Thursday, October 29, 2015

English Tests in China

During my time here in China, I sometimes discussed the issue of students in China learning English and the teaching methods with my colleagues. One of my Chinese friends said that they had to "read a lot of paragraphs and translate paragraphs", which didn't exactly give me a real clue about how the lessons look like.
But one day ago I came across an English Test used in Middleschools in China, published by the Nanfang. When I looked at the test I was just like "Excuse me?? This doesn't make sense at all!".
Are you ready for the challenge? Try the English test here: https://thenanfang.com/difficult-english-examination-chinese-middle-students-shocks-netizens/ 

A little preview of the English test awaiting you










Note: Chinese parents are spending huge sums on English classes for their kids and working as an English teacher in China pays quite well for Westerners. One of my colleagues asked me recently "What can I do to improve the English of my child? She always just laughs when I talk English with her". After giving her a few tips I actually asked "How old is you child again?", "3 years". Wow! I highly doubt that any parents in Germany are concerned about their kid learning English at the age of three. 

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