long day of school plus homework they want to relax.
- Third they are learning from someone they can't communicate freely with (me).
- Fourth and worst of all is the pressure some parents put on kids to learn, and for good reason, it cost money.
I suppose this blog has really become a message to the parents of the kids I teach more than a general rant. I want you (parents) to know you should be very proud of your kids for even wanting to tackle another subject let alone another language.
Parents, use me for example, If I was to have studied Chinese hard and reviewed everyday in the all Chinese environment I've been in, I would have been fluent after 2 years I believe.
If I were to study hard in an environment where there was no Chinese it might take me 6 years to be just as fluent.
If I only studied what I needed and didn't really review in an all Chinese environment then it might take me 5-6 years to be fluent.
If I only studied what I needed and didn't really review in an environment where there was no Chinese, I'm sure it would take over 10 years to be close to fluent (having forgotten the basics).
Do I need to say if I don't study and don't review in a non-English environment how long it might take?
Bottom line is learning another language takes time. The stronger the foundation the higher you can build and that's the same with your children.
Parents, if you really want your child to learn English there are several things you can do.
1 Start them young and build that foundation.
2 Help,support and encourage them.
3 Don't tell them what they are doing wrong, tell them what they are doing right.
4 Give them as much of an English environment as is possible.
5 Is an idiom....A watched pot never boils.............Be patient.
Thank you for reading my first blog, I hope to receive comments, questions or advice from you as I believe we are all students of life and never stop learning.
大家好,我是迈克。 2009年4月3日
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登录到这个网站的大部分人都认识我,我的名字叫Mike。我38岁,来自加拿大。到现在我已经在中国呆了6年多了,我计划定居在这里了。 我喜欢旅行,骑自行车,打沙滩排球,打台球(桌球) ,看电影和玩电脑(特别是Linux系统 ) 。 这是我第一次写博客,我想写一些关于学习英语方面的话题。 ,一个特别重要的词语是...........尝试,尝试,尝试,尝试,尝试。只要你开口说英语,即使是错误的,也比不开口说好。只要您去尝试,那么你就在学习。
,另外一点我想是父母.............没有仙丹我可以给你的孩子“使”他们学习英语。父母,我一直在所有中文环境六年多来,我的中文仍然是非常贫穷的......你问为什么?
我不是为主动地学习中文,我在您的孩子英语教学,这意味着我没有使用中文,我知道与您的孩子,除非我绝望的理解,还我做我看到大多数孩子们。 .......我希望我的妻子的中文作为您的孩子期待着您的答案的英文。它被称为是懒惰的,我承认这一点。
说到学习汉语,我的理想环境,甚至妻子的流利,但经过了漫长的一天的教学,我只想看电影和放松,您的孩子都是相同的几个缺点。
-首先,他们不是在所有的英语环境。
-第二,经过了漫长的一天学校加功课要放松。
-第三,他们正在学习的人,他们不能自由地同(箱) 。
-第四和最糟糕的是压力,一些家长把孩子学习,并有充分的理由相信,它的成本钱。
我猜想此博客已真正成为一个信息的父母的孩子我教的不止是一般性言论。我希望你们(父母)知道你应该感到自豪,您的孩子,即使要解决的另一个问题更别说其他的语言。
父母,用我举例来说,如果我是研究中国和审查日常很难在所有环境中我一直在,我会一直流利2年后,我相信。
如果我要努力学习的环境中,如果没有中国可能需要6年来我一样流利。
如果我只研究我需要什么,并没有真正审查的所有中国环境那么它可能需要5-6年我要流利。
如果我只研究我需要什么,并没有真正审查的环境中如果没有中国,我相信这将在10年内将接近流利(已被遗忘的基本知识) 。
我需要说,如果我不学习,不审查非英语环境,需要多长时间?
底线是另一种语言的学习需要时间。在强大的基础,您可以在更高的基础,这是您的孩子一样。
父母,如果你真的想要你的孩子学习英语有几件事情你可以做。
一开始他们的年轻和建设这个基础。
2帮助,支持和鼓励他们。
3不要告诉他们自己在做什么错了,告诉他们自己在做什么的权利。
4给他们尽可能多的英语环境是可能的。
5是一个成语....阿看着锅从未归结.............要有耐心。
感谢您阅读我的第一个博客,我希望得到的意见,问题或意见你,因为我相信我们所有的学生的生活和永不停止的学习。
第一篇文章! 2009年4月3日
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