Feng Yu and Principal Li finished talking about business and started chatting. Dean Li happened to say that many college students now cannot even pass CET-4 in English. Some universities have linked CET-4 to their diploma. As a result, the passing rate of CET-4 has increased significantly.
When he said this, Principal Li's expression seemed to think this was a very good move. However, he saw a trace of disdain on Feng Yu's face.
"Why, it seems you have different opinions on this?"
"No, I don't understand education." Although Feng Yu said this, the expression of disdain on his face became even worse.
He also heard Li Na say this, and this method was implemented by many colleges and universities in the previous life, but later most of them were canceled because the superiors also realized the problems inside.
"Is there anything else that Mr. Feng doesn't understand?" Principal Li teased deliberately.
"Since Principal Li said this, let me share my personal opinion and my humble opinion, for reference only."
"What is English? It is a language that originated in the United Kingdom. It is also the official language of many countries. The United States, the world's most powerful country, also uses this as its official language. But the essence of English is that it is a language."
"We are Chinese, and our mother tongue is Chinese. What I am curious about is that our Chinese language is not linked to our graduation certificate. Even most majors in the university do not need to learn Chinese, but they need to learn English, and CET-4 is not required. It should be linked to the graduation certificate.”
"What does Level 4 prove? Does it prove that you know the language? Or does it prove that you know these words? If you know so many words, can you know what a sentence means?"
Principal Li heard Feng Yu's tone and couldn't help but retort: "I remember that you were admitted to our university as a recommendation, right? You were proficient in Russian and English at that time. Since you belittle English so much, why did you work hard to learn it in high school?"
"I'm not belittling English. English is indeed the most widely spoken language in the world. This stems from the fact that Britain had the strongest maritime power and the Queen had too many colonies. Even now, there are still countries like Canada, India, and Australia. Wait until the country obeys the Queen.”
"I learned English because I can use it. Language is a skill, a survival and life skill. It can help people communicate and reduce communication barriers. I want to do business abroad, so I learned this language , this will make it more hassle-free for me to discuss cooperation with my business partners.”
"But what about the other students in our university? How many of them can use English? To put it bluntly, more than 90% of them may not be able to use it in this life. Even those who have passed CET-4 or even CET-6 , do you think they can really master listening, speaking, reading and writing? Can they communicate with others in English as easily as I can?”
"I remember that many professors in our school don't understand English, right? They can even say that they don't understand any foreign language. Does this hinder them from teaching and educating people? Those students spend a lot of time in order to learn a language that they may never use in this life. How much did it cost? I bought tutorial books, reference materials, read English newspapers, listened to English radio, and watched English movies and TV series. This brings up another big problem."
Principal Li frowned and asked, "What's the problem?"
"The spread of ideas. They watch English movies and TV series, read English novels and newspapers, and accept most of the Western ideas. For example, American individual heroism, money-oriented capitalism, etc., these will be deeply It affects the thinking of many students.”
"Why do many college students yearn to study abroad? Does the education abroad have to be really good? Why do they yearn for life abroad? Life abroad is really so beautiful? Because those promoted in the media are all positive images of those countries , those dark sides will not be exposed at all."
"In fact, many students are not interested in this at all, but they are forced by some teachers and parents to read these materials just to learn English, and thus begin to yearn for life abroad."
"For example, there is not much pressure to study, it is easy to pass college, there is not much pressure in life, you can find a job everywhere, everyone is equal, there are no corrupt officials, etc. These are all very one-sided, or they are an illusion created deliberately .”
"In the United States, it is indeed easy to get into university. To put it bluntly, those who can get into junior college here can apply to go to university in the United States, because they have many private universities with very low admission score requirements, as long as they can pass. But those kinds of universities are not easy to graduate from, and after graduation, it is very likely that you will not be able to find a job. Many Americans do not go to such universities themselves. The youth crime rate in the United States is much higher than that in China. And There is also a lot of corruption in the United States, but because they are two political parties who supervise each other, it is not easy to take too much corruption."
"Many so-called international students now go to private universities, or the kind that you can pay to attend, which are specially designed to gild those of us in developing countries. Those who are successful among them, you How many do you think there can be? Even many people who come back with gold plate are not fluent in the language. To put it bluntly, the key is to see whether you work hard."
Principal Li said with some displeasure: "From what you say, it seems that English classes should be cancelled?"
"Not necessarily. As I said, this is also a skill. Just like a carpenter, if you can saw wood, you cannot be called a carpenter. If you can make furniture, you are a carpenter, and if you can make more exquisite things, you are a carpenter. The best among them. You can learn English, but you have to learn it, at least to be able to communicate with others, otherwise it is nothing more than a certificate to prove that this person has learned it, learned it, and mastered it. The gap is too big!"
"English is not needed by everyone. We haven't even learned Chinese well. Why do we learn English that we may never use in our lives? Look at how many English training schools there are now. After Level 4 is linked to the diploma, The fees in those schools have become higher. Are the so-called foreign teachers hired by the schools qualified to be teachers? Have they learned how to teach? Do they have teacher ethics?"
"So I think it is ridiculous that many primary schools and even kindergartens start learning English now. Even in our middle schools, English is the same as Chinese and mathematics, and the score ratio is too high. Do you think English is equal to our own mother tongue? No., is this really good?"
Principal Li lowered his head and fell into deep thought. It seems that what Feng Yu said has some truth to it. There are also some scholars in China who say that English should not be taken too seriously, but their explanation is different from Feng Yu’s explanation.
It seems that this issue needs to be carefully considered. It should be discussed at the next education work meeting. In Dangzhonghua, parents pay more attention to their children's English scores. This is really outrageous!
Perhaps English should be viewed as an ordinary subject, like other foreign languages.
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